Advice On Lincoln Wheat Cents

My wheat cents are circulated, housed in a Dansco 8100, and look very nice to me.

Here are a few more pictures so you can actually see the coins a bit.

I received my Littleton album and wanted to share my opinion. First, it seems to be high quality and looks quite attractive. I like the way the album, although a bit bulky, sits and displays coins. I did find the inserts incredibly tight. They are impossible to put in without getting finger prints all over. I slipped and ended up tearing two corners of the pages. I just taped them, so you can't notice. They shipped the pages and inserts separately so I had to put them all in. It's no wonder because no machine or even most people, could do it without damaging something.

Despite how attractive the album is, it ultimately lacks functionality. I recommend sticking to or going with Dansco. It's too bad because I think the coins show really well.

They did throw in a pair of white gloves,

So, I'm getting close to completing this set. I've moved into the semi-keys. I've got a 15 S and 11 S on the way. The 24 D is a little tricky. I really need to hit a coin show as ebay seems overpriced on a few of these.

After that and the 12 S, I'm down to the big 4. Does anyone have any tips? I'm leaning toward slabs for those, but maybe not. Are those often faked? For the 09 S VDB, it will be TPG, but maybe the others I'd like raw.

It's always the case when I have an album. I want to buy raw or break them out. Those pesky holes.

Good Luck! Remember, it's a marathon and not a sprint. It's a LOT more difficult that people think.

My advice is find a good, local coin shop. I became friends with a new shop that opened and it was the best thing I ever did for my collection. An active shop takes in thousands of coins a week and to a dealer, the masses of bulk wheats are little more than junk. He run through them for the keys and just pile the rest up and eventually put them in 5000 ct bags - for resale ($250), mainly to other dealers. Those bags were GOLD for me because he didn't look too close so cherrypicked the hell outta them.

This. If you are trying to close all the gaps in two months, you are definitely going to overpay on ebay or accept substandard coins. Set up your searches, spend five minutes checking them twice daily. You will eventually find some excellent coins at reasonable prices, but it might take a while.

Well done, sir. Well done.

Very nice!