| There are many resources that can help coin | | | | |
| collectors, old or new, in determining the | | | | If by luck you happen to get one of these as |
| value and worth of the coins they have. | | | | a change, the value is more than a dollar and |
| | | | proof Susan B. Anthony dollars command even |
| There are books out, "The Red Book" (A Guide | | | | more. They are not easy to fine as they are |
| Book of US Coins), "The Blue Book" (A | | | | not usually being circulated. |
| Handbook of US Coins), as well as coin | | | | |
| newsletters and catalogues available at any | | | | Quarters, dollars and halves - the |
| public or private library, coin dealers/shops | | | | bicentennial kind |
| anywhere in the US. There are also online | | | | |
| guides for the prices of US coins available | | | | There were billions of these coins made out, |
| on the web, specifically the NumisMedia site. | | | | and because there are so many of them, their |
| | | | worth is usually just face value. There are |
| For a synopsis of the price of each coin, the | | | | coin dealers however who pay ten percent of |
| following are the basic values of each cent, | | | | the face value as premium for circulated |
| penny, or dime in the market. | | | | bicentennial coins, and a few dollars more |
| | | | for those that are uncirculated. |
| The United States wheat-cent, the circulated | | | | |
| ones | | | | A freak coin |
| | | | |
| The price of these coins made prior to 1958, | | | | Believe it or not, there are two-headed coins |
| or those that are dated 1940, are currently | | | | out there. Basically, these are coins with |
| being purchased by coin dealers for two cents | | | | two different designs on each face. These |
| each, or less. Those made before 1940 | | | | coins were made in error and mistake was not |
| command a much higher price - from a few more | | | | discoverer until the year 2000. This type of |
| cents to a few dollars. | | | | coins is usually called "mules". In 1999, it |
| | | | was found that a cent with Lincoln's face on |
| The silver-dollars | | | | one side and Roosevelt's dime image on the |
| | | | other existed. |
| Silver-dollars from the US, especially those | | | | |
| made before 1935, have almost an ounce of | | | | It you find a coin of this it must be taken |
| silver in them. These coins are the | | | | to a legitimate coin dealer and assessed to |
| favorites of coin collectors and could be | | | | determine if is genuine. If so, this coin |
| sold for more than their actual value in | | | | could be put up for auction and command a few |
| silver if they are undamaged or not worn | | | | dollars more. |
| severely. | | | | |
| | | | It is therefore true that a coin is basically |
| The dollars of Susan B. Anthony | | | | worth more than meets the eye. |