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Error Coins, Rare Coins, And Varieties – Interested in rare U.S. coins? Here, our coin experts are sharing their best tips for finding rare coins, error coins, and mistakes! See how to tell a rare coin from a fake one, current rare coin values, which rare coins can be found in circulation, and how many rare coins actually exist. Plus, how to tell a damaged coin that’s worth very little apart from an error coin that’s worth a lot of money! Everything you want to know about rare pennies, nickels, dimes, quarters, half-dollars, and dollar coins.

Have a silver penny? You're very lucky if it's a 1943 steel penny! But if it's not, here's how to tell what kind of silver penny you have. See if it's a rare silver penny, a silver penny error, or just an altered coin that has been plated.

Here are the rarest wheat pennies, along with the prices and values for these rare Lincoln wheat pennies.

Take a look at 9 of the most popular and rarest U.S. coins that collectors go crazy over. See why each coin is so rare and how much it's worth.

While there is no single answer that defines the 'best coins to collect' (because everyone has a different opinion as to the best coins worth holding onto), here are some ideas and opinions from others who collect coins. See which coins they've chosen to collect and why. Hint: They're NOT all rare U.S. coins!

Here are the 5 categories of valuable coins you should be looking for.

There's a detail on this 1969 nickel that helped this coin sell for more than $33,000.

Some 1969 nickels are worth a lot of money! Here’s what to look for on your 1969 nickels - How to tell if you have a 1969 nickel worth thousands of dollars.

The rare, valuable 1975-D High D Jefferson nickel error can be worth more than $1,000.

There's a rare & valuable 1975 nickel error worth up to $1,000 that involves the "D" mintmark. Here's what to look for! (Plus, see ALL 1975 nickel values.)

Several types of common Mint error coins are pictured here.

The Ultimate listing of U.S. Mint error coins: Common error coins + Rare error coins + Coin errors by denomination.

There's a 1999 Georgia quarter error worth $10,000! Here's what to look for on the Georgia state quarter, plus how much other Georgia quarters are worth.