Coin guides, one question at a time
Practical guides to old coins and banknotes: what they are, what the metal in them is worth, and how to tell a common piece from a scarce one.
1978 quarter no mint mark: value, where the mark goes, and the error list
A 1978 quarter with no mint mark is from Philadelphia and worth 25 cents worn. Where the mark sits, grade prices to $1,500, and the one error that sold.
1984 quarter errors: the list, the values, and what actually sold
No 1984 quarter variety is catalogued; documented error sales ran $27 to $432. The error list with prices, value by grade, and the myths answered.
How much is a 2 dollar bill worth? Usually just $2
Most $2 bills are worth face value. The series, seals, star notes, serials and misprints that change that, with dated sales.
Quarter with no mint mark: what it means and what it's worth, year by year
A quarter with no mint mark is from Philadelphia, or from 1965 to 1967. Worn it is 25 cents, or silver value before 1965. Value by year, where the mark sits.
Susan B. Anthony dollar value: which ones are worth more
Most Susan B. Anthony dollars are worth face. The Wide Rim 1979-P, the 1981 coins and Type 2 proofs bring more: NGC guide figures and dated sales.
1973 half dollar errors: the list, the sales, the myths
Two catalogued 1973 Kennedy half varieties, both Denver, and the error sales that reached $10,800. Mintages, grade prices and what a worn one is worth.
1978 D penny errors: what's catalogued and what sold
Over 4.28 billion 1978-D cents were made and NGC lists no variety. Documented error sales ran $99 to $384. Grade values, two minor dies, myths.
1965 quarter no mint mark: why every one is blank, and the silver exception
Every 1965 coin lacks a mint mark, by law, and a worn quarter is worth 25 cents. The one that sells for thousands is on a silver blank, and a scale finds it.
1966 quarter no mint mark: the law, and what it's worth
Why does a 1966 quarter have no mint mark, and is that worth anything? The 1965 law behind the blank, the grade prices and the few sales on record.
1967 quarter no mint mark: what it's worth, and the glassy one from a set
A 1967 quarter has no mint mark because the law banned them, and a worn one is worth 25 cents. The set coin, the single real error, and the price slide.
1974 half dollar value, no mint mark: fifty cents, unless it never circulated
Your 1974 Kennedy half has no letter under the neck. That means Philadelphia, it means no silver, and a worn one is worth fifty cents.
1974 quarter no mint mark: where it's from, what it's worth
A 1974 quarter with no mint mark was struck in Philadelphia, and if it is worn it is worth 25 cents. Mintages, grade prices and the errors that sold.
1976 quarter no mint mark: the blank Bicentennial quarter
No letter beside Washington on your 1776-1976 quarter? It came from Philadelphia or West Point, a worn one carries no premium, and it is not silver.
1944 wheat penny with no mint mark: what it's worth
No mint mark means Philadelphia, which struck 1.4 billion of them, so a worn one is worth cents. The 1944 cent that sells for six figures is grey.
1946 nickel with no mint mark: worth five cents, with one exception
Your 1946 nickel has nothing beside Monticello. That is the normal Philadelphia coin, worth five cents worn, and here is the one 1946 that is not.
1977 penny no mint mark: what it's worth
A 1977 cent with no letter under the date is one of nearly four and a half billion. What it's worth, and which 1970s cents are worth pulling out instead.
1977 quarter no mint mark: what it's worth, and which errors are real
Nothing beside Washington's head on a 1977 quarter, and a video promising thousands. What the blank means, and the 1977 errors with real sales behind them.
1982 penny no mint mark: copper or zinc, large or small date
Two metals and two date sizes in one year. How to weigh a 1982 cent, which combinations exist without a mint mark, and where the expensive one really is.
Nickel with no mint mark: where the letter should be, and what yours is worth
Your nickel has no letter beside Monticello or under the date. What that means, what a worn one is worth, and the four wartime years Philadelphia marked them.
Penny with no mint mark: what it means, year by year
Your cent has no letter under the date. That is the normal Philadelphia coin, not a rare error. What each year is made of, and what a worn one is worth.
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