There Are 9 Rare Coins That Can Make You Rich

9 Rare Coins: If you have ever begun coin collecting, you have most certainly searched for values of specialty; perhaps use ones that are still active. This means that enthusiasts in the domain can easily discover other such coins up for sale, and depending on the popularity of the particular type of coin, you might make some very good profits.

List of 9 Rare Coins

Below are some coins from Professional Coin Grading Services that have been stated to be worth a pretty sum.

1967 Kennedy Half Dollar

Auction record: $6,995

This particular coin is somewhat unique because of the lack of a mint mark; the U.S. Mint intentionally omitted mint marks on all circulating coins between 1965 and 1967 with the intention of discouraging coin saving and hence hoarding. The Mint has been in the production of these half-dollars since 1964, after they were designed to commemorate the late President John F. Kennedy.

1925-S Lincoln Penny

Auction record: $54,625

This San Francisco wheat cent is much sought by coin collectors because the 1925-S pennies are one of the most valuable dates and mints in the series.

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1932-D Washington Quarter

Auction record: $143,750

This commemorative quarter was produced by the U. S. Mint in celebration of the 200th anniversary of Washington’s birthday. This particular design was eventually to become very familiar across the globe and persisted until the Mint issued the 50 state quarters in 1999.

1943-S Jefferson Nickel

Auction record: $9,000

This nickel is from the war nickels, which have silver; it was manufactured between 1942 and 1945. The circulation coin has over 100 million mints, and many have been preserved by collectors.

1909-S VDB Penny

Auction record: $168,000

This type of Lincoln penny is particularly famous owing to the astounding story behind it. This coin was designed by Victor David Brenner, who placed his whole name in small letters, as other designers of the coins of that era did. Two letters of the phrase were changed by Mint engraver Barber himself—VDB—to represent the initials of the designer, Vaughan Beare. However, the reporters of such newspapers appreciated the fact that the designer was using the penny for his advertisement for free. This led to employees at the mint eradicating the initials from the round when the next round was minted. Only 484,000 VDB coins were produced.

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1983 1C Doubled Die Reverse Penny

Auction record: $7,050

This particular unique coin can fetch over $7,000 through an auction because it is considered a souvenir owing to the absence of a mintmark. It is also quite apparent that there is no marking on the face side of the coin to show where it was minted or produced.

This one has been given the name ‘doubled die reverse’ by coin enthusiasts owing to the fact that the stamping tool would fall in the wrong position, making a double impression. Out of 7.7 billion pennies, this particular type of mint error occurred only 5000 times in 1983.

1968 No S Roosevelt Dime

Auction record: $40,250

This rare coin was sold for as much as $40,000 in 2008. What makes this dime so special is that it was the first proof coin to emerge from the mint, struck without the inclusion of the S mint mark by error. The described error was reported to have been detected by the San Francisco Mint before the start of circulation.

1916 Doubled Die Buffalo Nickel

Auction record: $281,750

Collectors consider this piece to be extremely valuable due to the die variety, which presents a doubled 1916 date on the coin. It is apparently valued at thousands of dollars, should one be found in any state of functioning. The series was designed by James Earle Fraser and was produced between 1913 and 1938.

1944-D Lincoln Penny

Auction record: $115,000

This super rare penny was sold for six figures because only the two dates come with the material of zinc-coated steel. You should note that there are a lot more of the first created in 1943, while the second is from 1944. Because 1944 was the year of the return of copper to the Lincoln Wheat Penny, the steel version is actually quite a rarity. Although it is known that a mistake was made in which there were 1943 steel planchets and a few 1944 coins made out of steel,.

There are claims that only 30 1944 steel cents are in circulation and, thus, this makes them so expensive at auctions.

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