i have a 1922 wheat penny there is no ment mark on it i would say it would rate a very fine condition the coin is real nice just some coller darkness from circulation and the other coin is 1936 buffolow nickel its in poor condition alot of ware on it no ment mark i would be greatful iff some one could help with what they might be worth and maybe tell me where i can buy a coin pricing guide thanks thedog
The Buff nickel would be worth less than $1 I think.... Can you post photos of both coins... The 1922-P cent might be a fake but if it is not a fake it could be worth a nice little bit of $$. Speedy
The 1922-P cent might be a fake but if it is not a fake it could be worth a nice little bit of $$. No Philly minted cents were made in 1922. The 1922 plain is from a Denver minted coin with no mint mark. The mintmark may be weak if viewed through a good loupe. Some grading companies will specify a difference between the 22D, 22 weak D and 22plain. Even if it is a weak D it will still bring a good return compared to face value. I would not get my hopes up until I had somebody authenticate it. A lot of 22D have had the mintmark removed. 10-15 dollars for a weak D still is not bad compared to other wheaties prices. A true 22 plain will push $500 if it is real. Unless you get it slabbed you will have a hard time finding a buyer.
Hi there dog. Welcome to the forum. For U.S. coins, go to just about any coin store, book store, or hobby store and pick up the inexpensive Guide Book of United States Coins, aka the Red Book. Your nearest public library probably has one too. Warning: Use the Red Book strictly as a ballpark guide, to separate the valuable and worthless from the rest. The closest thing to a reliable price guide is Coin Dealer News, a weekly publication that's pretty pricey if you aren't in the retail coin business. For world coins the Standard Catalog of World Coins (usually referred to as "Krause"), in four telephone book-sized volumes covering 1601-present, is the most commonly used reference. The 20th/21st Century volume is published annually, the others at 3-4 year intervals. Most libraries have at least the modern volume, although not always the most current one. It's even less authoritative than the Red Book, and the only reliable way to price world coins is by analysis of completed auctions. Dealer ads in major coin publications are another method, but frequently confusing. I've seen high grade unclrculated 1964 Japanese ¥1,000 Tokyo Olympics commems (Krause "value" $50) advertised in the same publication at prices from $20-75.
