Best coins in your pocket, worth cash

Hello. Can anyone list a few coins you could find in some spare change? Are there any new error coins just announced? Again, thanks for the help. I appreciate it greatly.

 

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Sorry for not making much sense. Just updated the question

 

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Check out www.doubleddie.com. John Wexler is always posting new finds plus you will find all you need there to start your search for errors and varieties. Click on the blue link I provided.

 

Hey @Ethan Knight welcome to CoinTalk. Coin collecting is not a gateway to sudden wealth (contrary to what YouTube sez). There are some coins out there worth a few bucks, but those tend to be error coins and are hard to both find and determine. Stick around awhile and read some in the Error Coins forum. The ones that come to mind are the CAM (close AM) and WAM (wide AM) errors, google them. Do you collect anything else at this time?

 

Yes! I have been collecting State Park quarters, and finished collecting the state quarters years ago. I figured that this would be a great hobby to keep and I felt like it was time to advance a few levels. Yes, I have been watching many YouTube videos and they do make it look easy to find coins. In reality, it's a lot more complicated than that. I hope to be able to continue this hobby for years to come! "Good things come to those who wait"!

 

If you find a washington quarter in your pocket change they are generally worth 25 cents.

Other than that you'll have to sign up for extreme maniac mania and learn all about coins and the minting process and then errors to understand how to identify them.

 

Please, block yourself from ever watching YouTube coin videos again, or at least until you learn more about your new hobby. I'm not trying to be mean here, but only offering friendly advice.

 

I understand. No offense taken!

 

I commend you on completing the state quarters (I still haven't). Take the YouTube videos with caution. They have enthusiasm, but for building their clicks. If you don't have one, get a Red Book (A Guide Book Of United States Coins - Yeoman) and have a few enjoyable hours. Pay little attention to the prices listed.

 

Would the best choice be to order a new version on amazon? This is the link I just found.. https://www.amazon.com/Guide-Book-United-States-Coins/dp/0794845061

 

Best advice? Don't put a whole lot of time or effort into finding coins in your pocket change that are worth more than face value. Modern varieties are not widely collected, and even if you do find one you won't be able to sell it for much of a premium. Finding them is very hard and very uncommon - but demand for them is even less.

If you are interested in getting a bit deeper into collecting, buy the Red Book as mentioned before, buy my book linked below to learn how to grade, and figure out a series that you enjoy collecting. If you really are serious about errors or varieties, I suggest you buy the CherryPicker's Guide to Die Varieties - but spend a very large amount of time studying how coins are made, how errors and varieties are made, and understand what they look like and how to identify them. You could look through dozens of rolls of coins and not find a single thing, especially if you aren't familiar with what you are looking for.

 

Excellent question...a new one is not worth much more than one a couple of years old. Remember the new one you buy will be two years old in two years. The prices in them aren't based much in reality since they only come out once a year. You don't want to get too old, but I would say within the last two years.

 

The 2019 version is out now, but you don't really need the newest edition. The 2018 will be cheaper. And, I highly recommend the Spiral Bound version - it's by far the easiest to use.

 

So maybe a 2016 or a 2010 book would be ok?

 

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That's the one, but you do not really need a brand new edition. You could pick up a copy of last years edition cheaper. The guide prices are not always reflective of current pricing. The new editions are made up a year in advance of publication so they are already outdated before they are printed. You might also consider a subscription to Numismatic News. There is an updated price guide once a month for all U.S. coins. A sub costs around $30-$35.00. All the latest news plus news of any new error finds when they are discovered. A lot of history about old U.S. coins also.

 

2018 would be fine, or 2017. If you're buying it new, and intend to use it for a while, stick with the past couple of years. Especially if you are focused more on recent coinage (pocket change, as you mentioned) - the older books won't have much info on the more recent stuff that you are likely to find.

 

Stay newer than 2010, I would suggest 2016 or 17

 

If you want to make the most of searching everyday coins you're going to first need to learn. Unfortunately there's simply isn't any list of likely date/mint finds that someone without knowledge can use to "strike it rich with pocket change" (avoid said book as if the plague - its garbage not worth the paper it's printed on).

In today's world the chances of finding a non-variety worth decent (or even very modest) money is exceedingly slim, is a big reason why so many search for varieties and/or errors, and is what brings us back to the learning part. I'm certainly not suggesting you don't bother searching, but only that you take a wise approach while acknowledging the fact you've much to learn to make the most of your searches. This will take time and will likely be frustrating, but soon it will start to make sense and when you find that first variety it'll be very rewarding.

Tommy kindly provided you with an excellent link, but be sure to first learn about how dies and coins are made before diving into the variety info. This forum is a great place to learn and I'm glad you came here (especially after YouTube). There are many members more than willing to help as long as you do your part. Don't be put off if you come across a thread where it appears we're being mean to someone new; oftentimes there's either a history or the person is playing games (believe it or not this happens a lot). The greater point is that this is a two-way street, but if serious there probably isn't a better place online to be. Welcome, Ethan.