Posted 06/14/2009 8:39 pm
Hello Moeyak, and welcome to the forum!
The first coin is a 1979 Susan B. Anthony dollar coin, made in Philadelphia (as indicated by the P mintmark near Ms. Anthony's neck). Susan B. Anthony was an early advocate for women's voting rights in the US and they honored her in 1979 by creating these coins. They were only minted in 1979-1981, and again in 1999. They are made of copper-nickel. Unless they are in high grade they usually are only worth one dollar.
The second and third coins are common Kennedy half dollars. These are still being minted today, but just for collectors. There was no mintmark used to indicate Philadelphia in 1971 or 1977 so the absence of a mintmark on these coins shows that is where they were made. These copper-nickel coins have no premium value unless they are in high mint state or proof grade.
The last coin shows President Eisenhower (not Roosevelt) and is again a copper-nickel coin with no premium value except in high grade. These coins were made from 1971 through 1978.
If these coins were in my pocket I would just spend them. If you want them as examples of US coinage by all means hang onto them. I'm betting they are a lot scarcer in Saudi Arabia than they are over here!
What else do you collect?
The first coin is a 1979 Susan B. Anthony dollar coin, made in Philadelphia (as indicated by the P mintmark near Ms. Anthony's neck). Susan B. Anthony was an early advocate for women's voting rights in the US and they honored her in 1979 by creating these coins. They were only minted in 1979-1981, and again in 1999. They are made of copper-nickel. Unless they are in high grade they usually are only worth one dollar.
The second and third coins are common Kennedy half dollars. These are still being minted today, but just for collectors. There was no mintmark used to indicate Philadelphia in 1971 or 1977 so the absence of a mintmark on these coins shows that is where they were made. These copper-nickel coins have no premium value unless they are in high mint state or proof grade.
The last coin shows President Eisenhower (not Roosevelt) and is again a copper-nickel coin with no premium value except in high grade. These coins were made from 1971 through 1978.
If these coins were in my pocket I would just spend them. If you want them as examples of US coinage by all means hang onto them. I'm betting they are a lot scarcer in Saudi Arabia than they are over here!
What else do you collect?
