Hello all! I am new to this but I am very eager to learn. I recently bought $10 worth of pennies at my local bank. 8 of the rolls are ALL 1986 D pennies that look either uncirculated or in very good condition. Is there any value to these or an error that I should be looking for?
Hi Zach - yes, there is some value in that. It's fun to find Uncirculated coins during a CRH event. It happens from time-to-time, so keep your eyes open for those occasions. There are folks that collect roll sets for a various design/denomination. You can set those aside and use them to trade up for things that you want. Keep one for yourself and parley the rest. Or keep them all. It's up to you. Look up current values on the gray sheets at your local coin shop. That's what you would pay for a roll. But buyers will only offer you a fraction of the value. Most LCS's won't even consider buying them. But roll collectors will pay a small premium. Have a look on eBay and see what folks sold them for.
1986 D is a better date cent by the roll, especially if uncirculated. They can go for up to $30.00 per roll.
That's pretty high. I see a 10 roll set sold for $135 on eBay, so $13.50 a roll. I'm actually surprised at that purchase price. I recently acquired a bunch of early LMC rolls for a little over face...they were on their way to the bank when I intervened.
I've seen LMC 1962D, 1963D, and 1964 D for $1.35 per roll and these are a fun, cheap way to look for RPM's and die clashes.
I got 8 rolls of 63D's to search. No 62Ds in this bunch, but a few rolls of 61Ds. And several Philly rolls for DDs. All Unc. There are a number of RPMs for 1986D. In high grade, they could be a worthy coin.
I can't think of any specific mint error known for that year.. But every year has some kind of minor mint error or variety. You just need to know what to look for. There is no such thing as.. "In 2007 there were no errors or varieties to be found"
