I was going through the small coin collection my sibling and I have. I was looking in the cabinets to find an old bullet I found in the backyard with the metal detector. I came across the tin can with ziplock bags inside....which is what the bullet was in. No bullet(possibly civil warish era bullet) I instead found some coins. Almost none of the coins had any value whatsoever over face from what I found. I saw "full steps" on some nickel values, so I made my brother find me a new nickel to compare. Couldn't find any in the drawers or on the counter. Ended up looking in the spare change jar....found one..but it was covered in gum. He reached in farther and pulled out a nice shiny one. I did not notice the front since I was looking at the back of the coin. My sister came in and spilled tea all over me and almost got my computer. I jumped up and the coin fell on the table with the other nickels I had found. When I looked at the front of it...it looked weird. It looks to be in pretty good shape. It is a 2000 D . Sorry if the pictures are too big.
Looks to be struck off center about 8%. A legit mint error that probably carries a very small premium. I personally do not collect errors but maybe some others can say for certain.
Not really sure what I'm looking at in the first picture. The second is hard to see from the glare, but a lot of coins are off center slightly like that. It won't bring a premium until some part of the design or words are missing. If this coin is missing some of the devices, then it could bring a premium, although small.
run, welcome to CoinTalk. 1) Are the two photos of the same coin? 2) Don't hold your coins the way you are holding the coin in the first photo. Hold your coins by the edge, not the face. 3) The coin in the second photo is off-center enough to warrant a premium. How much? I can't say.
Yes the 2 photos are of the same coin. I had been carrying it the previous day in my pocket fiddling with the change all day. Dang return line at walmart takes forever. The top of TRUST is partially cut off. It was night so I couldn't use sunlight instead of flash from the camera. LIBERTY and WE are touching the edge. His head is about to touch the top. I don't really collect coins at all. The ones I thought would be worth money are worth face value. Thanks for any help.
Since he was originally interested in the reverse and apparently didn't notice anything odd about it, I would guess it was normal. That would make this a severely Mis-Aligned Die, not an off-center strike. Still an error, and still worth something since part of the lettering is off the planchet. They don't make too many of these because when the die is that far off it is slamming into the collar with every strike. They wouldn't let that happen for long, and the die wouldn't last very long either.
Would it be worth taking to a coin shop. I wouldn't sell it, but just to get a price. It is bad when a 116 year old coin is worth less than a 2000 nickel. The 1895 Indian Head we have looks pretty good to be so old. It looks better than most of the wheat pennies.
I haven't seen your Indian Head, obviously, but I would say it'd be worth more than face. Even as a cull, it's worth over 2 cents in copper value. Somebody would probably pay more. More than the nickel? Can't say without photos. Anyway, if you aren't really into coins, what are you metal detecting for? Jewelry? Civil War artifacts?
run, Age does not determine the value of a coin. Value is based on (among other things) rarity, condition, and demand.
I have a few nickels such as those. It will make a nice conversation piece and would be worth a few bucks to a buyer of those error type collectors.
I know just because something is old, doesn't mean it is worth anything. I just figured they aren't super common, turns out they are. I think dad got the indian head as change a while back. I think I have a half dollar worth $2 in silver. Wish I had some gold coins I don't know if any of yall are good at gemstones. I found about 12 carats of raw sapphires at a dig it yourself gem mine thing. it was the most redneck place I have ever been, and I live in the hills of Tennessee. I just like to do anything. There is a creek full of gold in my county. Cokercreek...was the sight of a big gold rush in the early 1800s I think. Found a little bit of gold panning there. As for the metal detector, it was a gift when I was 16. It is a cheapo one from walmart like $100. I managed to find a railroad spike in the middle of the woods. That and the bullet is all I have found that were interesting.
