1970 Mint set dime&Quarter with no S mark also question of a zink penny

Hey folks.

I was looking around the internet and saw that a Proof set dime from 1970 with no S mint mark was worth alot.
I got really excited.
Then i found out that there are mint sets and proof sets.
I have a 1970 Mint set that comes in the plastic sheets. It has in it a dime that has no mint mark in the S mint coin sheet.
Is this worth anything?
Also in the S mint sheet there is a quarter with no S mint mark. Is this a normal quarter?

Also i have a very shiny 1990 UNC Zinc penny It looks brilliant and very shiny. I looked and there are no wear marks or anything. No copper at all. Do you know how much this is worth?

And what is the easiest place to get a coin graded that is trustworthy and fast?

Thanks.
Ilovecoinsalot

 

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The Mint set and Proof set are two, completely different things! The mint set includes Philadelphia and Denver coins, and any CIRCULATING San Francisco coins.

So the dime and quarter without the 'S' (or 'D' for that matter) are from Philly, which are common, everyday coins, just untouched.

As for the Zinc 1990 cent, lots of plated cents are out there, and odds are what you have is a plated cent. I have a few myself (or had).

As for grading, you can seek out your local dealer, or find another collector, and that would be the cheapest. For Certified 3rd party grading, PCGS, NGC, and ANACS are your best bets, but you're looking at $30 per coin plus shipping, generally.

John

 

Hey thanks for the reply.
Is there anything special i should look for in the mint sets ?

 

John,

If the 1970 Mint set portion (cellophane package) is from the San Francisco Mint, then it should contain all "S" Mint marked coins! It is known that some 1970-S Proof Sets contain Dimes without a Mint Mark, so it is highly likely that what the OP has, is a 1970 Mint Set cellophane package that has a San Francisco minted Dime and Quarter that have no Mint Mark. The OP needs to have the coins attributed first (find out if it is a packaging error or if in fact the coins were minted at the San Francisco Mint and have no Mint Mark), then have them certified and graded. If authentic, the Mint Set with the coins intact and certified and graded, would be worth thousands!

The 1990 Zinc Cent could be a genuine 1990-P Lincoln Cent that was minted without the Copper plating on it.


Frank

 

Ilovecoinsalot ,

Welcome to the forum! I feel that it is quite possible that you may have very valuable Mint Set and you may have a 1990-P Lincoln Cent that did not receive the Copper plating before it was minted. Can you post some pictures of the Mint Set front and back and include close-ups of the Quarter and the Dime and also pictures of the 1990 Zinc Cent?


Frank

 

John and Ilovecoinsalot,

Disregard what I stated about the 1970-S Quarter and Dime! John was right, the 1970-S Quarters and Dime were made in Proof only so the Mint Set would only contain the Philadelphia minted Quarter and Dime. I really need to check out my information before running-off on the keyboard!


Sorry...Frank

 

The 1970 mint set had a P D & S minted cent D&S nickel P&D dime P&D quarter and a D-ment half dollar.

 

The 1970 mint set had a Denver sheet and a Philadelphia sheet. San Francisco struck cents and nickels for circulation that year and rather than have a whole sheet for two coins they included the two San Francisco coin in the Philadelphia sheet. They could do that because there was room because Philadelphia did not strike half dollars that year. So you have a normal set.

 

i also have the double selifaine mint with the no s dime and quarter the envelope it came in says its from san fransisco california does this mean it authentic? please help i have many coins passed down from my grandfather and do not want to get ripped off if i try to sell some of them

 

i also have the proof set in the blue box but it is sealed and i dont want to open it for fear that it might devalue it. if its worth anything at all

 

Here's mine, hope it can help

I bought it for the half dollar only

 

around how much did you pay? thank you for the pic by the way

 

I tell you what..

I found a way to buy all the reasonable coins that I like. I do a lot of roll searching, and find pennies and nickels worth selling. Some I keep. The ones I sell buy my sets and coins I want. I bought this set for $7.99 after I sold a "cud"nineties penny. I can find some good deals on e-bay, but only start my search at the deals that are going to expire within a couple of minutes. I have found a lot of great deals that way. But yea, I am currently trying to buy sets I want.:secret:

 

I think the half dollar alone is worth 20-25 dollars in mint.:whistle:

 

i have pennies all catigorized and sealed from 1909 to 1996 many proofs and most are high grade and many others nickles, quarters, half dollars, dimes and alots of mints and proof sets. if you have something your looking for show me the best deal you can find on it and ill sel it to you for less if i have it.

 

You might want to consider going a little slower

You might want to consider going a little slower your ripe for the picking right now.
If you really want to find out what your coins are worth sloooooooow down and start reading and learning. Until you acquire more knowledge you may want to take a step back before someone with a lot less morals than I have picks you clean, just my opinion of course - you may do what you wish.

 

thanks for the concern but i would not sell anything without researching it first. alot of my stuff ive already saw on ebay going for thousands i just want to see what some individuals would pay. but i know my mother already got ripped off by a coin dealer at a shop i would just like to do a little price comparison. again thank you for the concern and advice.

 

It's not just a matter of getting ripped off, either.

ThePennyLady tells a story that she purchased an Indian Head cent for $110 on eBay, and after she got it, found out it was a variety, and ended up selling it shortly afterwards for $2000.

Or, how many Lincoln cent collectors look for the "wide AM's"?

Or, another story: a friend of mine is going to come by next week with some Morgans for me to look at. I know nothing about VAM's right now -- and there's only, what, 100 varieties or so to know? I've got a lot to learn before he comes by . . .

 

thanks for the info but as i said i just got all these coins and am still doing research i dont even know all the terminology yet. it is hard to get a beed on the cost of some of these as you said an indian head on ebay for 110 and sold for 2000 and you cant really trust dealers so ill be researching for awhile. i also have some of those indian heads another weird thing is a coin that might not be worth alot but someone will pay alot to complete there collection. so i still wave alot to learn myself any information helps. thanks for the tips

 

Just to be clear -- the indian head incident was a case of a seller not realizing that he had a variety. The buyer didn't know either, until after she received it. (And, actually, after she received it she didn't know it, until someone else tried to purchase it from here, and she was wondering what the big deal was). Everyone in that story was trustworthy -- it's just that there was a lack of knowledge/expertise.

As for dealers in general . . . of course you can trust some of them, just not all of them. Just like people in general.