US Coin Values
Series-by-series value guides built on one honest rule: common coins get real (modest) numbers, silver gets a live melt floor, and the dates that actually change your life get flagged for authentication instead of guessed at. Start with your series, or let the checker walk you there.
Series guides
Wheat Penny ValuesWheat penny values by date: most are worth 5–50 cents, but a dozen dates change everything.$2 Bill Values2 dollar bill values: 1976 and newer trade near face, red seal 1953/1963 notes carry small premiums, and stars or fancy serials add more.Kennedy Half Dollar ValuesKennedy half dollar values by year: 1964 is 90% silver, 1965–1970 are 40%, 1971+ clad trade near face.Buffalo Nickel ValuesBuffalo nickel values: dateless coins trade for pennies, dated commons for $1–5, and keys like the 1937-D three-legged run to serious money.Susan B. Anthony Dollar ValueSusan B.Sacagawea Dollar ValueSacagawea golden dollar value: face value in circulation, with two famous exceptions — the 2000-P Cheerios variety and the Goodacre presentation strikes.Indian Head Penny ValuesIndian head penny values by date: commons run $1–8 circulated, 1870s dates and the 1877 key far more.Silver Certificate ValuesSilver certificate dollar values: 1935 and 1957 blue seals trade at $1.Eisenhower Dollar ValueIke dollar values: clad circulation strikes trade near $1–2; 40% silver S-mint issues carry melt floors and collector premiums.Morgan & Peace Dollar ValuesMorgan and Peace silver dollar values: every one has a live melt floor, common dates trade modestly above it, and the key-date list moves coins to four figures.
Specific dates people ask about
1943 Steel Penny ValueHow much is a 1943 steel penny worth? Most: 10 cents to $1 circulated, $2–12 uncirculated.1943 Copper Penny ValueThe 1943 copper penny is a six-figure rarity with roughly two dozen known.1944 Wheat Penny Value1944 wheat penny value: the highest-mintage wheat cent trades for 5–15 cents circulated.1945 Wheat Penny Value1945 wheat penny value by condition: 5–15 cents circulated, a few dollars uncirculated, with no major rarities — and that's the honest answer.1909-S VDB Penny Value1909-S VDB penny value: 484,000 minted, $700+ even well worn, four figures uncirculated.1955 Doubled Die Penny ValueThe 1955 doubled die obverse: dramatic naked-eye doubling, roughly 20–24k released, $1,000+ even worn.1964 Penny Value1964 penny value: billions minted, worth 1–3 cents in change and a bit more uncirculated — plus the copper content angle and the SMS rarity.1976 $2 Bill Value1976 two dollar bill value: circulated notes are worth $2, crisp ones $2.Red Seal $2 Bill ValueRed seal two dollar bills (United States Notes): 1953 and 1963 trade at $4–10 circulated, 1928 series higher.1957 Silver Certificate Value1957 silver certificate $1 value: $1.1935 Silver Certificate Value1935 silver certificate value: the longest-running $1 blue seal trades at $1.1921 Silver Dollar Value1921 silver dollar value: two different coins share the date.1922 Silver Dollar Value1922 Peace dollar value: the most common Peace dollar rides its melt floor — worth real money at today's silver price.1964 Kennedy Half Dollar Value1964 Kennedy half value: the only 90% silver Kennedy, mass-saved from day one.1936 Buffalo Nickel Value1936 buffalo nickel value: the most common buffalo, $1–4 circulated, $20–40 uncirculated.2000-P Sacagawea Dollar Value2000-P Sacagawea value: over 767 million made — worth $1.
Melt floors live here
Every silver-coin page on this site links its live melt floor — the metal value that no honest offer goes below. For the pure metal math, the coin melt calculator covers all US silver and gold coinage at today's spot price.