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Expert: - 4/11/2008


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Is this 5 cent piece worth anything to a collector or should I ask this question in another 18 years? Thank you

Robin Dinsmore

Answer
It depends on a lot of things.  If there's no mint mark on the reverse below the buffalo on the bottom (either a "D" or "S") then the coin is worth anywhere from $0.50 to a few bucks or more depending on condition.  A "D" mint could be worth 10 times as much and the "S" mint anywhere from 20 times to a 100 times as much.  Condition is everything.  This also assumes that the coin is problem free (no distractions) and unmessed with (i.e. never cleaned, etc.).

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Bruce Goldstein

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I specialize in U.S. three-cent nickels, but also close behind them are U.S. two-cent pieces, three-cent silver, and twenty cent pieces. Also, I have a bit of experience in the area of U.S. Early Proofs (19th century). However, I can possibly assist in most questions regarding U.S. Type coins.

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I have read virtually everything I can find in print on the areas of U.S. 2-3-20 cent pieces. I have written articles on three-cent coins and Early Proofs published (or will be published) in Coin World.

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ANA

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Coin World

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MS in Mathematical Physics ANA Advanced Grading and Problem Coins seminar

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