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| Values of US coins | Values of more coins like British coins | |
| About Grading Coins (by Tom Becker) |
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| german | PP = polierte Platte | ST = Stempelglanz | VZ = vorzüglich | SS = sehr schön | S = schön | S.G.E.= sehr gut erhalten | G.E.= gut erhalten | gering erhalten |
| english | PRF = Proof | UNC = Uncirculated | XF = Extremely fine | VF = Very fine | F = Fine | VG = Very good | G = Good | PR = Poor |
| french | FB = Flan Bruni | FDC = Fleur de coin | SUP = Superbe | TTB = Très très beau | TB = Très beau | B = Beau | TBC = Très bien conservée | BC = bien conservée |
A very good grading guide for your coins is: The Official Guide to Coin Grading and Counterfeit Detection
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AMERICAN ADJECTIVAL GRADE |
AMERICAN NUMERICAL GRADE | GERMAN EQUIVALENT |
| GOOD | G-4 to G-6 | G.E.= gut erhalten |
| VERY GOOD | VG-7 to VG-11 | S.G.E.= sehr gut erhalten |
| FINE | F-12 to F-19 | S = schön |
| VERY FINE | VF-20 to VF-39 | SS = sehr schön |
| EXTREMELY FINE | EF-40 to EF-49 | VZ = vorzüglich |
| ABOUT UNCIRCULATED | AU-50 to AU-59 | fast stempelglanz or "VZ-ST" |
| UNCIRCULATED | MS-60 to MS-62 | bankfrisch
or "BF" or UNZ = unzirkuliert |
| CHOICE UNCIRCULATED | MS-63 | Stempelglanz or "ST" |
| SELECT UNCIRCULATED | MS-64 | |
| GEM UNCIRCULATED | MS-65 to MS-66 | Erstabschlag or "EA" |
| SUPERB UNCIRCULATED | MS-67 to MS-70 |
| Proof coins are produced through a special process involving
specially selected, highly polished planchets and dies. The result is a coin with mirrorlike surfaces. |
Proof state quarter. Note the mirrorlike surface of this coin! |
A Mint Mark is a letter or a marking that shows us in which city the coin
was struck.
Normally it is one letter:
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Here you see the mintmark G of a German 5 Mark coin |
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This is the mintmark O for New Orleans of an old US silver dollar |
| Mintmark | Mint | Time of Coining |
| A | Berlin | since 1850 |
| B | Hannover | 1866 -1878 |
| C | Frankfurt | 1866 - 1879 |
| D | München = Munich | until today |
| E | Dresden | 1872 - 1887 |
| E | Muldenhütte | 1887 - 1953 |
| F | Stuttgart | since 1872 |
| G | Karlsruhe | since 1872 |
| H | Darmstadt | 1872 - 1882 |
| J | Hamburg | since 1873 |
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| C | Charlotte N.C. (1838-61) | ||||
| CC | Carson City (1870-93) | ||||
| D | Dahlonega, Ga. (1838-61), Denver (1906 - present) | ||||
| O | New Orleans (1838-1909) | ||||
| P or without mintmark | Philadelphia (1793 - present) | ||||
| S | San Francisco (1854 - present) | ||||
| W | West Point, N.Y. (1984 - present) | ||||
| without mintmark | Philadelphia | ||||
| Over Mint Mark D/S | D/S means that a new
mintmark (D) was engraved over an old (S) on the planchet. This over mint mark is also called D over S. The D looks a little bit damaged. It is not so easy to see: Example of three D/S nickels and one 1944 D/S penny:
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| Half Cents
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Liberty Cap: 1793 - 1797, these coins are
expensive Draped Bust: 1800 - 1808 Classic Head: 1809 - 1836 Braided Hair: 1840 - 1857
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| Large Cents
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Flowing Hair: 1793, these coins are very
expensive Liberty Cap: 1793 - 1796, these coins are expensive Draped Bust: 1796 - 1807 Classic Head: 1808 - 1814 Coronet: 1816 - 1836 Braided Hair: 1837 - 1857 |
Small Cents Indian Head Penny |
Flying Eagle: 1856 - 1858 Indian Head: 1859 - 1909 Lincoln: since 1909 |
| Two-Cents
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Two Cents 1864 - 1873 |
| Three-Cents
Nickel Three Cent |
1851 - 1873, Silver 1865 - 1889, Nickel |
| Half Dimes = 5 Cents, Silver
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1794 - 1873, Silver
Flowin Hair: 1794 - 1795
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| Nickel five-cent
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Shield: 1866 - 1883 Liberty: 1883 - 1913 Buffalo: 1913 - 1938 Jefferson: since 1938 |
| Dimes = 10 Cents This is a "Mercury", the designer was Adolph A. Weinman |
Draped Brust: 1796 - 1807 Liberty Cap: 1809 - 1837 Seated Liberty: 1837 - 1891 Barber: 1892 - 1916 Mercury: 1916 - 1945 Roosevelt: since 1946, silver until 1964 |
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1875 - 1878
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| Quarters = 25 Cents
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Draped Brust: 1796 - 1807 Liberty Cap: 1809 - 1838 Seated Liberty: 1838 - 1856, 1856 -1874, 1875 - 1891 Barber: 1892 - 1916 Standing Liberty: 1916 - 1930 Washington: since 1932 silver 1932- 1964 / nickel 1964 - 1998 State Quarters |
| Half Dollars = 50 Cents
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Flowing Hair: 1794 - 1795, expensive Draped Brust: 1796 - 1807, expensive Liberty Cap / Bust Half: 1807 - 1839 Seated Liberty: 1839 - 1853, 1854 - 1874, 1875 - 1891 Barber: 1892 - 1915 Walking Liberty: 1916 - 1947 Franklin: 1948 - 1963 Kennedy: since 1964, silver until 1964 40 % silver composition |
| Dollars
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Flowing Hair: 1794 - 1795, expensive Draped Brust: 1795 - 1804, expensive Gobrecht: 1836 - 1839, very expensive Seated Liberty: 1840 - 1873 Trade: 1873- 1885 Morgan: 1878 - 1921 Peace: 1921 - 1935 Eisenhower: 1971 - 1978 Anthony: 1979 - 1981 Sacagawea: since 2000 |
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Liberty Head: 1849 - 1854 Small Indian Head: 1854 - 1856 Large Indian Head: 1856 - 1889 |
| Quarter Eagle = $2.50
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Liberty Cap: 1796 - 1807 Turban Head: 1808 - 1834 Classic Head: 1834 - 1839 Coronet Head: 1840 - 1907 Indian Head: 1907 - 1929 |
| $3
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1854 - 1889 |
| Stella = $4
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Flowing Hair / Coiled Hair 1879 - 1880, extreme expensive (more than 10,000$) Value of 1880 Coiled Hair condition Prf-65: more than 300,000 $ |
| Half Eagle = $5
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Liberty Cap: 1795 - 1807 Turban Head: 1807 - 1812 Capped Head: 1813 - 1834 Classic Head: 1834 - 1838 Coronet Head: 1838 - 1907 Indian Head: 1907 - 1933 |
| Eagle = $10
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Liberty Cap: 1795 - 1804 Coronet Head: 1838 - 1907 Indian Head: 1907 - 1933 |
| Double Eagle = $20
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Coronet Head: 1849 - 1907 Saint-Gaudens: 1907 - 1933 |
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