Values of Specific Common Coins
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Here are the approximate values of some of the more commonly found coins. These are retail values. What a dealer will offer you is less on the *really* common stuff because they don't really even want it, as they have enough in stock to last 'til kingdom come.
1 cent pieces
Indian Head Cents: 1859-1909 Average Indian head cents sell for around 75 cents.
Wheat cents: 1909-1958 These coins generally retail for 2c.
Memorial cents: 1959- Unless uncirculated, lunch money
5 cent pieces
Liberty Nickels 1883-1912 Average coins sell for a dollar.
Buffalo nickels 1913-1938 Average dated coins sell for around 75 cents. Dateless buffalos go for around 15 cents.
Jefferson nickels 1938-whenever All but a very few dates go for close to face value in circulated conditions....Lunch money.
10 cent pieces
Barber dimes 1892-1916 Average coins sell for 1.25
Mercury dimes 1916-1945 Average coins sell for the price of silver, about 45-50 cents depending on the market. (Ray's coin, is probably worth at least $800-$1000 - maybe more - 'cuz it's a "D." Especially if he auctioned or EBayed it! Good on him!)
Silver Roosevelt dimes 1946-1964 Virtually all circulated coins sell for the melt price of silver.
Clad Roosevelt dimes 1964-present lunch money unless uncirculated.
25 cent pieces
Barber Quarters 1892-1916 $3 in average condition.
Standing Liberty Quarters 1916-1930 $3 in average condition. dateless go for melt value, about $1.15
Silver Washington 1932-1964 Most are melt value coins $1.15 or so.
Clad Washington - lunch money unless unc.
50 cent pieces
Barber 1892-1915 $5 in average condition.
Walking Liberty 1916-1947 $3 in average condition
Franklin Half 1948-1963 $2.25 in average condition (varies with silver)
Silver Kennedy 1964 $2.25 in average condition (varies with silver)
40% Silver Kennedy 1965-1970 $0.70 "
Dollars
Morgan dollars 1878-1921 $7 in average condition
Peace dollars 1921-1935 $7 in average condition
Eisenhower dollars 1971-1978 $1.30
SBA dollars 1979-1981 1979's are all lunch money, the 80s and 81s are a slight premium
The Value of a Coin
Just because a coin doesn't have great "monetary" value on the open market doesn't mean it isn't interesting, doesn't have a history, isn't a memory in and of itself or that it doesn't have considerable personal value to YOU!
Heck! I still keep all my matchbox cars...wheels or no!
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(Info from: http://www.acoin.com/whatworth.htm )
Here are the approximate values of some of the more commonly found coins. These are retail values. What a dealer will offer you is less on the *really* common stuff because they don't really even want it, as they have enough in stock to last 'til kingdom come.
1 cent pieces
Indian Head Cents: 1859-1909 Average Indian head cents sell for around 75 cents.
Wheat cents: 1909-1958 These coins generally retail for 2c.
Memorial cents: 1959- Unless uncirculated, lunch money
5 cent pieces
Liberty Nickels 1883-1912 Average coins sell for a dollar.
Buffalo nickels 1913-1938 Average dated coins sell for around 75 cents. Dateless buffalos go for around 15 cents.
Jefferson nickels 1938-whenever All but a very few dates go for close to face value in circulated conditions....Lunch money.
10 cent pieces
Barber dimes 1892-1916 Average coins sell for 1.25
Mercury dimes 1916-1945 Average coins sell for the price of silver, about 45-50 cents depending on the market. (Ray's coin, is probably worth at least $800-$1000 - maybe more - 'cuz it's a "D." Especially if he auctioned or EBayed it! Good on him!)
Silver Roosevelt dimes 1946-1964 Virtually all circulated coins sell for the melt price of silver.
Clad Roosevelt dimes 1964-present lunch money unless uncirculated.
25 cent pieces
Barber Quarters 1892-1916 $3 in average condition.
Standing Liberty Quarters 1916-1930 $3 in average condition. dateless go for melt value, about $1.15
Silver Washington 1932-1964 Most are melt value coins $1.15 or so.
Clad Washington - lunch money unless unc.
50 cent pieces
Barber 1892-1915 $5 in average condition.
Walking Liberty 1916-1947 $3 in average condition
Franklin Half 1948-1963 $2.25 in average condition (varies with silver)
Silver Kennedy 1964 $2.25 in average condition (varies with silver)
40% Silver Kennedy 1965-1970 $0.70 "
Dollars
Morgan dollars 1878-1921 $7 in average condition
Peace dollars 1921-1935 $7 in average condition
Eisenhower dollars 1971-1978 $1.30
SBA dollars 1979-1981 1979's are all lunch money, the 80s and 81s are a slight premium
The Value of a Coin
Just because a coin doesn't have great "monetary" value on the open market doesn't mean it isn't interesting, doesn't have a history, isn't a memory in and of itself or that it doesn't have considerable personal value to YOU!
Heck! I still keep all my matchbox cars...wheels or no!
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