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Before the U.S. Mint began striking nickels in 1866, it produced five-cent coins in silver known as half dimes from 1792 to 1873. Now, some of those nickels are worth big bucks , even reaching ...
Accoding to PCGS, an NGC-graded PR66 example sold via Heritage Auctions in 2004 netted the seller a cool $132,250, which is about $220,998 in value today. Other Modern (and More Common) Nickels
If you based the odds strictly on the U.S. adult population (about 258 million), then the average U.S. adult has a 1,500-in-258 million chance of finding one, or 0.0000058%.
1893-S 1893-S Morgan dollar: MS-67 CAC United States GreatCollections [46] August 2021 $2,010,000 1921 $20 PR-64+ United States Heritage Auctions August 2021 $1,997,500 1894-S Barber Dime United States Clapp, Eliasberg, Richmond Heritage Auctions: January 2016 $1,997,500 1927 $20 United States Duckor Heritage Auctions: January 2014 $1,997,500 1792
Key dates for the series include the 1939-D, and 1950-D nickels. The 1939-D nickel with a mintage of 3,514,000 coins is the second lowest behind the 1950-D nickel. The cause of the key date of 1939 stems from the new design that excited collectors the year prior, after the initial hype had settled down fewer nickels were saved.
A nickel's melt value fell below its face value from late 2008 through mid-2010, and more recently again from late mid-2012. [114] In February 2014, it was reported that the Mint was conducting experiments to use copper-plated zinc (the same composition used for the United States 1 cent coin) for the nickel.
It was last valued at $7,500,000 compared to its original $20 value. 1913 5C Liberty Head Nickel. ... Only a handful remain today. This coin initially cost $15. ... 8 Rare Coins Worth Millions ...
The Jefferson nickel has been the five-cent coin struck by the United States Mint since 1938, when it replaced the Buffalo nickel.From 1938 until 2004, the copper-nickel coin's obverse featured a profile depiction of Founding Father and third U.S. President Thomas Jefferson by artist Felix Schlag; the obverse design used in 2005 was also in profile, though by Joe Fitzgerald.