Gold Eagle Six-pence (half-piece)
You think the rarest would be when they made some of the first US quarters in our history.
1867
The rarest regular-issue wheat cents are 1914-D, with retail prices (as of early 2009) in the $2000+ range for uncirculated specimens. The rarest error wheat cents are 1943-S coins accidentally struck on bronze planchets intended for 1942 coins. Uncirculated ones have sold for over $150,000.
The coins are Jefferson nickels. Both dates are 35% silver coins. Circulated coins are $1.75-$2.25 depending on condition.
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The 1916-D is the rarest with a mintage of only 264,000 coins.
Cointrackers tracks the most valuable coins in the world as well as giving up to date prices for silver. The rarest coin they track is a 1913 Liberty Head Nickel, of which just five were made.
The National Numismatic Collection is held at the Simthsonian Institution and is the largest in North America. It has some of the rarest US coins ever made. The collection can be viewed on line at there web site.
You think the rarest would be when they made some of the first US quarters in our history.
20 quarters
No US $5.00 coins exist dated 1934.
No US 5 cent coins were made in 1922
1867
No, the five dollar half-eagle gold coin is not the world's rarest coin. There are many coins that are rarer due to factors like limited mintages, historical significance, or unique characteristics. Some examples of rare coins include the 1933 Double Eagle gold coin and the 1794 Flowing Hair silver dollar.
Hmmmm. This is a trick question, huh. The two US coins that total fifty-five cents are a fifty-cent piece and a five-cent piece. The fifty-cent piece is the one that is not a nickel.
Some continental coins were made of pewter, others of bronze or silver. The 1776 "continental currency" (dollar) is one of the rarest US coins and many were made from pewter, consequently suffering from corrosion of the tin.
The rarest regular-issue wheat cents are 1914-D, with retail prices (as of early 2009) in the $2000+ range for uncirculated specimens. The rarest error wheat cents are 1943-S coins accidentally struck on bronze planchets intended for 1942 coins. Uncirculated ones have sold for over $150,000.