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There are many criteria that make a coin worth lots of money in today's currency, as well as... $15,000 Sacagawea Dollar? Check Your Coins for Mint Mistakes Worth a Pretty Penny
Jitalia17/istockphotoSome of the rarest and most valuable coins in U.S. history owe their worth to minting errors that slipped through unnoticed. Coins like the 1943 Copper Penny, struck in copper ...
The late painter and PBS icon Bob Ross famously said there are no such things as mistakes with art, only "happy accidents." When it comes to the art of coin production, those happy accidents can ...
A uni-face coin results when two planchets are stacked one atop the other at the time of striking. This produces two coins: one with only an obverse image, and a second with only the reverse image. The planchets may be centered over the die producing one complete image on each coin or off-centered producing partial images on each side.
One version of the coin sold at auction for $3,960 in November 2020, according to the Professional Coin Grading Service (PCGS) website. 1972 Lincoln Penny Double Die Obverse
A brockage results when a coin is stuck in the collar and another planchet enters the collar and is pressed against the coin already minted. The details of the coins produced have the appearance of mirror images of the obverse and reverse. A die cap is a coin that has been stamped a number of times and has the appearance of a soda cap.
The Standing Liberty quarter remains “among the most collectible old coins ever made” by the U.S. Mint, according to Gainesville Coins. The coin’s design made its debut in 1916 but was ...
Here are six coins from the 1970s worth a lot of money, according to the LoveToKnow website. Values are based on auction sales from previous years and might be even higher in the 2024 market.