Starting from newest to oldest 1 1958 D penny 4 1957 D pennies 5 1956 D pennies 1 1955 D penny 2 1953 D pennies and 1 with nothing at the bottom 2 1952 D pennies 1 1950 D penny and 2 with nothing at the bottom 2 1949 penny with nothing at the bottom 1 1948 D penny 1 1947 S penny 1 1946 penny with nothing at the bottom 1 1945 penny with nothing at the bottom 1 1944 D penny and 1 with nothing at the bottom 2 1942 pennies with nothing at the bottom 2 1940 pennies with nothing at the bottom 1 1939 penny with nothing at the bottom 1 1934 penny with nothing at the bottom 1 1910 penny with nothing at the bottom 1 1910/16/18 penny with nothing at the bottom(cant read last number) And something called a buffalo nickel but with no year date visible [/ATTACH]
Welcome to CT. The cents you have posted are not scarce, and would go for around 2-25 cents. The coins with nothing below the date are from Philadelphia, The D is Denver and the S is San Francisco. The Buffalo Nickel (dateless) is worth 25 cents (maybe).
Welcome to CT. Nothing at the bottom means they were minted in Philadelphia, and just the date will do. D is for Denver and S for San Francisco. It's a good start but unfortunately most are worth .02-.03 maybe a little more for the 1910 and 1918. A no date Buffalo is worth .08 on a good day. Keep Looking, valuable ones do find their way back into circulation on rare occasion. Ed
I also am new to coin collecting and I google each coin to get information. Unfortunately I have not been able to let go of most coins because I'm afraid I've missed something. I have hundreds of half dollars and learn something new every day that makes me feel I may cash in something valuable due to my untrained eye.
It was hard for me to let go of coins that had minimal value but eventually I did and used that money to buy a few coins that I really liked. I'm glad I did. I would much rather have one nice, toned penny than a jar of circulated state quarters. In 1980 or so I found a 1972 that kind of looked like a doubled die but didn't match the picture in the redbook. Years later I found out that there are like 11 different 1972 DDO varieties. In 1957 my dad threw back a 1955 DDO because he didn't know. It happens. Now we have goog. It's easy to look everything up. If you can't find it on goog, it's probably spending money. Spend it on something you like. You can always ask the good folks here if a coin has problems before you buy. Oh, and welcome to CT and coin collecting!!
Looks like a fine start to a collection to me! Welcome to CT. I might suggest you get yourself a copy of the Redbook of US Coins. Invaluable resource for a new collector.
Much as people will poo-poo it, e-bay is a valuable resource for checking value...generally. Don't forget that many e-bayers post worthless stuff for big bucks, that's where checking multiple listings and the above mentioned Red Book come in handy.
