Advice Please, I Will Tell All.

The rainbow toning is going to add some value to the coins as long as it's natural.

The problem is how much value does that add? Well that is something that isn't really kept track of. At least I haven't found. I too absolutely love the rainbow toned coins. But I went with a much cheaper coin - Jefferson nickels

Yes Sunny I agree the weather is alot better in Vegas than NC--alot less humid also--but its whatever turns you on..

Back when I lived in Raleigh, I use to go to the coin show at the state fair grounds. The show is held usually in the Kerr Scott building. But its been years since I have been to it. Last time I went was in the 90's.

I was just in Raleigh over Christmas. Too bad you didn't take them out after the late Dec storm.

I didn't go to the coin show , it was just to darn cold this am, the playoffs were on and I wanted to tackle taking pictures. This aft noon the Bears are playing so I'm going now where and I still have many many more pictures to take.
Coin Albums; my husband has already put the kibosh on that idea. Perhaps the thought of his ADD wife with so many empty slots needing coins would give him nightmares? LOL.
I am about 1/2 through the Morgan dollar book, and I put it down and pick up the Red Book. My father, who gave us the collection, will be 96 in a few days and to honor him I am picking out as many of the less expensive but decent quality 1915 coins I can find. I don't have any Barber dimes, so I thought that might be a good place to begin. Armed with my RedBook, I've been searching E-bay and as an experienced E-bay shopper, it's loads of fun plus I get to examine loads of coins, compare good prices with grade and really look at many examples before I bid.
I read in the Morgan book about dies and mints and I found that so interesting. I would love to see an old one that minted the Morgans, is there a museum on the east coast or south I might visit that has an exhibit of one?

Sounds like a VAM'mer in the making!

You've come to the right place. You'll be right at home here.

Sunny, I just open the pics up in paint, reduce the size to about 30% of the original mega size, and it almost always comes in under 90K.

I think you're right! ok I have it open in my paint file, now how do I resize. give me a step by step. I think I just go to file, then I have to click on the save, at the bottom of the window, but no idea which choice. or if this is right.