Such clad pieces made of copper and nickel typically cost $2.30, but you can get a bit more for one certificated coin with the 1776 – 1976 date in MS 68 grade. However, there are always exceptions. For instance, one collector paid $10,000 for this Genuine bicentennial coin with unusual...
The Washington quarter dollar is a coin created at the Treasury Department’s request to commemorate the bicentennial of the first US President’s birth. First, Congress established the Bicentennial Commission to manage the celebration organization. According to the law at the time, the position of ...
After a lapse of production in 1931 a new Washington quarter was introduced in 1932 the bicentennial of Washington's birth. The obverse is filled with the bust of George Washington with softly detailed hair tied in the back. A reverse is of an eagle wings outspread standing on a bundle of...
The table below presentsthe 1989 half dollarvalue from the coin catalog of the Greysheet website. You will notice that there was no 1983 S dollar in the business strike. The 1983 half dollar with the S mint mark are all proof coins and have lower values than P (no mint mark) and D ...
The United States Mint in Philadelphia produced the 1998 P Washington Quarter, which belongs to the esteemed Washington Quarter series initiated in 1932 to commemorate the bicentennial celebration of George Washington’s birth. Comprised of 91.67% copper and 8.33% nickel, the 1998 P Washington Quarter...
CoinQuest More Michael, we have found a couple of tokens with the Ohio States Buckeyes and a bicentennial motif. They seem to be somewhat scarce, but with a very small collector following. In the past, auctions for these tokens have sold successfully for $5 to $10 US dollars. Tokens with...
Curiously, the idea of putting George Washington on hard currency came upin 1924. He had been on the $1 bill since 1869, but the George Washington Bicentennial Commission wanted him on a coin as well. Sadly, the Commission ran out of steam and a revamped team, the George Washington Bicente...
the Peace and Morgan dollars are $10 each and up; the 1912 nickel is $1; the large cent is $2; the Shield nickel is $4, and the Washington quarters are $1.25 each. Bicentennial quarters have no collector value at this time due to the vast number minted. There’s no way of knowing...
celebrate 1oo years since the birth of Abraham Lincoln, the 16thPresident of the United States. He was born on 12thFebruary 1809, and this date is important to coin collectors because several redesigns were done to mark key anniversaries such as his 150thSesquicentennial and 200thBicentennial. ...
The US Mint also produced bicentennial coins in 1975 and 1976 with a Colonial drummer boy on the reverse and the special 1776-1976 dual date on the obverse. 1943 Washington quarter The Washington quarter mintage was atypically high in 1943 because of the increased demand for hard currency during...