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2025 Penny Value: Why the Last Pennies Ever Made May Never Be Worth More Than One Cent
The Last Penny Ever Made? Here's why Most 2025 Pennies May Never Be Worth More Than One Cent For generations, Americans have been tossing pennies into jars, piggy banks or dresser drawers so that one day they may be a valuable collector's item. With the United States Mint stopping the production of the penny, the 2025 penny seems to hold some sort of value. Many residents across the Tri-State have been asking the same question: Should I save all of my 2025 pennies? 2025 - Las

Aaron Rowe
Jun 163 min read


Valuable Coins in Circulation | The Truth About Rare Coins in Pocket Change
There are loads of blogs and YouTube videos claiming you can find valuable coins from circulation. While they all have a shred of truth to them, the likelihood of finding any one of these coins is very small. Although we constantly get phone calls and emails from people thinking that they have an extremely valuable penny or rare 1804 dollar, it seldom turns out. We suspect the interest starts with a TV news report that promotes a story of a recent auction sale of one of t

Aaron Rowe
May 214 min read


So You Think You Have a Million Dollar 1913 Liberty Head Nickel?
1913 Liberty Head Nickel 1913 Buffalo Nickel The 1913 Liberty Head nickel is considered one of the most famous and valuable rare coins in American history. Stories about these legendary nickels regularly surface online whenever one appears at auction, often leading people to search through old coin collections hoping they may have discovered a multi-million-dollar rarity hidden away in a box or drawer. Only five genuine 1913 Liberty Head nickels are known to exist. These coin

Aaron Rowe
May 192 min read


How Much Is My 1776 Quarter Worth?
A day hardly goes by without someone asking about their “1776 quarter.” Many people assume the coin is over 200 years old and potentially worth a fortune simply because of the 1776 date displayed on the front. However, bicentennial quarters were actually minted in 1975 and 1976 to celebrate America’s 200th birthday, which is why the coin shows the dual date “1776–1976.” While most 1776–1976 quarters found in circulation are common copper-nickel clad coins worth face value, th

Aaron Rowe
Dec 27, 20121 min read


Should You Clean Old Coins? Why Cleaning Destroys Value — Tri-State Rare Coins
It breaks my heart when a customer shows me a historic U.S. coin that has been scrubbed to death. While there is nothing that can be done to restore such a coin, we hope to do our part to prevent future coin abuse through this educational blog. Here we show several examples of coins that have been damaged intentionally or through ignorance. In every case their value has been reduced. Our first video clip shows what an unaltered Morgan Silver Dollar in new condition is supp

Aaron Rowe
Nov 11, 20112 min read
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