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New Member
United States
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Hi everyone I am very new to the coin collector world and there is nobody around to tell me anything where I live can somebody help me please with some stuff sometimes like I have not near the knowledge as I see of most but if I take a 98 close and and compare to 92 Close AM and they are the same then it would be Close AM right and on like old wheat pennys and 68 69 70 s pennys are the very hard to tell if have double dies also I have a couple other things but don't wanna blow any forms up anybody got any advice or time to help me I do this now cause it keeps me out of trouble and me and my daughter do it together and she is 5 but I feel so stupid not knowing what exactly to do and how to spot things can someone send me In right direction if not I understand |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Welcome to the forum. Be sure to look around and read some posts to get a feel for things. Post one topic at a time in the right sub-forum and you don't have to ask all your questions on the same day. Post a topic, let some people respond, answer back and when you feel like it's done, go ahead and post another one. For example, one topic for the Close AM question, another topic for identifying doubled dies (with pictures would be especially helpful to people). Etc. Last advice, take a breath and use some punctuation and sentences with periods and commas and you will get a better response. Your above post was a little exhausting to read  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
600 Posts |
Welcome to CCF. If you don't have a basic book like the Red Book guide to US coins, that's a good place to start. It is 14 bucks on Amazon. You can always post specific questions here. Lots of people willing to help...but please use a little punctuation to help us to be able to understand your questions. |
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Rest in Peace
United States
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 To CCF , Educate yourself first with those books mentioned by CaptainCoffee . To be honest I know from experience that your daughter at 5 years old is not going to take to the hobby like you wish her to . In the mean time just read about coins as much as you can so when she gets a little older you'll be able to teach her slowly . You don't want her to get overwhelmed or she will not understand what you are telling her . The slower you go , the faster you go !  |
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New Member
 United States
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Thanks everyone. Appreciate the advice. Also I don't want my daughter to find the rare coins she has no idea but the bonding time of watching her bust open a roll and flipping them for me and the oh daddy there's a pretty one are more special to me then the coins don't matter price. Just figured would ask how to go about maybe finding something rare. Sorry everyone
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New Member
United States
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Also I do it to save money. I also do it to keep me out of trouble. Also think it's really fun thinking you found the one so I would really like to learn.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4085 Posts |
You might want to check out the Coin Roll Hunting forum for some ideas of what to look for: http://goccf.com/f/147 |
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
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Welcome to the forum and so glad to have you and your daughter collecting.  I love hearing your description of her helping you. That is some really special time together. Thanks for the punctuation and spaces. It helps me breathe. She can help you pick out smilies to add to your posts as well. There are some fun ones to choose from. To find the smilies just click on the "Switch To full Reply" button to the bottom right under the reply box. Words of encouragement are one of the major food groups.
We need to consume them regularly to thrive and grow.
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01/01/2021 8:54 pm
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United States
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to the Community! |
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Bedrock of the Community
Canada
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To the Forum. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Baseball welcome. Also the coin roll hunting section would be a great place. Even if you took picture with your daughter and told her ok let's go show them and then read it to her nightly what people were saying. Just an idea ;-)
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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My daughter and I search quarter rolls for the 2019 and 2020 West Point (W) minted quarters. They are easy to see and fun to search for. My wife thinks we are both crazy.
My daughter is 29 and has a stressful job so the coin searching is relaxing for her. I'm 70+ and going thru coin rolls has been part of my life for well over 60 years. I first started with nickels with my uncle in the late 1950's. I remember getting $20 rolls of Morgan/Peace dollars at the bank in the early 60's and pulling out the best COIN and returning the other 19 back to the bank!
It is great enjoyment for both for both my daughter and I. She will probably inherent most of my collection as she is the only one of my kids that shows any interest. Grandkids could care even less. They are too busy playing video games.
Most of all, enjoy the coin time with your daughter!
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Valued Member
United States
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Welcome!!
You've already discovered one of the points I repeat over and over, coin collecting is what you (or your daughter) loves and enjoys. If you happen to find something amazing along the way, so be it. But don't go into it trying to get rich.
I love that you include your daughter in your coin hunting!! My Grandfather loved Ikes and Franklins and back in the 80s he formed a deep love in me for them. There are so many beautiful in circulation coins, maybe create a pile of random pocket change and see which ones your daughter is drawn to.
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Rest in Peace
United States
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to the CCF. Maybe starting with ATB Quarters in a simple folder. She may find it interesting looking at all the beautiful places represented in the series. |
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Posted 01/01/2021 09:22 am
