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The Coin-Price is Right
There are many resources that can help coin
collectors, old or new, in determining the value and worth of
the coins they have.
There are books out, “The Red Book” (A Guide Book of US Coins),
“The Blue Book” (A Handbook of US Coins), as well as coin
newsletters and catalogues available at any public or private
library, coin dealers/shops anywhere in the US. There are also
online guides for the prices of US coins available on the web,
specifically the NumisMedia site.
For a synopsis of the price of each coin, the following are the
basic values of each cent, penny, or dime in the market.
The United States wheat-cent, the circulated ones
The price of these coins made prior to 1958, or those that are
dated 1940, are currently being purchased by coin dealers for
two cents each, or less. Those made before 1940 command a much
higher price - from a few more cents to a few dollars.
The silver-dollars
Silver-dollars from the US, especially those made before 1935,
have almost an ounce of silver in them. These coins are the
favorites of coin collectors and could be sold for more than
their actual value in silver if they are undamaged or not worn
severely.
The dollars of Susan B. Anthony
If by luck you happen to get one of these as a change, the value
is more than a dollar and proof Susan B. Anthony dollars command
even more. They are not easy to fine as they are not usually
being circulated.
Quarters, dollars and halves – the bicentennial kind
There were billions of these coins made out, and because there
are so many of them, their worth is usually just face value.
There are coin dealers however who pay ten percent of the face
value as premium for circulated bicentennial coins, and a few
dollars more for those that are uncirculated.
A freak coin
Believe it or not, there are two-headed coins out there.
Basically, these are coins with two different designs on each
face. These coins were made in error and mistake was not
discoverer until the year 2000. This type of coins is usually
called “mules”. In 1999, it was found that a cent with Lincoln’s
face on one side and Roosevelt’s dime image on the other
existed.
It you find a coin of this it must be taken to a legitimate coin
dealer and assessed to determine if is genuine. If so, this coin
could be put up for auction and command a few dollars more.
It is therefore true that a coin is basically worth more than
meets the eye.