Blifaloo’s articles onRare and Valuable Coins&Valuable Wheat Pennieshave been a big hit. However, the probability of finding one of those coins worth thousands of dollars is very unlikely. So, I’ve put together the following list of “newer” valuable coins, many of which have plenty of ...
and we have a list of the top 25 most valuable pennies. Small cents, by the way, are 19.1millimeterdiameter pennies that have been produced by theUnited States Mintsince 1856. Do you have any of these coins in your penny jar?
Though an error coin, so many 1995 doubled die obverse coins exist such that these are easily affordable in lower circulated grades. Even in MS68 grade, these pennies are worth just a few hundred dollars. However, a fun fact is that 16 specimens ofMS69 1995doubled die obverse has been ...
If you’re unfamiliar, a planchet is the blank metal disc that gets stamped to become a coin. The British halfpennies had the same size, metal composition, and melt value as Canadian pennies, so they made sense as a base. Later, coins got smaller to match American pennies. Year: 1969 ...
I was soexcited to find the first coins with a “2” in front of the date, and I began looking for these coins from the “new millennium” literally from the morning of January 1, 2000. I got a little head start with receiving some 2000 Lincoln pennies in Cheerios boxes during a spe...
As you may know by now, most coins that come from the San Francisco Mint have an “S” mintmark. Virtually allproof 1975 Roosevelt dimeshave an “S” mintmark. In fact, of the 2,845,450 proof Roosevelt dimes made at the San Francisco Mint in 1975,only 2 of them are knownnotto ha...
So, with an estimated quarter trillion US pennies in circulation (roughly 700 per citizen), there's no telling where these rare coins might turn up. I mean, when was the last time you even looked at your change other than to count it out at the checkout?