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1918/7 Buffalo nickel; 1918/7-S Standing Liberty quarter; 1937-D 3-legged Buffalo nickel; 1942/1 Mercury dime; 1942/1-D Mercury dime; 1943 copper cent; 1944 steel cent; 1955 doubled die obverse cent; 1958 handsome mule Franklin half dollar; 1970-S doubled die obverse cent with a small or large date; 1972 doubled die obverse cent; 1982 No P dime
Variations are not mint errors in the technical sense. Variations in coins are caused by creating hubs and dies that are not exactly the same resulting in dates that can be compared as large to small, wide to thin etc.
The half-dollar continued to be minted in a 40% silver-clad composition between 1965 and 1970. Dimes and quarters from before 1965 and half-dollars from before 1971 are generally not in circulation due to being removed for their silver content. Some modern commemorative coins have been minted in the silver dollar denominations.
Dimes make dollars, they say. But some dimes are worth more than a few dollars. As Gainesville Coins detailed, there are U.S. dimes that have sold for more than seven figures in the past. Learn:...
One of Donald Knuth's personally-designed reward checks, with the recipient's name and design details censored to deter forgeries. Knuth reward checks are checks or check-like certificates awarded by computer scientist Donald Knuth for finding technical, typographical, or historical errors, or making substantial suggestions for his publications.
Three sisters in Ohio just sold a rare dime for $506,250 during an online auction. The mother and brother of the sisters (who wish to remain anonymous) purchased the coin in 1978 for $18,200.
Before you go digging around in search of a 1975 dime, you should know this: Your chances of having the rare dime are about 1 in 1.4 million. There are a couple of reasons it is so valuable.
Face value Coin Obverse design Reverse design Composition Mintage Available Obverse Reverse 50¢ Panama Pacific Exposition half dollar: Liberty in front of San Francisco's Golden Gate