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Calvinhardiman
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Everyone's advice on this form has been more than helpful today I went out and bought a book for grading and I also stopped by the bank and ordered $100 worth of coins for me to sort through they will be here in less than two weeks so wish me luck
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Good Luck!
New coin rolls?
"Editor Emeritus" (Latin for 'Veteran Soldier'). Hadn't noticed that being used in the coin business.
What types of coins are you getting?
I'm starting off with pennies this time
You're in the Bible Belt of numismatics now, brother.
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Right ON @Calvinhardiman ...... have a good read and fun finding those ERRORs
Good luck!
Make sure to tell us (or better yet,show us) what you find.
You are certainly doing the right thing by getting the Redbook.... and may I also suggest the Cherry Pickers Guide... this way you will have ready reference for anomalies you may find.... The Redbook does not cover these issues. Cheers, RickO
Congrats on buying the book @Calvinhardiman
You will have fun
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Have fun! Good luck, I hope you score something cool in those rolls!
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best of everything on the rolls. I hope you do good with them. best wishes
Cherry pickers guide is a must have
Cherry pickers guide is next on the list.
Enjoy the red book, and good luck roll hunting!
Try to get books that are spiral. They lay flat. Also try to get a decent loupe to aid your viewing pleasure. Have fun and see you around these here parts. Peace Roy
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And don't get discouraged if the boxes turn out to be all new coins. It happens sometimes. You can look for errors if that is the case.
You can also ask for smaller amounts of rolls at the bank and even ask if they have any "Customer Wrapped Rolls" (CWR) that people rolled themselves and brought in. (The rolls in the boxes will be machine rolled whether now or old coins). CWRs can in theory contain coins that have been sitting around someone's house for years.
my bank has a coin machine and you have to order in advance for anything more then 5$ but I'm still excited and cant wait. if I don't find anything this time I'll return them and try again. the part I'm having a hard time is the fees eBay charges so I'm looking into local companies
Yes, you are right - a bank with a coin machine won't have customer rolls. I have a few banks that I use, and the ones with no machine are where I sometimes get customer rolls.
I can tell you that with lower copper prices a lot of people have dumped their copper pennies back into circulation.
That's great to hear might stand a better chance
@Calvinhardiman
I think I have a somewhat older Cherry picker's Guide somewhere in my office.
If I can locate it, it's yours.
That would be great thank you so much
Tomorrow will be the two week mark. I'm so excited I can't wait. But I believe il place a larger order this time since it's such a long wait
I've been going threw the pennies that I ordered I've got one here that has no scratches on it but one piece of small coin missing is this of any value or is this just a minor imperfection
Sorry that's the best my camera can do.the imperfection is in front of his face
Amazing
I have yet to see a 2018 coin in the wild
WTG
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I've been threw three boxes
There all over NC. For quite some time now
good to know that you have something to research your finds with
opinions are words spoken by those who have little or no clue on the issue in front them
likes do not pay bills, buyers do
Yes the book is really helpful but it doesn't talk a lot about imperfected coins some of the 2018 pennies that I have found have small imperfections on them I shared some pictures a few moments ago do you know if they have any value
PMD most likely no value what so ever
opinions are words spoken by those who have little or no clue on the issue in front them
likes do not pay bills, buyers do
Might be grease on the die.
I found a few wheat penny's in one box but the other three boxes were new 2018 nothing out of the normal
Next Tuesday I will be getting 500$ in nickels and 100$ in pennies wish me luck
Good luck! Eye strain.
Good Luck Calvin! Keep Diggin!
This hobby is very very addicting.
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Awesome, Calvin. Five boxes of nickels will sure be fun. Hopefully these boxes will be of all circulated coins and not new 2018's. Be sure to report back to us on how many silver war nickels and Buffalo nickels that you pull.
Jeff
I'm happy you're so excited. My addiction (on and off over a lifetime) started with a coffee can full of grandma's pennies when I was 8 or 9 years old!
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Make sure you check out the Lincoln cent forum as well as coppercoins.com.
There are a whole lot of minor, but still significant, varieties that are out there in the long Lincoln cent series. You will need a strong loupe, and I would recommend a 20x Eschenbach Achromat. On the expensive side, but it will last you a lifetime and it is like putting on a diving mask under water. You will be amazed at the things you'll see.
You are not going to find something major that is in the red book in every box or maybe even every 25 boxes! That's why those varieties are valuable. Along the way, it is nice to find some ddos, ddrs, and rpms that are listed in other references.
There are 9 big doubled dies for 1972, and if you find die 4 it is probably twice the value of die 1 (the big one.) There are several ddos for 1984 beyond the doubled ear, 2 doubled die reverses for 1983, and did you know there is second significant ddo for 1995 in Philly and one from Denver... and they are both valued more than the big one?
Also check out John Wexler's site. I believe it is doubleddie.com or something to that end.
You'll have a lot more fun searching for ALL varieties (which number in the thousands) than burning through bank boxes looking for a 1955 ddo or key date. You will likely lose interest, and you'll most certainly glance over something that still holds value which you can in turn sell for something you want.
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I wish there were some way to order coins besides having to wait on my bank. I can only get a order once a week
I have accts at four banks for various reasons, but the fringe benefit is that there are more opportunities to get rolls.
Hi @Calvinhardiman
I could not find the Cherrypicker's Guide that I mentioned a few weeks ago.
I know I have an older one somewhere......just don't remember where I put it!
It is ok don't stress it. Thanks anyways
Good luck to you Calvin, you're at the right place to learn.
I have a contact up in Canada who's looking for "unsearched U.S. penny rolls". Are there banks or exchanges in Canada that offer such? Mailing any from the U.S. doesn't seem to make any sense.
I'm not sure I live in the southern part of U.S.
So I've got four boxes of pennies and five boxes of nickels my first box of nickels I have found a 1925 Buffalo two 1944 p and a 1943-d. I've only started and and on a lucky streak
That is an awesome start. Pics please.
Box two off to a good start