Silversmith45
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Don't forget Shield nickels before the 'V'. The one I found you couldnt read the date.
I bet the list for the "Holy Crap you just found a coin worth......" is much shorter and harder to fine.
Im just starting to get into this but arent there coins made rarer by their minting location opposed to an early year?
I have quite a bit of silver but its all been plucked from circulation and nothing yet by MD. My rarest find was in a wall of a home I assisted in renovating. The lady let us each pick out a coin. I got a 1886 Morgan Dollar. Primo shape obviously. But isnt there a 1884 from a certain mint worth tons more then just melting value? THOSE coins are the ones we all need to have a list of. Some of those coins dont have to be old to be rare and valuable!
Oh 1884CC's can run much higher than $600.the 1884 CC is listed between 160-600 bucks depending on grade, but the 1885 CC is 500-1800 bucks, low mintage dates are what drives up the prices
I have a bunch of coins to sort through and I am new to this. I don't want to put something in the coin machine that is something more than a regular coin worth face value. Is this pretty much a good way to differentiate regular new coins from coins that are somewhat different.
Quarters, Dimes, and Nickels that are year 1964 and older I put to the side since they are silver.
Pennies that are 1982 and older are copper.
Correct?
guess my 2008 redbook is outdated