Crisp red-seal types are worth $5 and up. Two-dollar bills are also hoarded, but except for the red-seal series, they are worth face value. They are not redeemable in silver that stopped in 1969. The same applies to the $5 and $10 silver certificates.
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Nice, crisp specimens are worth $2 and up, depending on the series year. Many hoards also have a few silver certificates which, in used condition, are worth face value. The current Sacagawea dollar is so numerous that the Mint stopped making them since there is no demand for them. The Eisenhower dollar has no premium value, and almost every hoard I have seen has several pieces. Most circulation issues after 1970 have no premium value. The 1970-D and 1970-S are worth several times their face value but were not issued for circulation and thus are not likely to wind up in a typical hoard of old coins. The 1965-69 issues are 40 percent silver and worth about $2 each at today's prices. The 1964 Kennedy half is 90 percent silver and worth 14 to 15 times face value at today's silver prices. Among the earlier issues (1916-47), only those prior to 1940 are worth more than their silver content, and many dates are worth quite a bit more such as the 1916, 1917-S obverse, 1921 issues, and 1938-D. In the Franklin half dollar series, the 1949-S, 19 coins are worth more than silver value. Those dated after 1964 have no premium value, and so far, none of the 50-state quarters series is worthy of saving.Īll half dollars dated 1964 and earlier are worth their silver value. Among Washington quarters, only the 1932-D and 1932-S have a significant premium over the silver value. All Standing Liberty quarters have a premium above that value, except for well-worn coins. Dimes dated after 1964 have no premium value.Īll quarters minted before 1965 are worth their silver value. Among the Roosevelt dimes, only the 1955 issues have a premium. Among the Mercury (Winged Liberty) dimes, there are many premium dates prior to 1934. When the spot silver price is $20, the 90-percent silver coins issued through 1964 are worth 14 to 15 times face value. The 20 commemorative nickels are too numerous to be saved except in mint-condition rolls.Īll dimes before 1965 are worth their "junk" silver value.
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Jefferson nickels have no premium except for a few dates: 1938-S, 1938-D, 1939-D and 1950-D, plus the silver wartime issues of 1942-45 with the large mintmark on the reverse. Coins with a date that is partially visible are worth 20 cents or more. Dateless coins are worth at least 10 cents each.
In the five-cent category, all Buffalo nickels have a premium value, regardless of condition. Those minted since 1959 have no numismatic value except the 1960 small-date variety and uncirculated rolls of many dates in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s.
Of course, there are many highly collectible dates in those years, and one can expect a few "finds" in a large hoard. For dates before 1940, they are worth at least 3 cents each. Starting with Lincoln cents, all those minted before 1959 (known as "wheat back" cents) are worth about 2 cents each. Here is a capsule for those who have hoards, collections or accumulations to evaluate. This was primarily the result of people visiting Las Vegas or Reno in the days before 1970 when real silver dollars actually came out of the slot machines. Most of the accumulations seemed to have a few, or many, Morgan and Peace dollars. Fortunately approximately 20 percent were silver thus this was a valuable hoard. In the past 10 years or so, I have seen more than 100 accumulations including, in one home, five coffee cans filled with foreign coins. More than 90 percent of the coins I have been asked to evaluate consist of a few numismatic items and mostly coins of no collector value (or even potential value).
N my 70 years as a collector and more than 50 years as a dealer and appraiser, I have seen thousands of collections, hoards and accumulations of every conceivable type of material.