How much is a 1965 US coin worth?

Answer 1

For cents, nickels, dimes, and quarters: unless there is something special about it, it will be worth face value. 1965 half dollars are 40% silver so they're worth about $2.50 as of early 2009.

Answer 2

If it's in its original packaging, about $8 or $9.

Special Mint Sets were issued as partial substitutes for Proof Sets during the first 3 years of the transition from silver to clad coinage. SMS coins were of higher quality than regular circulation coins but were not polished and specially struck like Proofs.

Officially the Mint said they wanted to free up coin presses to help meet the demand for clad coins as silver was withdrawn, but there was suspicion that they did not have the technology to strike proofs in clad metal because it's much harder than silver.

Answer 3

You are asking about a 1965 Silver Dollar from Canada (KM#64.1). The coin is 36mm in diameter, weighs 23.3276 grams and is 80% silver, giving it an ASW (Actual Silver Weight) of 0.600 troy ounces. The obverse (front) has a portrait of Queen Elizabeth the Second and the words "Elizabeth II D - G - REGINA" (partially abbreviated Latin for "Elizabeth the Second, By the Grace of God, Queen"). The reverse (back) of the coin bears an image of two natives in a canoe in front of an island (the so-called "Voyageur") with "CANADA" above the image and "1965" and "DOLLAR" below it. 10,768,569 such coins were produced in 1965.

According to the Standard Catalog of World Coins, the coin is in most cases worth little more than its silver value (about US$10.71 with silver at US$17.85 as of May 4, 2010), with a numismatic premium of a dollar or two for particulary nice uncirculated specimans.

The exception to this lies in the fact that there are 3 sizes of beads just inside the rim of the coin (small, medium and large) and two versions of the "5" in the date (pointed and blunt). The combination of medium beads and a pointed "5" can be worth US$15-$40 in uncirculated condition. It is, however, very difficult for the casual observer to identify which size bead a given coin has, especially without a couple of examples to compare against. (One indication is that, with medium beads, the upright on the right side of the "N" in "REGINA" points directly to a bead, while it points between beads for both the large and small bead variety.)

Answer 4

Not a whole lot, most of the value for an average 1965 special mint set comes from the 40% silver half dollar. A full set might sell for $4-6 depending on the demand. However, if your coins are exceptionally well struck with a cameo finish, they could be worth much more, however these coins are the exceptions, and average struck coins are the rule.

Answer 5

The U.S. did not make proof sets in 1965-67. "Special Mint Sets", which contained high-quality circulation coins, were issued instead. Currently a 1965 SMS might retail for $5 or $6.

Answer 6

Currently around 53 dollars. These are made of 90% silver.

Answer 7

Current price = 1.11 * spot price for silver/oz.

Answer 8

A 1963 uncirculated mint set is worth...$50.................A 1963 Proof set is worth about $30