Hello, While roll searching today i pulled up an 1986 D and a 1983 P in an ok condition. For some reason, my red book (2008) said they were worth something, so i put it aside. Can anyone tell me what these coins are worth? I will post pictures in a second. Thanks
I have the same question with the 1983-P. I found one in my collection in really good condition. My 2011 Red Book says it is worth over $50! However I looked on eBay and they sell from $3-$8 in Gem condition (which mine is). Slabbed they are worth more however.
You must understand that any "value" of a circulated example is determined by those who wrongly believe that since higher grades are desired, lower ones are also. This is your market. IMO, unless it is UNC, it is worth a quarter. UNC examples rightfully demand a premium.
There were no US Mint Sets produced in 1982 and 1983 and relatively few WQs were saved in rolls or from circulation during this time period. Therefore, the 1982 and 1983 P-and D-coins are somewhat scarce when compared with other coins in the clad WQ series. Truly gem pieces are worth decent money in part because of the lower survivorship of MS pieces and in part because the quality control for the coins during this time period is rather low and the coins do not measure up to previous standards. I am not certain why the 1986-D WQ would be worth more, though the 1986 US Mint Sets were sold at perhaps 75% of the numbers of similar years.
You got it. The 1986 mint set was the lowest mintage clad set until the 1995 and 97 sets. It "snuck up" on people and when it was realized the price shot up and has stayed up. This makes it expensive to cut the coins out of the set for your collection.
