very rare coins

[britgirl]

Why is in god we trust on my 1922 silver dollar spelt in god we trVst? has to be a goverment mint mistake? What is this worth and the 1878 we have is spely correctly Why is the 1915 siver dime head facing differently from a 1930 silver dime? and why is a 1964 silver dollar facing differntly from a 1955 silver dollar? Could someone refresh my memory on what year kennedy got killed because I thought they quit making silver in 1964, and we have a 1969 silver fifty cent piece with kennedy on it. If anybody could give us information on this quarter we would really appreciate it as we are not sure of the date or much else. We have plenty more coins but would really like to know about these and what they are worth!!

 

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[hollowpointred]

the V in the word trust is really a U. something to do with Latin i think. as far as the portraits facing either left or right, in American coinage there are many different designs and some face right, others left. it all depends on which coin you are talking about. take the half cent for instance. from 1793 the bust was facing left. then in 1794 til 1808 it was facing right. then in 1809 the whole design changed again and the bust was facing left. American coins did change from silver to clad in 64 with the exception of halfs and dollars which still contained some silver until 70. they still ocasionally make silver coins as proofs even today. it can be confusing. maybe a book on american coins could better explain some of this stuff..........oh and your quarter is called a standing liberty quarter.minted from 1916 to 1930. notice the "V" in place of a "U" on this one as well. it was common for these coins to have the date wear off of them like this. a design flaw you might say.

 

[britgirl]

the V in the word trust is really a U. something to do with Latin i think. as far as the portraits facing either left or right, in American coinage there are many different designs and some face right, others left. it all depends on which coin you are talking about. take the half cent for instance. from 1793 the bust was facing left. then in 1794 til 1808 it was facing right. then in 1809 the whole design changed again and the bust was facing left. American coins did change from silver to clad in 64 with the exception of halfs and dollars which still contained some silver until 70. they still ocasionally make silver coins as proofs even today. it can be confusing. maybe a book on american coins could better explain some of this stuff..........oh and your quarter is called a standing liberty quarter.minted from 1916 to 1930. notice the "V" in place of a "U" on this one as well. it was common for these coins to have the date wear off of them like this. a design flaw you might say.

If they quit making silver coins in 1964 can anyone refresh my memory on what year kennedy was killed we got a 1969 silver quarter. Are the pictures faceing the other way because they were not presidents? The 1915 silver dime is faceing right and the 1911, all others are facing left, why is this? Anyone have any idea of value? I am lost to know why they used a V even if it was latin then just after that used a U? So they knew how to spell it yes we are coin dumb!! LOL

 

[cillosis]

A little about the Peace Dollar:

http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_the_value_of_a_1922_Peace_dollar

The Kennedy Half Dollar was 90% silver until 1964. Due to hoarding they lowered the silver content to 40% from 1965 to 1969. After that, they were struck without silver. Kennedy was assassinated in 1963 BTW.

About the head facing issue, this may clear some things up:

http://money.howstuffworks.com/question775.htm

The quarter is a "Standing Liberty" quarter produced 1916-1930. Read more here:

http://www.coinfacts.com/quarter_do..._quarters/standing_liberty_quarter_dolla.html

 

[fiatboy]

Before World War II, and even a little afterwards, V was used in place of U in formal writing. It was considered very formal, and sometimes you'll see old buildings that have their names spelled with a V instead of a U. Like "MVSEVM." The two letters have been used interchangeably under different spelling rules over the centuries. The most well-known example in the complex U-V history was the practice of using U in the middle of a word, and V at the beginning. "I haue an olde farthing I just vnearthed." Elizabethan writers, especially Spenser, were notorious for adhering to the strict U-V rules of the day. Old alphabets sometimes had V preceeding U, and things were pretty much confusing from the Middle Ages until the 1700's. I don't know for sure, but I imagine that Samuel Johnson helped to standardize the spelling of using V for a consonant sound, and U for a vowel sound.

The direction which the effigy of Lady Liberty faces usually alternates with each new coin design. The precedent was established by the British Royal Mint, which alternates the direction of the King or Queen with each subsequent monarch. If history holds true, the next King of England will face the opposite direction of the current Queen. In more recent times, the Mint has allowed this practice to become a secondary consideration when designing new coins.

Kennedy was assassinated in November, 1963. In 1964 he appeared on the half dollar. 1964 was the last year that halves, quarters, and dimes were made of 90% silver. In 1965, quarters and dimes were made with a copper-nickel sandwich, but the half dollars continued to be made of silver---40% silver, not 90%---until 1970, after which the composition was changed to copper-nickel.

The V was used to stand for 5. Basic Roman Numerals. Nothing else. J, U, W were not part of the original Latin alphabet. Roman Numerals predate and have nothing to do with the U-V confusion.

Interestingly, the first V-cents didn't have the word "cents" anywhere on the coin, just a V. Some bright people started to gold plate the coins, and pass them off as 5 dollar gold pieces---although ostensibly, they claimed they were just gold-plated 5 cents. There was no way to prosecute them, because they never claimed the coins were anything but a nickel, and that it was the fault of the merchant for giving them incorrect change. In other words, buy something that costs $0.01, pay with a gold-plated V-nickel, receive $4.99 in change at the fault of the cashier. The poor merchant was understandably a victim of his ignorance and trusting the con men. Very quickly, the Mint put the words "cents" underneath the V. And since that coin, Roman Numerals have not been used on U.S. coins to identify denomination.

 

[fiatboy]

(And am I the only one who thinks that on the Seated Liberty coins, Lady Liberty looks a lot like Britannia?

"Rule Britannia! Britannia rule the waves....." )

Condition is the most important factor when determining the value of coins. Next is what the metal is. You have some silver, and by looking at the conditions (it's hard to tell by a photo), I'd guess they're worth about 90% of the values listed on www.coinflation.com, which tells the theoretical values of coins based upon their metallic makeup. The prices on that site are not real-world buy/sell prices, but usually somewhere in the middle.

 

[diggummup]

we got a 1969 silver quarter.

Do you mean quarter or half dollar?

 

[Mackaydon]

During the American Revolution, Columbia (Liberty) became the goddess protecting America against Britannia, the goddess of Great Britain.
Source: http://www.tpot.org/BibleGuys/BG2005/Nov2005/TheWorshipOfLadyLiberty.shtml

 

[Mackaydon]

Kennedy's death in '63 had nothing to do with Kennedy 'clad' halves first appearing in '65.
"When Congress opted to eliminate silver from the dime and quarter beginning in 1965, it reached a compromise with the half dollar: Its silver content, while greatly reduced overall, was placed almost entirely at the coin's surface by bonding three strips of metal, the innermost one being primarily copper. These "silver-clad" pieces were coined from 1965 through 1970."
Source:
http://www.coinresource.com/guide/photograde/pg_50cKennedy.htm

The first Kennedy half (in 1964) contained .36+ ounces of silver; later dates (65-70) contained about 0.15 ounces of silver.

 

[fiatboy]

Kennedy's death in '63 had nothing to do with Kennedy 'clad' halves first appearing in '65.

The first Kennedy half (in 1964) contained .36+ ounces of silver; later dates (65-70) contained about 0.15 ounces of silver.

Good point and good point.

 

[Texas Coin Hunter]

That was the type font that was use when the peace dollar was used.

david

 

[Kawau]

Found interesting information on U.S. silver coins (rather new site but the info is ok) - http://www.dig4coins.com/

 

[cwdigger]

Go to the ANA website www.money.org or google the "greysheet" when you find there website you can request this months issue for free or you can sign up for greysheet as a subcription.

HH