steel pennies

As an aside...he has a daily little column/random notes section on the ANR website:

http://www.anrcoins.com/davesnotes.aspx

Anything he writes is worth a read, IMHO.

 

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posted by jody526
There were nearly 3 billion nickels dated 1964 minted. The mintage was spread out over a couple of years, due to the 1964 date freeze.
So far, I believe this is the highest mintage number of any nickel.
Right now, only uncirculated examples are commanding any kind of premium.
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does this mean that the 1964 nickel is the least rare of all nickels?

 

yeah, it pretty much is. Rarity depends on the number of pieces available. Since 1964 are found EVERYWHERE and the mintage was very high, they are the least rare.

 

what do you think is the least rare penny?

 

i'd say the 1982 cent series as a whole. Although there were many varieties made, a whole lot of them were made

 

im trying to find Lincoln Memorial Reverse the rare date of 1972 and all i get is 1971 or 1973

 

thats strange

i had no trouble finding 1972s. the only memorial cents I have trouble with are some of the san francisco mint ones.

 

1972s are very easy to find. ask your bank for a roll of coins or just ask for the coin.

 

whats the value

 

are you looking for 1972 double dies??

i tried, but I couldnt find one of those things

 

whats that look like?

 

yes the double dates

 

the value of a 1972 in less than UNC condition is only a cent, but UNC specimens can get up to 40 cents (in CH UNC)

the double dies are worth 325 dollars in ch. unc

 

i dont know

 

when i looked for double die 1972s, I didnt find a single one, but I did find a very nice capped die 1972

that should bring around a fairly good premium (in was in extra fine condition)

 

what dose capped die mean/

 

well, basically, double dies are coins that have look like they have been "stamped" or coined two times. If you look at the date on a double die, it will look like another date (of the same date) is nearly on top of the original

theyre easy to distingish, especially with a loupe.

 

a capped die is a coin that looks like there is a circular, fat piece of metal on teh outside of the coin. They sometimes resemble bottle caps

 

that makes sense.

THANKS CHEVY