A COIN worth thousands could be sitting in your spare change.
Not only is it from a notable year, but it contains one of the rarest errors American cents can have.
Pennies, nickels, dimes, and quarters from a variety of years that contain a unique history or minting errors have sold for hundreds of thousands to millions of dollars at auction.
Uniqueness directly correlates to worth when it comes to coins, and the United States Mint has produced some special additions, whether by accident or on purpose, since it made the first circulating cents in 1793.
While things first began in Philadelphia, the US Mint has five other locations around the country today: Fort Knox, Denver, San Francisco, Washington DC, and West Point.
The Mints make coins with two types of “strikes,” either business or proof.
Business struck coins meant for circulation to be used in American commerce.
Proofs are crafted to be collected, typically containing a shinier surface and having more detail.
A proof quarter from 2000 is one to watch out for if you want to make some serious cash.
It’s actually not even a quarter, as it was supposed to be a one-dollar coin featuring Sacagawea.
MULE MIXUP
They were only struck at the Philadelphia mint in the summer of 1999, with 39 made as a test.
Only 12 versions currently reside in Fort Knox.
Somewhere along the way, the planchets used to make the Sacagawea golden one-dollar coin and those for a standard quarter from 2000 were mixed up, creating what’s called a “mule” error on one specific coin that sold for a whopping $88,125 in 2013, per Heritage Auctions.
The reverse (tails) side of the gold coin contained what it was supposed to: the “ONE DOLLAR” across the bottom, “E Pluribus Unum,” and an American Eagle.
Except, on the obverse (heads) side of the coin, there was the quarter strike with former President George Washington and a small “P” stamp for the Philadelphia Mint.
That’s a classic “mule” error, which is essentially mismatching heads and tails sides from other coins.
Rare coins
You may be holding something valuable in your wallet. Check out these articles on rare coins to see if you may have a treasure hidden deep in your pockets.
Rare Lincoln penny sells for $201 This buffalo nickel sold for $1,165 1971 Eisenhower silver coin sells for $264,000 Lincoln double die obverse penny sells for $2,000 Half cent sells for $3,383 Rare nickel sells for $1,956 on eBay 1889 CC Morgan Silver dollar coin sells for $1,850 Lincoln 1992 penny can be worth up to $25,000 Standing Liberty quarter sells for $565 Lincoln coin minted in 2020 sells for $525This has happened before with Lincoln pennies, where the tails side contains the strike for a Roosevelt dime.
Those go for thousands at auction as well.
QUALITY PRESERVED
So not only did the “mule” error make the 2000-P Sacagawea Dollar valuable, but it was also in great shape.
The Professional Coin Grading Service (PCGS) awarded it a Mint State (MS) 66.
For reference, the Grading Standards scale goes from one to 70, so a 66 means it’s in very good condition with few scratches or fading.
Americans should also remain aware of other coins they could find lying around that are worth some serious money.
A Lincoln penny with three crucial letters on the back is worth $94,000, for example.
There’s even a Liberty nickel that went for $4.5 million, partially due to its “glittering” surface.
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