List of Rare Coins You Might Have

True coin collectors are looking for rare coins in great condition.  It is difficult to find coins like that.  They exist, but they are usually very expensive.  We put a list together of the years and mintmarks that are rare for each coin series.  Plenty of older coins exist that are rare, but the coins below are the styles of coins that we see most frequently.  Just because your coin isn't on this list doesn't mean that it is worthless.  This is just the best of the best.  Most coins we deal with aren't super rare; but we still need them!

The mint abbreviations are as follows.  C for Charlotte, CC for Carson City, D for Dahlonega or Denver, P for Philadelphia, S for San Francisco.

Flying Eagle Cent: 1856
Indian Head Penny: 1877
Lincoln Wheat Cent: 1909-S VDB, 1914-D, 1922-D Missing D, 1931-S
Shield Nickel: 1880
Liberty Head Nickel: 1885, 1912-S
Barber Dime: 1894-S, 1895-O
Mercury Dime: 1916-D
Barber Quarter: 1896-S, 1901-S, 1913-S
Standing Liberty Quarter: 1916, 1927-S
Washington Quarter: 1932-D, 1932-S
Barber Half: 1904-S
Walking Liberty Half: 1919-D, 1921-D, 1921-S
Gold One Dollar Coins: 1849-C, 1850-D, 1852-D, 1854-D, 1855-C, 1855-D, 1856-D, 1857-C, 1857-D, 1858-D, 1860-D, 1861-D, 1875
Liberty Head Quarter Eagle: 1840-D, 1841, 1841-D, 1842-C, 1842-D, 1845-O, 1848, 1849-C, 1854-D, 1855-C, 1855-D, 1856-D, 1859-D, 1862-S, 1864, 1865, 1875
Indian Head $2.50 Gold Quarter Eagle: 1911-D
Three Dollars Gold: 1854-D, 1854-O, 1855-S, 1857-S, 1860-S, 1873, 1875, 1876, 1877
Liberty Head $5 Gold Half Eagle: 1839-D, 1840-C, 1847-O, 1850-D, 1861-C, 1861-D, 1861-S, 1862-S, 1863-S, 1870-CC, 1871-CC, 1873-CC, 1874-CC, 1875, 1875-CC, 1875-S, 1876-CC, 1877-CC, 1878-CC
Indian Head $5 Gold Half Eagle: 1909-O, 1929
Liberty Head $10 Gold Eagle: 1838, 1839, 1841-O, 1842-O, 1849-O, 1852-O, 1855-O, 1855-S, 1857-O, 1858, 1858-S, 1859-O, 1859-S, 1860-S, 1861-S, 1862-S, 1863, 1863-S, 1864-S, 1865, 1865-S, 1866, 1867-S, 1869, 1869-S, 1870-CC, 1870-S, 1871-CC, 1871-S, 1872-CC, 1873, 1873-CC, 1874-CC, 1874-S, 1875, 1875-CC, 1876, 1876-CC, 1877-CC, 1878-CC, 1879-CC, 1879-O, 1882-CC, 1883-O
Indian Head $10 Gold Eagle: 1920-S, 1930-S
Liberty Head $20 Gold Double Eagle: 1850-O, 1851-O, 1852-O, 18853/2, 1853-O, 1854-O, 1855-O, 1856-O, 1857-O, 1858-O, 1859, 1859-O, 1860-O, 1861-O, 1866-S, 1866-S, 1870-CC, 1871-CC, 1872-CC, 1873-CC, 1878-CC, 1879-CC, 1879-O, 1881, 1882, 1885, 1885-CC, 1886, 1891, 1891-CC
Saint-Gaudens $20 Gold Double Eagle: 1920-S, 1921, 1927-D, 1927-S, 1930-S, 1931, 1931-D, 1932