Old 50’s penn’s 0

[Sergi]

I have a question, 1950 thru 1960’s small cents, im MS conduction, what is the value 

[Lem E]

Hello, and welcome to the forum. Your question is very vague and difficult to answer without some additional information. I am going to assume we are talking about U.S. Lincoln Wheat / Memorial Cents. if not, the rest of this is pretty well out the window. Some dates and mints can be worth more than others, it just depends on what you have. I am no Lincoln expert but, I think common raw unc examples sell anywhere from .50 cents to a few bucks depending on the condition and color. Other semi key and key dates can be worth more. I would recommend picking up a copy of A GUIDE BOOK OF UNITED STATES COINS (AKA THE RED BOOK) published by Whitman. It is a very handy guide for beginners to see info like mintages, general information, and even the correct sizing of coins as the pictures in the book are actual size of the coins. There is a price guide but, the prices are often out of date and should only be used loosely as a ballpark type of figure. If you have questions about a particular coin, feel free to post clear, cropped pics of the coin in question. If you have multiple coins, please only post one coin per thread. If you post several different coins in the same thread, it makes it difficult for the members figure out which coin people are talking about. There is a very informative thread pinned at the top of the newbie forum on the best way to post your coins and questions. (link below) There is a lot of education and knowledge to be had here if you want to learn about coins. Hope to see some of your coins soon. 

 

Edited February 22, 2023 by Lem E
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[Sandon]

   Welcome to the NGC chat board.

   With few exceptions, cents from the 1950's and 60's even in mint state (uncirculated) condition were saved in roll and mint bag quantities and are only worth at retail a few cents to a few dollars each. The exceptions would be for the 1955 doubled die cent, which shows dramatic doubling at an even level on all of its obverse letters and numbers and is valuable in all circulated and uncirculated grades, and pieces in extremely high uncirculated grades (MS 67RD or higher) as determined by a reputable grading service such as NGC or PCGS, with full original mint color, and essentially devoid of marks, scratches, fingerprints, spots, or any discoloration or other defects.  Even most coins taken from untouched rolls and mint bags do not qualify for such grades, and it takes a great deal of experience to determine which ones might justify the substantial cost of sending them to a grading service. 

   If you are interested in becoming a coin collector, you will need resources such as the "Red Book" referred to by @Lem E.  You can find out about some of them and where to obtain them by referring to the following topic on this forum:

 

Edited February 22, 2023 by Sandon
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[powermad5000]

Very vague question.....assuming the same that you are asking about Lincoln Wheat and Lincoln Memorial cents there are a few key varieties spanning that date window. The 1955 DDO being the highest valued, but there is also a 1969 S DDO which can command some premium dollars as it is not easily found. In order to get higher dollar values across that span I agree with Sandon that the grades need to be at the top end of the MS spectrum. Due to high mintage numbers, even MS 66 specimens won't command any huge premiums.

You question could have easily been answered by looking into any book form or online price guides.

[VKurtB]

Look carefully at price guides with values for uncirculated cents. The actual prices WILL BE OFF, but the the prices RELATIVE TO EACH OTHER will be informative. You will quickly be able to identify the better dates. 

[GBrad]

I'm sorry (not really), but I often wonder why a member (a new member at that) fails to have the common courtesy of replying, to their own post, to the very helpful and insightful professional advice given by experts (of course, that is, unless there was an emergency or something of the such for the member). Especially after THREE days later from posting their question?  🤷 Demmit...... there I go thinking out-loud again...... sorry... (not really, again).

[J P M]

On 2/25/2023 at 10:58 PM, GBrad said:

I'm sorry (not really), but I often wonder why a member (a new member at that) fails to have the common courtesy of replying, to their own post, to the very helpful and insightful professional advice given by experts (of course, that is, unless there was an emergency or something of the such for the member). Especially after THREE days later from posting their question?  🤷 Demmit...... there I go thinking out-loud again...... sorry... (not really, again).

We have had a lot of Bot post lately Greg. There written wording is getting better and it is hard to tell what is a bot and what is not.