Pennies
Flying Eagle
1856-1858
Indian Head
1859- 1909
Wheat Penny
1909-1958
Memorial
1959-2008
Bicentennial
2009
Union shield
2010-Present
Penny Hunting What To Look For
Key Dates: Mintage
1909 S VDB 484,000
1909 S 1,825,000
1914 D 1,193,000
1931 S 866,000
Other Things To Look For
- 2009 Low Mintage (784,614) Per Design and
Mint "Copper, W/ Satin Finish"
- Any S Mintage
- 1943 S Copper = BIG MONEY
- 1944 Steel Cent
- All Pre-1982 Pennies Are 95% Copper
Semi Key dates: Mintage
1910 S 6,045,000
1911 S 4,026,000
1912 S 4,431,000
1913 S 6,101,000
1914 S 4,137,000
1915 S 4,833,000
1922 D 7,160,000
1924 D 2,520,000
1926 S 4,550,000
1933 D 6,200,000
Error's To Look For
Close Am
Wide Am
Double Die Examples
Large Date
1922-D (no “D”)
1955 Doubled Die Obverse
1969-S Doubled Die Obverse
1972 Doubled Die Obverse
1982-D Copper Small Date
1992 Close AM
1995 Doubled Die Obverse
1998 Wide AM
1999 Wide AM
2000 Wide AM
Small Date
Nickel's
Shield
1866-1883
Indian/Buffalo
1913-1938
Liberty/V Nickel
1883-1913
Jefferson
1938-Present
Nickel Hunting What To Look For
Key Dates:
Shield Mintage
1877 Proof (900)
1878 Proof (2.350)
1879 (25,900)
1880 (16,000)
1881 (68,800)
Liberty head
1885 (1,472,700)
1886 (3,326,000)
1912-S (238,000)
1913 Only 5 Exist
Buffalo
1913-S (1,209,000)
Jefferson
1938-D (5,376,000)
1938-S (4,105,000)
1939-D (3,514,000)
1939-S (6,630,000)
1950-D (2,630,000)
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Error's
Buffalo
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1914 4 over 3
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1916 doubled die
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1918-D 8 over 7
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1935 doubled die reverse
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1936-D 3-1/2 legs
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1937-D 3 legged
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1938-D D over S
Jefferson
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1939 Doubled Monticello
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1942-D D Over Horizontal D
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1943-P 3 Over 2
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1943-P Doubled Eye
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1945-P Doubled Die Reverse
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1949-D D Over S
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1954-S S Over D
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1955-D D Over S
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1971 No S Proof
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1975-D High D Mintmark
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1979-S Type II Proof
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1981-S Type II Proof
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2005 Speared Bison
Type 1 / Type 2
1942 P-S /1943-1945 P-D-S are 35% Silver
Silver Nickels or also Known as War Time Nickel s will have
Mint mark above the Monticello as pictured
1960 and older are also worth keeping
Dime's
Seated Liberty
1837-1891
Barber
1892-1916
Mercury
1916-1945
Roosevelt
1946-Present
Dime Hunting What To Look For
Key Dates:
Mintage
1916-d (264,000)
1921 (1,230,000)
1921-d (1,080,000)
1949-S (13,510,000)
1955 (12,450,181)
1955-D (13,959,000)
1955-S (18,510,000)
Keep anything 1964 and older. Dimes 1964 on back where made of 90% silver.
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Also look for:
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1964 Copper-Nickel Clad Roosevelt Dime
1965 Silver Roosevelt Dime
1982 No-P Roosevelt Dime
1996-W Roosevelt Dime
Error's
1942, 2 over 1
1942-d, 2 over 1
Quarter's
Liberty Seated
1838-1891
Barber
1892-1916
Standing Liberty
1916-1930
Washington
1932-Present
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Quarter Hunting What To Look For
Anything 1964 and older as they are 90% silver.
Key Dates:
Mintage
1932-D (436,800)
1932-S (408,000)
Error's:
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1942-D Doubled Die Obverse
1943 Doubled Die Obverse
1950-D D Over S
1950-S S Over D
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Extra's
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1982-P/D (In Uncirculated)
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1983-P/D (In Uncirculated)
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2004-D Wisconsin, Extra leaf low
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2005-P Kansas ("IN GOD WE RUST")
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2005-P Minnesota Doubled Die (Extra Tree)
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2019-2020's with the W Mint Mark
Half Dollars
Walking Liberty
1916–1947
Franklin
1948–1963
Kennedy
1964-Present
Half Dollar Hunting What To Look For
KEY DATES / MINTAGE
WALKING LIBERTY
1921 (246,000)
1921-D (208,000)
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FRANKLIN
1948 (3,006,814)
1948-D (4,028,600)
1949 (5,164,000)
1949-D (4,120,600)
1949-S (3,744,000)
1950 -1955 (Proof's 51,386 -378,200)
1952-S (5,526,000)
1953 (2,796,920)
1955 (2,498,181)
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KENNEDY
1970 -D (2,150,000)
Semi KEY DATES / MINTAGE
WALKING LIBERTY
1916 (608,000)
1916-D (1,014,400)
1916-S (508,000)
1917-D (765,400) (Obverse Mintmark)
1917-S (952,000) (Obverse Mintmark)
1919 (962,000)
1919-D (1,165,000)
1919-S (1,552,000)
1921-S (548,000)
1938-D (491,600)
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Error's
1961 (proof, doubled die reverse)
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Keep 1970 and older
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1964 and older are 90% silver
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1965-1969 are 40% silver
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1987 NIFC
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Anything 2002 and Newer are considered NIFC's
"Not issued for circulation"