17-03-2021

Rare Coins To Look For

Rare Coins To Look For In Your Change
Rare Coins To Look For In Change
Rare Coins To Look For Worth Money

Wisconsin’s quarter came out in 2004; the reverse design features a cow, a wheel of cheese and a partially husked ear of corn. Some the coins have an extra line below the front left leaf, which looks like another leaf entirely. There are two varieties you should be looking out for: the high leaf and low leaf. The Details The modern coin era began in America in 1965, the first year the U.S. Mint produced copper-nickel 'clad' coins as replacement for silver coins, ending an unbroken, 173 year tradition. For many collectors, this was the death-knell for collecting, as the coins would no longer have any intrinsic value and mintages would be huge. 1943 copper Lincoln penny is one of the most sought-after coins—about 40 have been found. That year, the US Mint switched to making pennies from zinc-coated steel instead of 95% copper/5% zinc and tin, but by mistake some copper pennies still were made, and those may be worth $25,000 to $100,000, or even $2 million in pristine condition. PCGS graded the coin AU-55, and it is valued at approximately $24,000. How to detect: Look for a clear doubling of the entire obverse ('heads' side) except for the mint mark. If the mint mark is doubled, it is probably a case of strike doubling, rather than a doubled die, which isn't worth much. The last parameter to look at when referencing our penny is only necessary on the coins originating from the first year in which they were minted, 1909. The first coins to come out of the mint had the initials of the designer Victor D. Brenner on the back of the coin (VDB).

Finding Rare Nickels - What to Look For

There are not a lot of rare nickels and they are fairly inexpensive, which makes them a great coin series for the beginner or those with a modest budget to collect.

You can put together a nice collection without spending a lot of money. In fact, a lot of the Jefferson Nickel series can still be found in circulation.

Who knows, you might even happen across a very unique rare nickel just like Mr. Ken Frith did.

In 1961, knowing that Mr. Frith specialized in error coins, a very unique 1942-S Jefferson Nickel was brought to his attention.

After carefully examining the coin to make sure it was not a fabrication, Mr. Frith purchased the coin.

This unique, one of a kind nickel has the obverse (front) of a 1942 Jefferson Nickel muledMule
This is a coin that was struck from two dies not intended to be used together. For example, it would have the front (obverse) of one denomination or coin type and the back (reverse) of another. These are very rare. with a 1941-S reverse.

Click Here to read more about Mr. Frith's exciting discovery.

Find out how he knew that someone at the mint had made a huge error.

You will also see the documentation sent to me by Mr. Frith which details all the steps that he took to verify that this was truly an authentic mint strike coin.

See actual copies of letters, a newspaper article in the New York Times, and a copy of the page from the auction catalog where the coin was described for auction.

Then, get out your nickels and start searching for your own keydates and error coins!!

Below you will find the keydates for each type of nickel along with information about error coins that you should keep an eye out for.

Shield Nickel - Rare Nickels and Errors to Watch For

Shield Nickels are going to be the most expensive of all the nickel types if you choose to collect them. Very worn coins will cost you around $20 each.

Key Dates: 1877 (proof only), 1878 (proof only), 1879, 1880, 1881
Overdate: 1879/8, 1883/2
Repunched Date: 1866

Liberty Head Nickel - Rare Nickels and Errors to Watch For