This is a 1954-S Jefferson nickel that features the S mintmark punched over a D mintmark. It is one of the key varieties in the Jefferson nickel series and is listed in the Cherrypicker’s Guide as FS 5c-033. This coin is in Fine condition is a Stage B coin and was found in a solid […]

This coin was found while searching through a solid-date roll purchased on eBay. Showing split serifs as a result of the second mintmark being punched too far to the west it is listed as CONECA RPM-006, WRPM-006 in John Wexler’s listings and 1952D-1MM-006 on the Coppercoins website. In this condition the coin is worth approximately […]

This 1940-S Lincoln cent shows a very nice retained cud on the reverse. This happens when a portion of the die breaks off during striking, resulting in the metal flowing into the space where the broken die portion was. These are not too often found in the wild and in this case it was found […]

In what has been called one of the highest prices ever paid for a gold coin, a rare Brasher Doubloon recently traded hands for $7.4 million. Minted by Ephraim Brasher, this coin is the only one known with the designer’s initials “EB” punched on the eagle’s breast. Five other examples all have the mark on […]

This is a very nice example of a 1939 Jefferson nickel featuring a quadruple-die reverse. It is listed as FS# 802 (old 022.5) in The Cherrypicker’s Guide and DDR-002 in the CONECA files. This coin was found in a solid-date roll purchased on eBay and grades Extremely Fine. It carries a value between $50-$60 in […]