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Hello, I am new to this coin collecting world. I have recently been left a coin collection due to a passing in the family and was wondering how or where to find an honest value of some of the coins. I know they would have to be seen in order to get a true value, but just a ball park figure. Example I have a 1946 Wheat Back Penny, I know it can't be worth millions but I think it is woth more than 1 cent. Any help is greatly appreciated.
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 Posted 09/20/2006  12:05 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Susanlynn9 to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Value of coins is dependent upon condition. There is a 70-point grading system called the Sheldon scale. It goes from PR1 (Poor) to MS70 (Perfect). If you are able to post pictures of the various coins, we will be more than happy to help you grade them and evaluate them.

For the most part, unless they are uncirculated, wheat cents are worth about 4 cents per coin. There are exceptions to this. Some of these dates are worth a couple dollars and some in the hundreds or even thousands depending upon the condition:

1909 VDB
1909S VDB
1909S
1911D
1911S
1912D
1912S
1913D
1913S
1914D
1914S
1915S
1922 Plain ( no mint mark)
1922 Weak D
1931S
1943D (doubled mint mark)
1944D (D over S)
1946S (S over D)
1955 Doubled Die Obverse (the doubling is VERY pronounced. The ones with slight doubling are considered to be a "Poor Man's Doubled Die and carry a slight premium but nowhere near the full doubled die.
1956D (D above a shadow D)

Good luck! I hope you find something good!
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Susanlynn9, Thank you so much for the response. You have been very helpful. Now I just have to look through about 500 coins and write them all down. Thanks again.
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Well to the frum bargain AND happy hunting. If you find anything you are curious about and have any questions please feel free to ask and post any pics available. We'll be happy to help!
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Welcome to the forum!
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Welcome to the CC Family, bigtrain0, you have come to the right place to ask questions.

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