Top five coins worth between $9,000 and $144,000 - do you have one in your spare change?

July 2024 ยท 3 minute read

PENNIES, quarters, and other coins have a lot more value than you think, and some could be worth as much as $144,000.

Some of the most valuable coins are mule error coins because of how rare they are.

A TikTok influencer, thecoinchannel, also known as Eric Miller, showed five different kinds of mule error coins that are worth thousands of dollars.

A mule is a coin struck from mismatched dies.

"Every coin I show you in this video is going to be worth a minimum of $9,000," Miller said.

Miller also captioned his video: "These are called MULE error. Where they are minted on wrong coins. Everything in this [video] has been certified and sold."

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1. 2000 Lincoln Cent New Hampshire state quarter - $9,400

First, Miller showed a penny that was struck on a quarter, and its value was exponentially more.

"This is a 2000 penny that was struck on a New Hampshire quarter sold for $9,400," he said.

2. 1999 Lincoln Cent - $138,000

"Next is this 1999 Penny. On the back of the coin...if you look near 'UNITED,' you'll see letters from a different coin that's not supposed to be there.

"This is estimated at $50,000 and up," he said.

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The edge of the coin should have some letters imprinted on them, so it can be easily identifiable.

Miller showed another 1999 Penny with the reverse of a dime, and it was sold for $138,000.

3. 2001 Denver penny with a Roosevelt Dime Reverse - $78,000

"Next we have a 2001 Denver penny, but the reverse is a Roosevelt dime. Sold this year for $78,000," he continued.

The coin is a copper-nickel coin, and it is one of the rarest coins as mismatched dies do not occur very often.

4. Washington Quarter Obverse with Sacagawea Reverse - $144,000

"This quarter got struck on the Sacagawea $1, sold for $144,000," Miller emphasized.

This mule coin was a state quarter and the brand new Sacagawea dollar struck together.

5. Sacagawea dollar minted on presidential dollar - $84,000

"Finally this Sacagawea dollar got minted on a presidential dollar," Miller said.

This error that paired a Sacagawea Dollar obverse with a Presidential Dollar reverse was struck in 2014 at the Denver Mint.

The coins are found on the Professional Coin Grading Service (PCGS).

PCGS is a coin grading and authentication company.

Other rare coins

There are other rare coins such as as the 1982 dime without a mint mark above the year, which routinely sells in the hundreds on eBay.

Another valuable error dime with a blank detail could be worth more than $7,000.

It was a dime minted onto a penny planchet.

In terms of key dates, one with the year 1916 and a specific letter mark could be worth up to $200,000.

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Your quarters half dollarspennies and nickels could be valuable too.

For more related news, a coin expert found a penny worth $1,000 by doing one of three things.

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