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<p>[QUOTE="Michael K, post: 3436735, member: 78298"]Basically your coins are worth about .03 cents each and here is why.</p><p>Yes they are in good condition and book retail value may be as high as .15 cents. (The second one with more original mint luster.)</p><p>But they made a ton of these and there really is no market for it.</p><p>It's true if you were to find an MS-68/69 there would be value there. But even coming out the first day from the mint and never circulating, it would still be difficult to find such a coin, much less one that has been out and about for 60 years. The nice one</p><p>was probably in someone's collection for many years as it doesn't seem to have circulated much. Sometimes these get released into circulation by accident. Kids find them and spend them. Other times, people finally realize they aren't worth anything and spend them, or, a non collector ends up with them (after death) doesn't know or care about them and brings them in to the bank.</p><p>The second one I would put in a 2x2 and keep. But there's no real value there.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Michael K, post: 3436735, member: 78298"]Basically your coins are worth about .03 cents each and here is why. Yes they are in good condition and book retail value may be as high as .15 cents. (The second one with more original mint luster.) But they made a ton of these and there really is no market for it. It's true if you were to find an MS-68/69 there would be value there. But even coming out the first day from the mint and never circulating, it would still be difficult to find such a coin, much less one that has been out and about for 60 years. The nice one was probably in someone's collection for many years as it doesn't seem to have circulated much. Sometimes these get released into circulation by accident. Kids find them and spend them. Other times, people finally realize they aren't worth anything and spend them, or, a non collector ends up with them (after death) doesn't know or care about them and brings them in to the bank. The second one I would put in a 2x2 and keep. But there's no real value there.[/QUOTE]
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