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How to find rare coins?

Visit your local bank and ask for a few coin rolls. Many collectors highly suggest utilizing this resource for finding rare coins. Often times the coin rolls contain error coins, silver coins, old, and other miscellaneous valuable coins.

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We’ve all heard stories about unsuspecting collectors finding rare coins in their pocket change and the windfall that follows. Ever wonder how you too can have the same experience? Bellevue Rare Coins has compiled five tips to help you increase your chances of spotting valuable coins hiding in circulation.

1. Keep your eyes wide open (error coins)

Coins made incorrectly by the United States Mint may at times be worth only a few dollars above face value but some like off-metal errors, for example, can have demand higher price tags. Keep your eyes peeled for coins such as these because that quarter could land you up to a few thousand dollars!

2. Old coins are like a fine wine

And like wine, the older the coin is, the more valuable it becomes. The one exception to this rule however, is if the coin is as common as a 1971 penny. Not brand new but there tend to still be many in circulation. If one couples the “old” with “rare”, the chances of finding a valuable coin increases. Familiarize yourself with older, rare coins to get more out of your rare coin search.

3. Double down with Double Dies

Doubled die coins are rare in general but do have a tendency to find their way into circulation. At times the doubling of the design is very apparent, other times not. Train your eye to spot these doubled dies in rare form for they have been known to command high payouts.

4. Silver and Gold

While it’s next to impossible for one to find a gold coin in circulation, it is not altogether impossible. The chances of finding a silver coin in circulation are undeniably higher but collectors must know what they are looking for. Becoming acquainted with silver coins will be of tremendous help but ultimately, be prepared to devote a great deal of time and energy into finding rare silver coins in your pocket change.

5. Coin roll, please!

Visit your local bank and ask for a few coin rolls. Many collectors highly suggest utilizing this resource for finding rare coins. Often times the coin rolls contain error coins, silver coins, old, and other miscellaneous valuable coins. It is also one of the cheapest routes to take when beginning a coin collection as the banks can only charge you face value for the coins and you can later return the unwanted coinage. Do you have questions about rare coins that could be hiding in your pocket change or piggy bank? Visit one of our coin experts at any one of our four Bellevue Rare Coins locations. Did you enjoy this read? Try This One Of A Kind World War II Penny Is Worth More Than You Think Since 1979, Bellevue Rare Coins has been a trusted, family-owned business serving the Greater Seattle Area with locations in Bellevue, Lynnwood, Issaquah, and West Seattle. Specializing in gold, silver, diamond, and jewelry purchasing, in addition to dealing in rare coins. We now offer a vast selection of fine, vintage and custom designed jewelry. Visit anyone of our four friendly locations for the best deals selling or buying. Do you like this Post? Share it on Twitter or like it on Facebook .

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What is the rarest penny to have?

A penny from 1909 was the star of the show. It is, in fact, considered one of the rarest and most highly valued pennies in existence, made to celebrate the centennial of Abraham Lincoln's birth and inscribed with the initials of its designer, Victor D. Brenner.

According to Time Magazine, the cost to produce a single penny in the United States in 2009 was 1.4 cents. Since then, that cost has almost certainly increased—but to nowhere near the price achieved this week by the California-based Great Collections auction house, which sold ten rare 100-year-old rare pennies for a gargantuan $1.1 million. “The ten pennies were specially struck proof coins made for collectors by the United States Mint in Philadelphia in the early years of the Lincoln cents,” the auction house explained in a statement. “All are still in pristine, mint red condition and sold for a combined total of $1,113,174.” A penny from 1909 was the star of the show. It is, in fact, considered one of the rarest and most highly valued pennies in existence, made to celebrate the centennial of Abraham Lincoln’s birth and inscribed with the initials of its designer, Victor D. Brenner. It sold for $365,000. Four other pennies from 1909 and 1915 each sold for more than $100,000 each, the auction house said. Though its recently experienced a slowdown, the market for rare coins and currency, a.k.a. numismatics, has been on something of a tear in recent years. In June 2021, a1933 Double Eagle formerly owned by shoe designer Stuart Weitzman sold for $18.9 million at Sotheby’s, setting a world record for a coin.

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