Three rare coins in your spare change to hold on to this year worth up to $840,000

In the New Year, you should keep an eye out for at least three coins that have the potential to yield significant profits.

It could result in some extra cash, so it might be worthwhile to check your pockets again or look through spare change.

Certain years’ worth of pennies, nickels, dimes, and quarters with particular details or flaws are extremely rare and desirable to collectors.

Three coins that are still in use have sold for a total of $896,600 during the last few years.

To even come across one of them would be really fortunate.

The oldest coin in the collection, arranged chronologically, is a 1938 nickel that sold for $33,600 at auction.

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1. NICKEL (1938)

Since the Denver Mint only struck a small number of the nickel with former President Thomas Jefferson on the obverse side and his residence in Monticello on the reverse, it is not your typical version.

According to the Numismatic Guarantee Company (NGC), many of the rolls that included the nickel at the mint were set aside at the time.

This is because certain coins were retained since the Denver Mint was producing the best quality coins in 1938.

Even though this part of its history makes it more valuable, the 1938-D Jefferson Nickel is still rather common.

If the coin contains “full steps,” which simply refers to the steps leading up to the former President’s home at Monticello, it is quite precious.

Only a small number of the steps are visible on several 1938 nickel copies.

All of them were present in the $33,600 version, which was in perfect condition and received an MS68 grade from the Professional Coin Grading Service (PCGS).

The PCGS offers grading standards ranging from one to 70, where 70 represents nearly flawless grade and one represents severely poor quality.

2. PENNY (1943)

The second piece on our list, the 1943-D Bronze Penny, which sold for $840,000 a few years ago, was graded an MS64.

According to Heritage Auctions, this penny is a “legendary rarity” because of its metal component.

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Due to the lack of copper during World War II wartime activities, most 1943 pennies were constructed of steel plated with zinc.

A 1943 “copper” penny that shouldn’t exist, according to the PCGS, was created because a limited number of pennies struck with the bronze planchet were minted that year, even though the majority were made with steel.

Watch out, for only a handful have ever been discovered.

3. QUARTER (1950)

The final item is a 1950 quarter that sold for $23,000 at an auction in 2007.

It featured a highly unique minting fault in which the coin was inadvertently stamped in the incorrect place and subsequently covered over.

It would have been a fading “S” stamp for San Francisco underneath the more noticeable “D” for Denver stamp to replace it in this instance and the most valuable ones.

The MS66-rated one that sold for $23,000 was likewise worth that amount due to its quality.

If you are unable to locate these three, there are still others that are worth considering.

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A dime from 1968, for example, is still in circulation and could be worthup to $45,600.

Additionally, there is a $15,000 “confusing” cent from 1982.