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Pillar of the Community
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The small date 1970's are worth a good penny ;)
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Valued Member
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small date 1970's? What do you mean by this? Would this be an error coin?
Thanks for all your help...
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Pillar of the Community
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Not an error but a variety. The 7 in the date is level with the other 3 numbers. On a large date, the 7 is slightly lower.This is one that is hard to explain without pictures.Search for 1970-S small date on this site, I'm sure there is one posted.
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There are some really good guides on it with photo's. I'd post the one that I have, but my camera is worthless.
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While searching, save whatever you want to keep that you like. It's up to the collector themselves to decide how to collect the coins they plan to collect. I know that what I just typed in the past two sentences probably won't help you at all.  Keep whatever you feel like keeping, and good luck in finding old coins and new errors. Hopefully you'll find stuff older than what I find  |
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Just remember. Each one you keep is only 1 cent, so it's not expensive to keep one. 80 years from now your grandchildren or great grandchildren may be thanking you. Of course you won't be able to hear them, but I know I appreciate what my grandfather left me. Besides, you can always cash them back in if you decide you don't want them. Money never goes out of style.
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If you're going to do this on a regular basis - invest in some cotton gloves (or at least some hand soap). Cents are absolutely the most filthy coins out there. I go through a box a week - and every night my fingers are black.
I know, I know - never touch a coin with your fingers. And usually I agree. Except for cents. It is very unlikely that I'm going to harm one worse than circulation does.
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Yes great point! Please get yourself some gloves. If not only to protect your hands (they'll turn green/brown), but it'll keep fingerprints off of any really BU coins. ebay seemed to be my best find on them. None of the hobby/craft/music stores around here had them. |
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Newbie here. What does BU stand for? I think I know what a WAM is. I've been box searching and keeping all copper coins that still have a good tone and keeping all years and mints I don't have. Some of the earlier wheaties I have are really cruddy but I plan to flush them out if/when I find a better sample. I figure a low quality coin filling a hole is better than an empty hole. |
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I feel the same way as you Phar. I hate empty spots lol... I have some crudddddddy coins in there, but oh well.
Barely Uncirculated
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Newbie here. What does BU stand for? "Brilliant Uncirculated" |
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Search for the fun get a good book and it will start you on the best hobby out there. I sort of the copper all 1981 and earlier plus 1982 buy a cheap digital scale and you are all set. Nothing like finding a VDB and turning it over to see if it is a S mint, so far I have had two chances and I am 0 for 2 but still makes the heart skip a beat.
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My suggestion is to save the coins you searched through first once you're done with them, and put them through a second search a couple of years from now. You may be surprised by the number of things you discover on the second pass as a result of the experience you picked up during the intervening years.
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 to the forum I would suggest the first thing to do is find a coin store, or use the internet, purchase a copy of the Red Book by Whitman Publishing. Then too after looking through that book, check out the https://www.coppercoins.com web site. At many coin shows they sell the Red Book also. Almost any book on coins would give some information on Lincoln Cents. There are also price guides available on some web sites like the PCGS web site or Numismedia web site. Although in most instances those are highly inflated prices, the information of different types of coins is usable. The Red Book also explains terminology of coins, has a section explaining error types, listings of Proof and Uncirculated sets from the Mint, etc. And remember to try used book stores. For what you need you do not have to have the latest edition. And an older version would cost a lot less. There are many types of coins missed by individuals due to lack of information that is really available. |
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I guess it also wouldn't hurt to mention The CherryPickers' Guide. Lots of useful information in there. |
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