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Valued Member
Pakistan
207 Posts |
Hello everyone! I'm not really a collector of US coins, except within the bounds of collecting world coins, and I don't live there anymore, but up until now, I had been collecting by year/mintmark, kinda- just randomly whatever I have found in circulation (so they mostly range from VF to XF). I finally decided that there isn't really any reason to collect by year, because I could never realistically collect even a major fraction of all the years. So my next question was...which years to keep? I checked up on NumisMedia for the modern Washington quarters, Roosevelt dimes, Jefferson nickels and Lincoln cents, and chose to keep the oldest ones I had (which were usually the most relatively valuable). If you don't mind, I'll list them here, and if you could, please tell me if I am making the right choice or not- some human oversight and and suggestions could be useful. All the coins I have listed here are from within around the last 50 years. These aren't ALL the US coins I have, just the ones I have multiples of that I don't wish to keep all of: Lincoln Cent: 1959D, 1962, 1966, 1969, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1980D, 1981, 1982 large date, 1982D large date, 1983, 1983D, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1989D, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1994D, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004. I am keeping the 1959D and 1962 cents. Jefferson nickel: 1964, 1973, 1982P, 1985P, 1987D, 1988P, 1989P, 1990P, 1991P, 1992P, 1993D, 1994D, 1996P, 1998P ,2000P, 2003P. I am keeping the 1964, 1982P and 1987D nickels.(apparently the 1982P nickel is worth relatively much more than the others..maybe someone can tell me why?) Roosevelt dime: 1967, 1972, 1977, 1981P, 1983P, 1985P, 1986P, 1987P, 1988D, 1989P, 1995P, 1996P, 2000P, 2002P, 2003D. I am keeping the 1967, 1981P and 1988D dimes. Washington quarter: 1965, 1967, 1974, 1974D, 1977, 1980D, 1981P, 1982P, 1983P, 1984D, 1985P, 1989P, 1990P, 1992P, 1993P, 1994P, 1996D, 1998P. I am keeping the 1965, 1967, 1974D and 1982P quarters.Thanks in advance! Edited by Babar
08/31/2012 11:57 am
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3184 Posts |
sounds like you have already chosen the right stuff to keep!! Keep it up :)
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Moderator
 United States
187862 Posts |
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(apparently the 1982P nickel is worth relatively much more than the others..maybe someone can tell me why?) It is worth more in higher grades because no mint sets were issue that year (same for 1983). Since mint sets are always a good source of better quality coins, their absence meant all of the high grade coins had to come directly from circulation (limiting the potential numbers). |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1116 Posts |
Babar, I was wondering how long you have been collecting US coins that you happen of accumulate. That's is a good collection for someone who is so far from the US. I keep all foreign coins that I come accross but do not have a collection as wideranging as yours from any single country. Your luck is much better than mine. |
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Valued Member
 Pakistan
207 Posts |
Well, it isn't THAT surprising. I lived in the US many years ago, and my US collection was basically the result of shaking down all my jacket pockets for change  (I wasn't really a serious collector back then). I also have a Wheat cent from '56, one of those recent "Lincoln story" pennies, all the "Jefferson story" pennies, about 2 dozen State Quarters, two state park quarters (which I got from a recent visit), a half dollar, a two Presidential dollars, Susan B. Anthony and Sacagawaea(sp). I didn't mention any of these before because I only have one of each, so I would definitely keep them. Thanks for the info, jbuck, and the assist, mkman. Any educated guesses on some recent coin I should keep that may become more important later? Was there some recent year without proof coins issued? Or some other situation? |
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Valued Member
Pakistan
207 Posts |
I'm sorry to bring up this topic again, but I just realised something... I hadn't been looking at my collection with a mind for mintages. Should I be doing that? For example, I had chosen to keep the 1964 nickel which had a mintage of 1,024,672,000, but the 1973 nickel (which currently shows up with the same price $0.06 on numismedia) has a mintage of 384,396,000. Should I keep that instead? Similarly, I had decided to keep the 1967 dime, which had a mintage of 2,244,007,320, while the 1972 dime has a mintage of 431,540,000. However, numismedia shows that the 1967 is $0.18, while the 1972 is worth $0.12. What is up with that? Also, my final question (for now, I swear  ), I had originally decided only to keep the 1959D and 1962 cent, but I found out that the 1959-1982 (KM#201) were different from the 1983-2008 (KM#201b). Could someone tell me if there is any actual visible difference between the two? Thanks again! |
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Valued Member
United States
461 Posts |
If any of your 82 or 83s are in good shape, they are always good to keep because there were no mint sets produced those years. Any penny pre 82 were made with copper. That is the difference. Edited by fromms2244
09/15/2012 8:28 pm
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Valued Member
Pakistan
207 Posts |
I just checked back to Modern US, expecting my thread to have dropped to page 2.
Thanks for the help and the information, Fromms!
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Valued Member
United States
141 Posts |
Barber IMO I would keep the coins that are in the best condition. Most of all the coins you have listed even with the differences in mintage are all pretty equal in value now and probably will be for many years to come.
Derek
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Pillar of the Community
United States
594 Posts |
You might want to keep a look out for 2009 nickels and dimes. They both were low mintages and are scarce here in the US.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
979 Posts |
out of curiosity, where do you live now?
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Valued Member
Pakistan
207 Posts |
They are mostly all the same condition, WVU, I automatically rejected the coins that were too rough or worn or dirty. If I find any 2009 nickels and dimes, I'll make sure to heed your advice, Ken. Unfortunately, as it is now, I don't have any. And as the Location indicator under my name shows, I'm currently in Pakistan..so no immediate finding of 2009 nickels and dimes is imminent . All these coins were from various trips I've taken to the US over the years. Edited by Babar
09/16/2012 4:07 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
36678 Posts |
Keep all the nickels and all the pre-1982 cents. They have more metal value in them than the face value.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Quote:I'm not really a collector of US coins, except within the bounds of collecting world coins, and I don't live there anymore, Almost sounds like you don't live in this world. Hopefully you have a CENTS of humor. Quote:
out of curiosity, where do you live now? HMMMM, kind of odd question too.  Isn't Pakistan a place? Back to what to save. MY suggestion is to save every US coin you have and can get your hands on. The reason is I highly doubt there are a lot of US type coin dealer and/or collectors around you now. As more and more people travel from country to country, The differences in coins too will get around. And in the future if you find more US coin collectors, you would have a backlog of coins for trading. And too, with most of the US ones, you could sort of make your own demands on prices. |
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Valued Member
Pakistan
207 Posts |
Hahahah....yeah, I moved on to a higher plane ages ago, and it is REALLY hard to come by coins here! Seriously, though, I wouldn't be throwing away any of the coins, I was just deciding what to keep as part of my total collection. The rest would be kept for trading away, or at the very least, for pocket change when I next visit the US. The trading bit isn't so easy, though, because while I trade worldwide through the mail, the stuff I have isn't so unique or rare that someone would want to get one of my random cents or nickels or whatever. While since it is my own personal collection I am deciding what to keep for, and thus it would mostly depend on personal choice and whatever I personally like the best, there's nothing wrong with wanting your collection to be worth a little something extra in a couple decades . |
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New Member
Guam
2 Posts |
I have a 1969-D dime it's color is gold how can I tell if it's legit?
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