Collecting Pennies, Nickels or Dimes isn’t any different than collecting any coin. You always strive to find the best coin you can to add to your collection. Acquiring certified coins helps you by:
1. Ensuring your coin is authentic,
2. Establishing the coins condition.
Once a coins authenticity and condition is established a grade can be determined and priced accordingly. When it comes to buying certified coins there are many third party grading companies who claim to certify coins. There are only 4 who are recognized as being consistent, dependable and trustworthy: PCGS, NGC, ANACS and ICG. And between these four you will find variances. Why? Because grading coins is subjective.
If you're a new numimatist here's a great article: Why Buy Certified Coins (opens in a new window). It can be a little confusing the first time you look at all the coins in all those different holders and they've all got different numbers printed on them. Hopefully the article will help to take a little of the confusion away.
Below is a nice selection of Certified Pennies, Nickels and Dimes. See something that interests you simply click on the link to get all of the details.
Certified Pennies
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 2007-S LINCOLN MEMORIAL PENNY PF 69 RD CERTIFIED NGC  US $9.50 3h 57m See Full Details |
 1998-S 1C Lincoln Memorial Cent PR69DCAM PCGS Certified US $21.996h 7m See Full Details |
 2000-S 1C Lincoln Memorial Cent PR69DCAM PCGS Certified US $19.996h 20m See Full Details |
 1992-D 1993-D LINCOLN CENTSCERTIFIED MS-66 65RD US $.011 Bid 1d 10h 51m See Full Details |
 1997-D LINCOLN CENTNGCCERTIFIED MS-67RD PROOF LIKE US $50.001 Bid 1d 11h 29m See Full Details |
 1972 Double Die Obverse PCGS Certified US $495.001d 13h 6m See Full Details |
 1998 2005-D LINCOLN CENTS BOTH CERTIFIED MS-66RED US $5.504 Bids 1d 23h 46m See Full Details |
 1987 LINCOLN CENT NGC CERTIFIED MS-67 RED US $20.002d 2h 46m See Full Details |
 1988-D LINCOLN CENT NGC CERTIFIED MS-67 RED US $18.002d 3h 10m See Full Details |
Certified Nickels
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 1962 JEFFERSON NICKEL CERTIFIED PCGS MS65 US $50.0047m See Full Details |
 1964-D JEFFERSON 5 CERTIFIED PCGS MS64 US $10.990 Bid 1h 36m See Full Details |
 1987-D JEFFERSON 5 CERTIFIED PCGS MS64 US $4.990 Bid 1h 39m See Full Details |
 1938 D-D ICG CERTIFIED MS 66 BUFFALO NICKEL US $23.004 Bids 10h 27m See Full Details |
 2005P MS66 SMS NGC CERTIFIED OCEANVIEW NICKEL US $4.990 Bid 12h 13m See Full Details |
 1938-D Buffalo Nickel-MS-64 - PCGS Certified US $20.515 Bids 12h 57m See Full Details |
 1992-S PROOF NICKEL NGC CERTIFIED PF69UC US $15.0023h 5m See Full Details |
 1943 D Jefferson Nickel - NGC Certified MS66 - Slabbed US $42.001d 3h 11m See Full Details |
 1943 D Jefferson Nickel - NGC Certified MS65 5FS US $40.001d 3h 16m See Full Details |
Certified Dimes
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 1998-P ROOSEVELT 10 CERTIFIED PCGS MS64 US $5.990 Bid 1h 41m See Full Details |
 1912 Silver 10C Barber Dime MS 63 PCGS Certified US $280.002h 50m See Full Details |
 1941 10C Silver Mercury Dime PF 65 NGC Certified Gem US $269.503h 35m See Full Details |
 1937-S 10C Silver Mercury Dime MS 66 NGC Certified Gem US $89.503h 47m See Full Details |
 1990-S PROOF ROOSEVELT DIME NGC CERTIFIED PF70 UC US $65.009h 12m See Full Details |
 1947 S ROOSEVELT DIME CERTIFIED PCGS MS67 HIGH GRADE US $119.991d 12h See Full Details |
 1958 ROOSEVELT DIME CERTIFIED PCGS MS67 HIGH GRADE US $87.991d 12h See Full Details |
 1948 S ROOSEVELT DIME CERTIFIED PCGS MS67 HIGH GRADE US $83.991d 12h See Full Details |
 1954 S ROOSEVELT DIME CERTIFIED PCGS MS67 HIGH GRADE US $86.991d 12h See Full Details |