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Worth noting is that most gold plated "no cents" nickels aren't from the era but rather done way more recently - making them not worth anything special.
The 2 cent piece is also my favorite US "type" coin. I have three of them. One raw in a 2x2 holder, an 1865 (fancy 5) in PCGS XF40BN and a few weeks ago, I bought a really nice 1864 Large Motto in PCGS MS63BN. I love odd denominations. Half cents, 2 cent and 3 cent pieces always grab my attention.
@@LetsTalkCoins09 So! Starting off with the two cent-focused videos: - The Indian Head Cent had only two reverse types, the laurel and oak wreaths. It was not modified from 1860 onwards. - Victor David Brenner designed both sides of the Lincoln cent, not just the reverse. Also that's why his signature is now featured on Lincoln's jacket around 7 o'clock (as opposed to the place you've said it is in). - 1909 VDB is much more common than 1909-S, the former is a decently abundant coin while the latter is a key date even without those initials. - About mintmarks: it's all about mintages. San Francisco usually minted less coins than the other mints but definitely not all S's are valuable. 1919-S is a very common date while, for instance, 1914-D or 1922 no mintmark are very rare. - The 1911-S cent you've showcased is a semi-key date and worth probably around 20$ (which you not mentioning suggests that you didn't know that). The 1912-D which you said is worth "10 cents" is a scarce date too, even cleaned (which yours unfortunately is) it's worth about 10$. So, always check for mintages and market values instead of going by mintmarks. - Speaking of, a lot of coins in those videos are cleaned and I'm not sure if you realise that. The categories of red, brown and red-brown extend only to the original mint luster and don't apply to worn pieces such as those; their reddish colour is a sign of cleaning. - Moving on to the coin show results video, the bronze Indian Head and both wheat cents in your type set are cleaned too. - Breaking coins out of grading slabs is usually not a good idea since it lowers their value. - That 1864 cent you've showed sure does look like the coppernickel type, the best way to check it is by weighing. - Now for this video: you seem to be really uncertain about what you should be calling these coins. They do have a few names but they're more or less interchangeable so you shouln't worry about that. From my experience, these are typically called V nickels ("liberty head nickel" or "liberty head V nickel" are rarely used and mostly in formal conditions) and Barber dimes, quarters and halves. "Liberty head" is, again, not a very commonly used term and I've never encountered "Barber head". Most people just use "Barber". - "E Pluribus Unum" is the official motto of the United States, it means "Out of Many, One". - The rarity of good condition "cents" V nickels depends on the date; in general they're much more abundant than the 1883 "no cents". - The "racketeer" nickels originate from the fact that since the word "cents" was originally absent, some people plated them in gold and passed off as 5 dollar coins. The original specimens are very rare and valuable - as opposed to modern re-plated ones like the one you have almost certainly is. By the way, no idea where the "gold rush" part came from. - The unplated one is definitely not an UNC since it has some wear on the curls below the "LIBERTY". I'd grade it XF40 myself. - The 1909-S half dollar is a common date. Only the cent from this year and mint is rare. - In your list of mints you didn't mention Charlotte (C mintmark) and Dahlonega (D, not to be confused with Denver). For the grading opinions: - The 1906 dime is an XF in my opinion, it has too much wear for an AU. - The 1904 quarter is horribly cleaned; AG3 details sound right though. - The 1895-O quarter is easily a Good 6. The distinguishing feature between G4 and G6 is that on the latter the rims should be complete and not expanding into the fields. - The 1909-S half dollar is likely either VG10 or F12 - a G4 would have the worn rim and no letters in "LIBERTY". Also, G5 is not a grade. - The 1912 half is either a G6 or a VG8 in my opinion. Hope all of this helped!
I appreciate your feedback and I find it very useful I am glad you said all of these things as it helps me learn from my mistakes and some things you noticed I didn't such as the cleanings I would also love if you could explain how you can tell if a coin is cleaned so I can inform my viewers if one of my coins is
