Many people limit their search for rare and valuable dimes to simply the coins passing through their hands after a cash transaction. That works. But there are more efficient ways to look for these collectible coins. You can checkbank rolls, bags, and boxes obtainable at face value from the ...
the U.S. government decided to stop using silver in its coins after 1964.5Any American dimes, quarters, half dollars, or dollar coins with a date of 1964 or earlier contain 90% silver. If the price of silver is $20 per ounce, these silver coins are worth approximately 14 times theirface...
Values of clipped planchets may vary depending on the coin, the type of clip and the percentage missing from what would be a normal coin. Clips are categorized as curved, straight, ragged, incomplete and elliptical. Generally the more severe and interesting the error the morevaluable the coin...
Why is a 1965 quarter so valuable? All 1965 dimes and quarters were supposed to be made on the copper-nickel clad planchets, but a few were accidentally struck on the 90% silver planchets from 1964. The result? A fewrare transitional errorcoins that are worth thousands of dollars — incl...