At one time, the materials used to make coins were more reflective of their actual value, but along the way that changed, like with the penny, which started being made from a 97.5 % zinc core with ...

The 1940s version of this penny is 95% copper, 5% tin and 5% zinc. ... Just over 9 million of these half-dollar coins were minted. Those graded 68+ are valued at around $45,000.

The half-cent had a short life, as currency goes. It was only produced by the U.S. Mint from 1793 to 1857. The coins featured the head of a nameless “Miss Liberty” (one of the few females on ...

Ironically, the other mainstream coins are primarily made from copper, with roughly 75% content for nickels and more than 90% for dimes, quarters and half dollars.

The rims on U.S. dimes, quarters, half dollars and some dollar coins are called reeded edges. ... The following March, it produced its first batch of circulating coins - 11,178 copper pennies.

The surest way to send people shuffling through their loose change jars is to spread the word about a seemingly average coin selling for around half-a-million dollars. That’s what happened a few ...

The dime was displayed at a coin show in Tampa, Florida before being sold in an online auction on October 27, where it fetched more than half a million dollars. Show comments.

If you have a collection of coins sitting around your home, you may want to double-check their value. Three sisters in Ohio just sold a rare dime for $506,250 during an online auction. The mother ...