Help with Value of Old Pennies and Nickels

orioles93

I recently inherited a small coin collection and I have started listing some of it for sale here and on ebay. But there are books of pennies and nickels and I do not know if any of them are valuable and what the value may be for all of them. I will list what I have below and any help would be appreciated. I tend to stay on the sports card side of the site so I am not overly knowledgeable on currency. Thanks in advance.



Pennies

1883 Indian Head

1909

1909 VDB

1916

1918

1919

1919 S

1920

1926

1927

1928

1929

1930

1934

1935

1936

1937

1938

1939

1940

1940 D

1941

1941 D

1941 S

1942

1943 Steel

1944

1944 D

1945

1945 D

1946

1946 D

1946 S

1947

1948

1948 S

1949

1950

1950 D

1950 S

1951

1951 D

1952

1952 D

1953

1953 D

1953 S

1954

1954 D

1955

1955 D

1956

1956 D

1957

1957 D

1958

1958 D



Lincoln Memorial Type

1959

1959 D

1960

1960 D

1961

1961 D

1962

1962 D

1963

1963 D

1964

1964 D

1965

1966

1967

1968

1968 D

1969

1969 D

1970

1970 D

1971

1972



Nickels

1939

1940

1940 D

1940 S

1941

1941 D

1946

1946 D

1947

1948 D

1948 S

1949

1953

1953 D

1953 S

1954 D

1954 S

1955 D

1956

1956 D

1957

1957 D

1958 D

1959

1959 D

1960

1960 D

1961 D

silverpop

goto your local bookstore (if you have one) and buy a US coin book that will give you rough idea of the value

Bochiman

Pictures would help, but in lieu of that, if they are "normally" worn coins, well circulated, which would be my guess, for the most part, there would be minimal value in them.

orioles93

Originally posted by: Bochiman

Pictures would help, but in lieu of that, if they are "normally" worn coins, well circulated, which would be my guess, for the most part, there would be minimal value in them.

Yes circulated condition. Is there any collector value atall? Im just looking to unload them to someone who would appreciate them and that collects them.

CoinZip

Here is a free online book called Appraising Your Coin Collection

orioles93

Originally posted by: CoinZip

Here is a free online book called Appraising Your Coin Collection

thank you

steveben

indian cent price guide



Lincoln Wheats



Memorial Reverse

braddick

Your collection is valued at approximately $55. unless the coins are uncirculated.

Shamika

The first three coins are likely worth a few bucks. As for the others...

Put it this way, just like baseball cards, condition is CRITICAL!

MonsterCoinz

$40-$50, tops.

orioles93

Originally posted by: Shamika

The first three coins are likely worth a few bucks. As for the others...



Put it this way, just like baseball cards, condition is CRITICAL!

Understood thank you. I appreciate it. I know the 1950 D Nickel is a little tough to find as well. Others have said $50 range tops. That is more than I thought originally so thank you for the help.





Edit: If anyone is interested id sell them all plus a bag of wheat pennies for $40 dlvd. Thanks

Shamika

Originally posted by: orioles93

Originally posted by: Shamika
The first three coins are likely worth a few bucks. As for the others...

Put it this way, just like baseball cards, condition is CRITICAL!

Understood thank you. I appreciate it. I know the 1950 D Nickel is a little tough to find as well. Others have said $50 range tops. That is more than I thought originally so thank you for the help.

I didn't see the 50-D Jeff. Yes, that one is worth a few bucks as well. But again, condition will greatly influence value.

reddwing

That little collection, combined with coin book holders would make a great graduation gift for a kid who might have an burgeoning interest in collecting coins. I was lucky enough to start out collecting that way. If you were to put those coins (assuming that they are mainly in circulated condition) in a cloth bag or small tin container, combined with the books, this gift could really get someone started in coin collecting.

grip

Check for major dd .Than give them to a YN..They would really appreciate
your generosity.

TopographicOceans

As stated, there are two kinds of rarities with coins.

1) Mintage rarity - The fewer minted makes them more valuable. For example a 1909-S VDB (San Francisco mint) is much more valuable than a 1909 VDB (Philadelphia mint) because fewer were made in San Francisco.

2) Condition rarity - This applies to both low and huge mintages. The nicer a coin is, the more it is worth. Coins are graded on a scale between 1 and 70 with numbers below 60 are circulated.

So it looks like you got them from a series collector of Lincoln Cents and Jefferson Nickels. That is someone who collects all the dates for a given series. As you can see they are not complete.

The value is minimal, I'd say $25 - $40

I think the best thing to do is get an album and give it to a kid along with the coins and maybe you can turn them into a coin collector.

joeykoins

Originally posted by: grip
Check for major dd .Than give them to a YN..They would really appreciate
your generosity.

Finally! At least one person mentioned it. The "variety/error coin" aspect. This might be confusing to the OP, but if you only knew the cherrypicking game, your collection might be a whole lot more valuable than just $40-$50! One coin can be worth that much? Check for a variety book or error coin book. Than look up your coins. Good Luck regardless if you choose to go that route or not. Ex: 1955 DD Cent (DD meaning, Double Die, The date Doubled) 1936 DD Cent, 1944d/s mint mark Cent and 1939 Nickel ( The word, Monticello-doubled) These are just the main ones.
One more thing... Com'on over to our coin forum! I too used to collect baseball cards, but I found coins to be more interesting and more fun. Try it.

ricko

Nice group of old cents/nickels.... worth it as albums... PM sent...Cheers, RickO

RedneckHB

$15