Some coins in circulation worth more than face value
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Some coins in circulation worth more than face value
Posted: 2:43 AM Nov 22, 2008
Last Updated: 2:45 AM Nov 22, 2008
Reporter: Nick Bona
Email Address: Nick...@wvlt-tv.com
KNOXVILLE (WVLT) - It might be worth the time
to start taking a look at all the loose change
you come across.
With the Coinage Act of 1965, congress
eliminated silver from all circulating dimes
and quarters. Even though it's rare today,
it's still possible to come across those
coins minted more than 44 years ago. If
you do find one, you should know it is 90
percent silver and worth more than seven
times its face value.
Half dollar coins were also made of 90 percent
silver up until the coin act, which reduced
their silver content to 40 percent before
eliminating it in 1970. Nickel's minted
from mid-1942 through 1945 contained 35
percent silver.
If you don't come across any coins containing
a precious metal, you can also keep your eyes
peeled for recently circulated coins with
flaws. There are a handful of examples of
flawed coins that are the result of problems
with the die used to mint the "50 State
Quarters."
A few thousand Wisconsin quarters were
printed in 2004 with die errors, causing
several variations to occur to the leaf
attached to the ear of corn shown on the
back. If you find one with a leaf mistake,
it can be worth between $65 and $300.
Two different die errors have also increased
the value of Kansas quarters from 2005. One
flaw caused the "T" to not be included in
the motto "In God We Trust." The other rare
error turned the bison on the back of the
quarter into a humpback.
You can find out if any of your change is
worth more than its face value by visiting
a local coin shop.
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