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  2. Sheldon coin grading scale - Wikipedia

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    Extremely Fine/Extra Fine Ex. Fine, EF40 Overall sharpness. Light wear seen at the highest points of the coin. Details of the coin are sharp. Traces of mint luster may show. 45 Choice Extremely Fine Ch. Ex. Fine, EF45 Slight, overall wear is seen at the highest points of the coin (examples being raised features). All the details are full and ...

  3. Coin grading - Wikipedia

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    Coin grading [1] is the process of determining the grade or condition of a coin, one of the key factors in determining its collectible value. A coin's grade is generally determined by six criteria: strike, preservation, luster, color, attractiveness, and occasionally the country/state in which it was minted.

  4. United States Proof Set - Wikipedia

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    In 2019, a penny featuring the W mint mark (indicating that it was minted at West Point Mint) was included in the mint set, this was the first time a penny featured the mint mark. [17] The same was done with the nickel in 2020. [18]

  5. These rare coins come with a distinctive S mint mark below the date. According to Pearlman, the “NGC estimates a 1969-S doubled die in Mint State 64 condition would have a retail value of about ...

  6. Penny (United States coin) - Wikipedia

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    The penny, also known as the cent, is a coin in the United States representing one-hundredth of a dollar.It has been the lowest face-value physical unit of U.S. currency since the abolition of the half-cent in 1857 (the abstract mill, which has never been minted, equal to a tenth of a cent, continues to see limited use in the fields of taxation and finance).

  7. Here’s Why You Need To Inspect Every 2009-2023 Penny (Hint ...

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    2009 No Mint Mark Professional Life: $300. The Lincoln penny evolved again a year later, in 2010, when the reverse of the coin switched to the depiction of a Union shield. As with other versions ...

  8. Mint mark - Wikipedia

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    Mint marks continued on copper coinage until the second half of the seventh century, however. [4] Mint mark and privy marks on French Cochinchina 20 Cents 1879, Paris Mint. Mint names began to appear on French coins under Pepin and became mandatory under Charlemagne. [5] In 1389, Charles IV adopted a system called Secret Points.

  9. Penny (English coin) - Wikipedia

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    The English penny (plural "pence"), originally a coin of 1.3 to 1.5 grams (0.042 to 0.048 troy ounces; 0.046 to 0.053 ounces) pure silver, was introduced c. 785 by King Offa of Mercia. These coins were similar in size and weight to the continental deniers of the period and to the Anglo-Saxon sceats which had preceded it.