A typical uncirculated 1776-1976 Bicentennial quarter with either no mintmark or the “D” mintmark is worthbetween 40 cents to $1.25. A proof 1976-S Bicentennial quarter with copper-nickel clad composition (these have an orange stripe around the edge of the coin) are usually worth $1.25 to...
In the years when the mint didn’t produce proof coins, they’d either make Special Mint Sets (SMS) or Uncirculated Mint Sets. All these coins were as shiny as proofs, but they’re made in different ways. SMS coins are stuck on normal planchets that aren’t pre-polished like proofs. ...
The 1967 half dollar, which had a total mintage of 295,046,978 coins and was produced in Philadelphia, is a cherished example of American numismatic history. Although the coin is normally worth 50 cents in circulation, uncirculated versions can fetch much higher prices from collectors. 1967 Half...
1967 dimes are graded like any other coin, using grading systems such as theSheldon grading scaleor other similar ones. The reason we used simpler terms such as “good” and “fine” above instead of actual grades such as AU 53 or VF 25 is that 1967 dimes that aren’t uncirculated (hav...
Given the tremendous number of 2000-P nickels made, it’s easy to understand why worn or damaged examples aren’t worth anything over their face value of5 cents. This is avery commoncoin. The valuable 2000-P nickels are the ones that are uncirculated and have no signs of wear or tear....
The main problem with modern MS70 coins is that their market value is largely a function of the population numbers for the coin in question in the top grade, and those numbers change all the time as more coins are submitted and come back as 70’s. A lot of collectors of modern U.S....