Pennies in the world, values are well over $100,000 and approaching $2 million.

[bkt]

Wrong. Go to the hardware store and price a quarter inch washer. Now you know what a zinc lincoln is worth. They make great washers. Size the hole to suit. If you need a stainless one, use a nickel.

LOL! Yes, you're completely right. My point was that the '43 steel penny had been copper-plated, which means it's a counterfeit, so it can't be sold; it's worth nothing in the context of numismatics.

As you say, though, it could have some value in another form down the road.

 

[Alaskajohn]

Here are some suggestions. First, never clean any coin; you will destroy its value. Second, don't let the coins clank around in a box. They should be in individual cardboard or plastic mounts. Third, if you know nothing about coins, you will want to find a reputable coin dealer and pay for an appraisal. You could even gently lay them out on the scanner plate, scan them at reasonably high resolution and post the image here. A few folks here know a thing or two about coins and valuable coins will stand out. That would at least give you a clue whether or not you have something of value.

Thanks, good to know. She has them in a series of coin books all neatly cataloged. About 6 books in all. It would be a lot of scans! It’s not 100% complete as there is a missing year or mint location hear and there. I honestly haven’t looked at it in about a decade.

 

[Mr.Meer]

May 31, 2020

What coins are worth a lot of money?
You may have some coins worth big money sitting in your pocket right now.
...

• 1972 Lincoln Cent With a Doubled Die Obverse. ...
• 1999 Wide "AM" Reverse Lincoln Cent. ...
• 1982 No Mint Mark Roosevelt Dime. ...
• 1995 Doubled Die Obverse Lincoln Cent.

https://cointrackers.com/blog/11/most-valuable-coins/

 

[Mr.Meer]

$1,700,000.00 Penny. How To Check If You Have One! US Mint Error Coins Worth Big Money.



Always be sure to check your pocket change and collectors coins carefully. There are some extremely valuable coins floating around out there!


(20 Rare & Expensive Coins)

 

[Alaskajohn]

You guys motivated me to find the sets. The coin books are in blue and were made by Whitman. These are what I have:

Indian head cents and flying Eagle cents 1856 to 1909 (1/2 complete)
Buffalo Nickle 1913 to 1938 (2/3 complete)
Lincoln Head Cent 1909 to 1940 (90% complete)
Jefferson Nickel 1938 to 1961 (all but 4 complete)
Lincoln Head Cent 1941 to 1977 (100% complete)
Washington Head quarter 1946 to 1959 (4 missing)
Washington Quarter 1960 to 1984 (Complete)
Jefferson Nickel 1962 to 1991 (complete)

What should I do next? They have been sitting in my safe since about 1991. Some of the books list the number produced from each of the mints, so I can imagine this is my first clue. I will watch that video above about the 1943 penny sometime soon when I have the time. Very busy time of the year in Alaska.

If these have any value, there are projects I can fund with the cash.

Thanks.

 

[Peanut]

Was just doing some reading... I have a 1943D steel penny, with a double mint mark on the D it'd be worth $1600. Of course mine doesn't have the double mint mark.

Edit to add... Going through some loose coins in a drawer. Years ago an old friend gave me some roman coins. He didn't really know anything about them.

I took them to a coin show in Birmingham. A guy selling coins at a table looked at them and said they were fakes. Another guy at the same show told me they were real. I don't know. I thought I put all of them in a safe. How one ended up loose in a drawer I have no idea. But this one says Caesar across the top.

 

[Mr.Meer]

You guys motivated me to find the sets. The coin books are in blue and were made by Whitman. These are what I have:

Indian head cents and flying Eagle cents 1856 to 1909 (1/2 complete)
Buffalo Nickle 1913 to 1938 (2/3 complete)
Lincoln Head Cent 1909 to 1940 (90% complete)
Jefferson Nickel 1938 to 1961 (all but 4 complete)
Lincoln Head Cent 1941 to 1977 (100% complete)
Washington Head quarter 1946 to 1959 (4 missing)
Washington Quarter 1960 to 1984 (Complete)
Jefferson Nickel 1962 to 1991 (complete)

What should I do next? They have been sitting in my safe since about 1991. Some of the books list the number produced from each of the mints, so I can imagine this is my first clue. I will watch that video above about the 1943 penny sometime soon when I have the time. Very busy time of the year in Alaska.

If these have any value, there are projects I can fund with the cash.

Thanks.

On post #33, that link I put up, you can compare your coins to the list of rare coins and see the value of your coins. Just look at yours and after you clink link, scroll over coins till you find the one that matches. Sound like some of the ones you have, will have value.

 

[Mr.Meer]

Was just doing some reading... I have a 1943D steel penny, with a double mint mark on the D it'd be worth $1600. Of course mine doesn't have the double mint mark.

Edit to add... Going through some loose coins in a drawer. Years ago an old friend gave me some roman coins. He didn't really know anything about them.

I took them to a coin show in Birmingham. A guy selling coins at a table looked at them and said they were fakes. Another guy at the same show told me they were real. I don't know. I thought I put all of them in a safe. How one ended up loose in a drawer I have no idea. But this one says Caesar across the top.

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Those look neat to me. Maybe try another coin expert, to see if they are of value. I am kind of like Alaskajohn just starting to get motivated in this search. Sad about that 43 D steel penny not have the double mint mark.

 

[Supervisor42]

...
Edit to add... Going through some loose coins in a drawer. Years ago an old friend gave me some roman coins. He didn't really know anything about them.
I took them to a coin show in Birmingham. A guy selling coins at a table looked at them and said they were fakes. Another guy at the same show told me they were real. I don't know. I thought I put all of them in a safe. How one ended up loose in a drawer I have no idea. But this one says Caesar across the top.

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They were both likely telling the truth.
No, it is not Roman. Yes, it is likely real.
It's a Greek CEAAT coin. Here's a replica:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/CEAAT-Coin-Greek-Replica-Copy/264797581071?pageci=c95f3184-696f-48e4-9ff5-db7f253c5f89&redirect=mobile

 

[Mr.Meer]

Mar 29, 2020

How valuable can a 1976 quarter be? 1976 Bicentennial.



I have quite a few of these myself.

 

[Mr.Meer]

They were both likely telling the truth.
No, it is not Roman. Yes, it is likely real.
It's a Greek CEAAT coin. Here's a replica:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/CEAAT-Coin-Greek-Replica-Copy/264797581071?pageci=c95f3184-696f-48e4-9ff5-db7f253c5f89&redirect=mobile

Says it's worth
Price:
US $7.99 , Right?

 

[Neb]

You all have got me curious.

My father had a collection that came to me that I augmented with a few of my own discovery. I will have do the work to figure if they are worth anything.

But a question that possibly goes without asking.

About 10-15 years ago I purchased a bag of "junk silver" just to have the silver to make change for gold if the time came. I separated out the old dimes because they were curious.

Q1
Is it worth my time going through that "junk silver" looking for rare finds or should just keep them in the silver pile?

Q2
If I took pictures of the coin collections would any of you be willing to look and tell me which ones I should do a double take?

Thank you

Ben

 

[Peanut]

They were both likely telling the truth.
No, it is not Roman. Yes, it is likely real.
It's a Greek CEAAT coin. Here's a replica:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/CEAAT-Coin-Greek-Replica-Copy/264797581071?pageci=c95f3184-696f-48e4-9ff5-db7f253c5f89&redirect=mobile

I believe you are right! I always tried to make the word at the top Ceasar, looked close. My friend said he bought them at a yard sale. They were in a tin candy box with lots of coins and buttons. He was big into PM's, especially gold and silver coins. He gave the odd ball coins he got that day to me.

 

[Mr.Meer]

You all have got me curious.

My father had a collection that came to me that I augmented with a few of my own discovery. I will have do the work to figure if they are worth anything.

But a question that possibly goes without asking.

About 10-15 years ago I purchased a bag of "junk silver" just to have the silver to make change for gold if the time came. I separated out the old dimes because they were curious.

Q1
Is it worth my time going through that "junk silver" looking for rare finds or should just keep them in the silver pile?

Q2
If I took pictures of the coin collections would any of you be willing to look and tell me which ones I should do a double take?

Thank you

Ben

I would think the silver coins would be worth looking through, the ones on my post#33 that link, has 50 most valuable dimes and there worth 5k to 115 k for a single rare dime. I'm sure everyone would look at your pictures and point out the ones that you should take a double take on. There's some real smart people on this site, that know their stuff.

 

[Peanut]

You all have got me curious.
Q1
Is it worth my time going through that "junk silver" looking for rare finds or should just keep them in the silver pile?
Q2
If I took pictures of the coin collections would any of you be willing to look and tell me which ones I should do a double take?
Thank you
Ben

I'd go through them after buying a decent coin guide. Every year a good guide is printed, by who? I forget. Check the local book store, Barnes and noble will have a copy.

That said... 99.99% of coin value is "condition". That almost always determines the price of a coin. Poor condition usually means very poor price. For silver coins that is usually the price of the silver they contain.

But, there is the .001% of coins that the rarity sets the price.

 

[Supervisor42]

I would think the silver coins would be worth looking through, the ones on my post#33 that link, has 50 most valuable dimes and there worth 5k to 115 k for a single rare dime.

The keyword is "rare".
I remember my oldest brother tearing his childhood bedroom apart as an adult looking for his baseball cards.
He chewed a lot of bubble-gum as a kid and saved all the cards that came with each one.
He distinctly remembered having one for both Babe Ruth and Mickey Mantle.
Of course like all kids, we used clothes-pins to put cards on our bikes to make that 'motor sound' on the spokes .
Gone were they.
There is a big reason that things are "rare".
Just for @Peanut , I still have a tube of 6 tested/working Atari 137179-001 AVG i/c chips.
See what those original chips (not the reproduction) are worth today?

 

[Mr.Meer]

The keyword is "rare".
I remember my oldest brother tearing his childhood bedroom apart as an adult looking for his baseball cards.
He chewed a lot of bubble-gum as a kid and saved all the cards that came with each one.
He distinctly remembers having one for both Babe Ruth and Mickey Mantle.
Of course like all kids, we used clothes-pins to put cards on our bikes to make that 'motor sound' on the spokes .
Gone were they.
There is a big reason that things are "rare".
Just for @Peanut , I still have a tube of 6 tested/working Atari 137179-001 AVG i/c chips.
See what those original chips (not the reproduction) are worth today?

We did the card spoke sound too. Know your brother still hates that sound. lol

 

[Mr.Meer]

Why are they dating them on the back side?

Was always on the front.

 

[Mr.Meer]

August 13, 2019
Guess this is why.


ROSEMONT, IL – The United States Mint (Mint) unveiled the official designs today for the final six coins in the America the Beautiful Quarters® Program. The unveiling took place at the American Numismatic Association’s World’s Fair of Money in the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center.

https://www.usmint.gov/news/press-r...in-the-america-the-beautiful-quarters-program
The first five designs will appear on the reverses (tails) of quarters set for release in 2020 honoring the National Park of American Samoa (American Samoa), Weir Farm National Historic Site (Connecticut), Salt River Bay National Historical Park and Ecological Preserve (U.S. Virgin Islands), Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park (Vermont), and Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve (Kansas). The design for the sixth and final coin in the program will honor the Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site in Alabama, which is set for release in 2021.

Artists in the Mint’s Artistic Infusion Program (AIP) created the designs, which the Mint’s Sculptor-Engravers sculpted.

 

[Supervisor42]

We did the card spoke sound too. Know your brother still hates that sound. lol

Off topic.
Fortunately he has been dead for several years.
I did sell a couple of 'junk' things hanging in the attic before we left our house in Alabama.
Left a ton of stuff behind.
I thought these were 'worthy' of climbing the ladder.

The best seller I have ever bought from. Hands down. I would buy from him again Star Wars Video Arcade Game Main PCB Board Set Tested-Working 100% (#173484577039)	Buyer: bddrph (85) US $455.00
great transaction! would buy again from this seller Star Wars Video Arcade Game Main PCB Board Set Tested-Working 100% (#173453357630)	Buyer: ndtwinsfan (482) US $417.99

 

[Mr.Meer]

Off topic.
Fortunately he has been dead for several years.
I did sell a couple of 'junk' things hanging in the attic before we left our house in Alabama.
Left a ton of stuff behind.
I thought these were 'worthy' of climbing the ladder.

The best seller I have ever bought from. Hands down. I would buy from him again Star Wars Video Arcade Game Main PCB Board Set Tested-Working 100% (#173484577039)	Buyer: bddrph (85) US $455.00
great transaction! would buy again from this seller Star Wars Video Arcade Game Main PCB Board Set Tested-Working 100% (#173453357630)	Buyer: ndtwinsfan (482) US $417.99

Sorry about your brother. Always leave things behind also. You play those games? Glad to hear of good sellars. Back to topic. lol Did you know why there dating coins on backside?

 

[Supervisor42]

Sorry about your brother. Always leave things behind also. You play those games? Glad to hear of good sellars. Back to topic. lol Did you know why there dating coins on backside?

I played ALL of them. I owned over 15 of them at one time. Had 6 on location in LA and abandoned them all with the move to Al in 1990.
Gave away 3 more in the move from AL to LA in 2018.
And the ebay seller was me, thanks.
On topic: Dates on both sides of coins? Maybe twice the chance to make a stamping mistake?

 

[Peanut]

https://www.usmint.gov/learn/coin-and-medal-programs/legislation
Obummer always did have his head and backside confused... As best as I can decipher he signed the act (in 2014) that actually made the few coins with the date on the back possible. (the orginal act that set it in motion was passed by both houses in dec of 2008. It's unclear if bush or obummer signed that one.)

 

[Mr.Meer]

I played ALL of them. I owned over 15 of them at one time. Had 6 on location in LA and abandoned them all with the move to Al in 1990.
Gave away 3 more in the move from AL to LA in 2018.
And the ebay seller was me, thanks.
On topic: Dates on both sides of coins? Maybe twice the chance to make a stamping mistake?

Oh ok, it said, best seller I ever bought from, so just assumed you were by buyer, I've never played any of those games. We always seem to abandon things when moving.

Their only dating back side of those coins, right?

 

[Mr.Meer]

https://www.usmint.gov/learn/coin-and-medal-programs/legislation
Obummer always did have his head and backside confused... As best as I can decipher he signed the act (in 2014) that actually made the few coins with the date on the back possible. (the orginal act that set it in motion was passed by both houses in dec of 2008. It's unclear if bush or obummer signed that one.)

No wonder, I had no idea, until I was looking through some coins and noticed. Guess it's no surprise coming from them, tearing our history apart.

 

[Supervisor42]

Oh ok, it said, best seller I ever bought from, so just assumed you were by buyer, I've never played any of those games. We always seem to abandon thing when moving.

Their only dating back side of those coins, right?

Those are quarters. Worth 25¢.
Remember the state quarters? Of course you do, they were everywhere. My inlaws dutifully got the books and collected every one! Lots of books! I think everyone else did too.
Here's the flip-side (coin pun).
Do you know what happens when people take currency out of circulation?
.......The national debt goes down.
They are going to make more VERY COLLECTABLE currency pretty soon.
Just as sure as they need people to drag trillion$ off of the books to save them.
From Susan B. Anthony, the $2 bill reappearing periodically, if they can con us into sticking it in drawers, we save their butts.
Sorry for the micro-rant. Wanna buy some unopened rolls of presidential dollar coins?
The MIL has plenty.
This is what stupid looks like:

 

[bkt]

You all have got me curious.

My father had a collection that came to me that I augmented with a few of my own discovery. I will have do the work to figure if they are worth anything.

But a question that possibly goes without asking.

About 10-15 years ago I purchased a bag of "junk silver" just to have the silver to make change for gold if the time came. I separated out the old dimes because they were curious.

Q1
Is it worth my time going through that "junk silver" looking for rare finds or should just keep them in the silver pile?

Q2
If I took pictures of the coin collections would any of you be willing to look and tell me which ones I should do a double take?

Thank you

Ben

It's likely whoever you bought the junk silver from already went through it, but that doesn't mean they didn't miss something. So yes, go through it. Take pictures of whatever you have and post them here - I'd be happy to take a look and offer my opinion!

Yesterday while we were out, I stopped at a coin shop and picked up a silver denarius. Faustina II (the wife of Marcus Aurelius) is on the obverse. I collect ancient Roman coins but this is my first that doesn't have an emperor on it.

 

[Mr.Meer]

Those are quarters. Worth 25¢.
Remember the state quarters? Of course you do, they were everywhere. My inlaws dutifully got the books and collected every one! Lots of books! I think everyone else did too.
Here's the flip-side (coin pun).
Do you know what happens when people take currency out of circulation?
.......The national debt goes down.
They are going to make more VERY COLLECTABLE currency pretty soon.
Just as sure as they need people to drag trillion$ off of the books to save them.
From Susan B. Anthony, the $2 bill reappearing periodically, if they can con us into sticking it in drawers, we save their butts.
Sorry for the micro-rant. Wanna buy some unopened rolls of presidential dollar coins?
The MIL has plenty.
This is what stupid looks like:

Those are costing more than $25.00, I bet now.


Well not much more.

$39.95
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[Supervisor42]

Those are costing more than $25.00, I bet now.


Well not much more.

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$39.95
Free shipping
48 sold

Those are among the abundance for sale, (if anybody was buying them).
See how the bidding is going for this set that is up for auctiion:
2020 P&D George H.W. Bush Presidential Golden Dollars Set Uncirculated Low Cost

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[Mr.Meer]

Their asking more for a bat quarter.
Than a roll of bush dollars.

Asking price of someone on ebay.

Price:
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