How much is my 1979 O mintmark penny worth?

Looks like it took a slight hit or scratch ... or something like a blender.

 

Log in or Sign up to hide this ad.

Sorry to disagree (slightly), but I dare say everyone on this board has some concern for their coin(s) worth.

 

That is for grade A copper.

 

Check out these prices. Some cents are bronze, most fairly recent are brass.

https://rockawayrecycling.com/scrap-metal-prices/

 

This is where I got the price. Using that many decimal places (for mathematicians) ...it's close enough (for engineers).
http://www.coinflation.com/coins/1909-1982-Lincoln-Cent-Penny-Value.html

 

Yeah, don't do that. It assumes separating the component metals costs nothing. It's stupid.

 

Gold and silver are easier to isolate, due to their relatively high specific gravities, especially gold. Separating out copper is more difficult.

 

free advice-- never ever take coin advice from this friend again...

 

No. The 'O' mint mark your friend was talking about is from the New Orleans mint... which stopped making coins 107 years ago.

I don't mean to sound harsh but have you ever heard of a google search? It's probably not a great idea to try to sell something before even knowing what it is (let alone rely on it to pay rent).

If you type in something along the lines of "United states coins o mint mark" or "1979 o mint mark penny", you will easily find out that there is no such thing.

 

@RachelRuth , see what you started, in all the years I have been on here I have seldom had a thread to go over one page...

 

Are you kidding? The New Orleans mint stopped making coins over 100 years ago. Don't take any advice about coins from this friend.
It's a D mint mark that has some post mint damage on it.

Where's the "rolling on the floor laughing" emoticon here?

 

But you CAN still go visit the old New Orleans mint. It still stands.

 

Ah yes, New Orleans Mint Ice Cream Stands ...

..

,,

or were you stating something else ??

 

Settle for this, it works for me...

 

D mint mark!!! Does that mean Dahlonega GA???

 

That's a NASCAR race, ain't it? "We's a goin' ta da Dahlonega fi' hunnert."

 

Of course, that means it's a rare gold error coin worth millions, because Dahlonega only minted gold coins, right?

 

This is a Morgan silver dollar minted in Orleans. Notice the O above dollar? Hope this helps, HH.