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Can someone tell me what the main key date coins are?
- Thread starter traviswells
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A few that I consider the big three to get you started. Go out and buy a Red Book. A must have for anyone in this hobby.
First 1909S VDB Wheat Cent
Second 1916D Mercury Dime
Third 1877 IH Cent
Honorable Mention 1921D Walking Liberty Half or 1932D and S Washington Quarters
These are coins anyone with a thousand or two in his pocket can own in decent condition. There are so many more. Some involve errors such as double die or overstuck dates and mintmarks. I picked these 5 or 6 because I collect small cents, dimes, quarters, and halves and I own one of each except for an 1877 IH. Key and semi-key date coins in fine or better condition are a pretty decent investment. I bought a roll of mixed 1921 and 1921D mercury dimes for 15 bucks a piece a while back and I can sell them for 50-100 easily now. In better grades much more.
Chris
First 1909S VDB Wheat Cent
Second 1916D Mercury Dime
Third 1877 IH Cent
Honorable Mention 1921D Walking Liberty Half or 1932D and S Washington Quarters
These are coins anyone with a thousand or two in his pocket can own in decent condition. There are so many more. Some involve errors such as double die or overstuck dates and mintmarks. I picked these 5 or 6 because I collect small cents, dimes, quarters, and halves and I own one of each except for an 1877 IH. Key and semi-key date coins in fine or better condition are a pretty decent investment. I bought a roll of mixed 1921 and 1921D mercury dimes for 15 bucks a piece a while back and I can sell them for 50-100 easily now. In better grades much more.
Chris
Uncle Willy
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Yeah, like how many grains of sand are in the Sahara Desert. 
Bill
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traviswells
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sorry i didn't know there were so many, or that that was a dumb question.
I use this website of PCGS's Price Guide to get a general sense of the value of any particular U.S. coin. Obviously given that if the grade is equal between any 2 same type coins the 'rarer' coin of any type will be the more valuable/costlier one.
http://www.pcgs.com/prices/
http://www.pcgs.com/prices/