Coins for collectors - Uncirculated British 1964 Half Penny / Halfpenny Coin / Great Britain

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An original patina, generated by the years of “life” of the coin is highly valued by collectors, so you should never clean a coin without consulting an expert since in most cases you will greatly diminish its value. The 1964 penny has the same dimensions and composition as most of the earlier Lincoln Wheat pennies. It measures precisely 19 millimeters across and weighs 3.11 grams. And it’s made of 95 per cent copper and 5 per cent zinc. The top of the coin has the country name, also following the curve of the edge. Beneath it, written on the horizontal, is the Latin motto “E pluribus unum”. The words mean “From the many, one” and honor the creation of the USA from the individual states. Other Features of the 1964 Penny With coins as common as these, priority is given to the most special patinas, so a BN or RB may be undervalued, while an RD makes the coin more expensive because it is so rare in common coins.

If your coin is a bright red color, it will be more valuable than brown or red and brown examples. The most valuable coins have no wear or scratches at all, or only the most trivial flaws. Bronze Pennies weighed just under 10g and measuring slightly under 31mm. The Halfpenny coins weighed 5.67g and measured 25.48mm. Until 1937 the Halfpenny design followed that of the Penny. After this date, on the reverse of half Penny coins, Britannia was replaced with an image of Sir Francis Drake's ship the Golden Hind. If you have a 1964-D Special Mint Set penny, it could be worth a significant amount of money. It is recommended to have the penny authenticated and graded by a professional coin grading service to determine its value. How can you tell if a penny is 1964 SMS?

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Edge: The edge of a 1964 SMS penny will have a square rim, unlike the rounded edge of a regular penny. The most valuable 1964 pennies are special strikes. Only a handful were produced, and they have a different finish to regular or proof pennies. Their appearance is described as “satin finish”, and it’s shinier than regular pennies but less glossy than proofs. All other things being equal, the most valuable copper coins are those graded red. Next in line are red and brown, with brown being the least valuable.

saw the Mint facility at Philadelphia striking a small number of pennies, apparently for Special Mint Sets. As was usual for coin designers, Brenner signed his design. He’d originally intended to add his signature to the obverse, but was told this wasn’t acceptable. So instead, he placed his initials on the reverse – but that led to controversy too.Above Lincoln’s portrait are inscribed the words “In God We Trust”. “Liberty” is inscribed to its left, while the date is on the right. A new design was commissioned from Frank Gasparro. Gasparro, then Assistant Engraver at the Mint. The design showed the Lincoln Memorial in Washington DC. In 1959 U.S Mint decided the 1c coins change its familiar Wheat Reverse to a design commemorating the Lincoln Memorial (more about 1959 Lincoln Cent).

There are also proof coins (list of U.S. Proof Sets with prices), of which almost 4 million were minted, but the rarest of this year’s pennies are undoubtedly the 1964 SMS penny as we will see below. List of most highly-priced 1964 penny errors Coins are graded from 1 to 70. 1 denotes an identifiable coin in poor condition and 70 is a flawless example.They were coinage in two U.S Mints since San Francisco Mint stopped manufacturing these cents in 1955: Frequencies show the percentage of Numista users who own each year or variety among all the users who own this coin. Since some users own several versions, the sum may be greater than 100%. Get this coin There are several characteristics to look for to determine if a penny is a 1964 SMS (Special Mint Set) penny: A lso read: 12 Most Valuable Lincoln Penny Worth Money Features of the 1964 Penny The Obverse of the 1964 Penny In 1811 Bolton supplied The Royal Mint with machinery for a new mint at Tower Hill. Under the Great Recoinage of 1816 this began striking gold and silver coins. It was not until 1825, in the reign of George IV, that it began to mint copper Halfpence coins and Pennies.

They were prepared using specially prepared dies and highly polished planchets, and have a glossy finish and sharp details. And as they were aimed at collectors, all are in uncirculated condition. Further authorisation was granted to Bolton in 1799. This enabled him, in 1806 and 1807, to mint one Penny and two Penny coins with a changed design plus new Halfpence coins. The ship featured on the reverse design, which first appeared on the 1937 halfpenny pattern of Edward VIII, is based on Sir Francis Drake's Golden Hind, in which he became the first Englishman to circumnavigate the globe between 1577 and 1580.The main factor to consider is the quality, as in any other coin, as we will see later, but now let’s talk about the patina. Most 1964 pennies are worth only their face value. And even coins in uncirculated condition are likely to be worth only a few dollars.