Can anyone help me determine the value of this penny? New at collecting coins and thought this penny looked more protruded than others if that makes any sense. Thanks
It's only for face (one cent), unfortunately. The relief and general design changed over time, so this may explain what you addressed. Beyond this, I see nothing else noteworthy. Welcome to the forum!
Thanks! What about this dime? Not sure if this is physical damage to the coin or if its an error during production. Any advice you have for a new collector would be greatly appreciated. Not really sure what I should be looking for to see if a coin is noteworthy. Thanks in advanced!
The dime is just damaged. One bit of advice, a lot of things can happen to a coin to change it's color or damage it. Don't think any little thing that looks slightly different is something significant. Study up on coins and coin production all you can, but use real numismatic resources. Books, coin papers and magazines etc. are good resources, and hang around here and listen to the experienced numismatists. Avoid the flashy videos on YouTube, there is a lot of misinformation there!
Welcome to Coin Talk. Your 1968-S cent looks more protruded than others because it is. What some refer to as high relief. In 1968 the mint redesigned/modified the Dies for 1969 due to some issues they had. Here is a photo that show the difference.
@serepein Here is a great website to understand true Mint Errors and damaged coins - http://www.error-ref.com
The dime is damaged and the cent is also only worth face value, though one has to admit the latter isn't bad for one that's 50 years old, if you found it in circulation.
Hi Dave just more questions than what's worth if you know what I mean. Anyways do collectors look at how a coin looks for example I've notice alot of dd coloration and damage to coins that are worth money is there something else to a coin that makes it more valuable I instead of just dd or part of a coin got's more dd than the other Pat's of the same coin. I've got coins that are so different and errors that have no record on file should I present them to see if anyone might notice a potential of being a high value coin. I'm not asking what there worth cause you have some pretty good answers that Will disfigure a person to not ask any more questions lol.
