By Arlenys Tabare
Nov 28, 2024, 3:50 PM EST
Although many coins and bills that usually cost a fortune on the auction market go unnoticed by the common citizen, These pieces are highly sought after by collectors who can easily recognize them just by looking at them.
There are key characteristics that allow a numismatic expert to identify a currency, mainly there are those imperfect due to minting, but also its relationship with a commemorative event or its historical importance.
In the case of the Jefferson five-cent coins, you can see details in their production that increase their value in the market and here we mention 5 of these pieces and their prices:
Currency of Jefferson 1938-D
According to Heritage Auctions in 2022 during an auction this coin made in Denver in 1930 sold for $33,600 dollars, what makes it so valuable are the details of the steps at Monticello that appear on the reverse.
Jefferson Coin 1964
According to experts, there are only 20 to 50 copies of this coin, which is why in 2016 it sold for $32,900, according to Heritage Auctions. These pieces have a special value because they were test coins for the dies.
Jefferson Coin 1940-1938
Few coins have such noticeable imperfections, but especially this one from 1940 has a stamp from 1938 since the wrong die had been used on the reverse. Because of that error in the die, a copy in perfect condition was sold in 2011 for $28,750 dollars. .
Jefferson Coin 1939-1940
In 2014, according to Heritage Auctions, a 1939 example with a 1940 reverse sold for up to $23,500. These errors are not as common, but they make these coins worth more on the auction market.
1962 Jefferson Coin
According to experts, most of the dies with which these coins were minted had wear and tear, so finding pieces in good condition and uncirculated is very rare, so much so that one copy sold for up to $21,150 dollars in 2013.
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