A COIN expert has shared the exact details to look for in a dollar coin that can make it highly valuable.
If you own the rare coin, you can win up to $21,600.
The popular TikTok page Treasure Town (@treasuretown) shares coins to watch that are worth a pretty penny.
On a video Starting in April, the coin expert revealed the one dollar coin worth thousands.
He advised his followers to keep their eyes peeled for a 1977 silver Eisenhower dollar coin.
“This dollar is extremely rare and also very valuable,” the TikToker began.
He featured one such coin that sold for $21,600 in May 2021.
The expert noted that the 1977 silver Eisenhower dollar coin is one of America’s top 100 modern coins.
WHY SO VALUABLE?
The coin fanatic explained why the 1977 Eisenhower coin boasted such a high price.
He noted that Eisenhower dollars were hit from 1971 to 1978.
They were the first major dollar coin since the U.S. Mint stopped producing the peace dollar in 1935.
There were also plans to produce a dollar coin in 1964, but these coins were never officially released and were later melted down.
The TikToker noted that most of Eisenhower’s coins were minted from copper and nickel, the same composition coins are made from today.
However, for America’s 200th birthday celebration in 1976, the Mint produced numerous Eisenhower coins with 40% silver.
These silver coins can be identified by their silver edge, which lacks the copper band seen on plated coins.
They also weigh a little more than standard coated Eisenhower dollars.
He shared that the 1977 Eisenhower coin is rare due to an error at the Mint.
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Some silver planchets from Bicentennial production remained and were struck with 1977 dies rather than the 1976 Bicentennial dies.
It is believed that there are about 20 of these 1977 silver Eisenhower dollar coins in existence.
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