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I went through the change jar today and found some good stuff. Out of 126 pennies, there were 24 pre 82's. Of the 24 there was this 1970 S. Anyone want to tell me whether it's a large or small date? (I think it's an AU large date but would love to be proved wrong) (images are 1MB plus) http://www.springcypress.com/images/1970SPenny.jpgWith just under 100 nickels I was able to find 1 silver (1943 S) and two 1970S's... I took a picture of these two nickels as I was surprised at the location of the mint marks... Is this anything special? http://www.springcypress.com/images...0snickel.jpgDidn't find anything worthwhile in the 87 dimes I went through. And in the $24 worth of quarters I found 2 86D's. One might be an AU the other might be an XF... Those grades might be wishful thinking though. edit: fixed 2nd image link (was pointing to the penny) Edited by SpringCypress
05/12/2008 2:27 pm
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I'm not sure on the Penny, But, HOW DID YOU TAKE SUCH GREAT PICS!!
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I'd love to be able to say that it's from my superior camera skills... But it was pretty much point and shoot.
Camera is a Canon Powershot SD750 (We just got it a week or so ago for ~$200)
Placed the coins on a white sheet of paper
Natural light from the window
Used the Digital Macro setting.
Snapped the Picture.
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madzdad any good camera $500 and up should be able to take pictures like this... just so long as you use your macro-focus, alot of people dont know about macro focus because they dont use it often... its usually a "flower" icon on your camera and allows you to take pictures 1-2" away from the target... I have a Canon PowerShot S3 IS which is a mid-range camera original retail was about $499 and I can get down and dirty with pictures of coins, I think the dull gray background he is using seems to really help I typically use white but I may switch after seeing his pictures they are nice!
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Bedrock of the Community
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I took a picture of these two nickels as I was surprised at the location of the mint marks... Is this anything special?
Pre-1990 or so, the mint marks were applied to the dies by hand so some placement variation occurred. The only time it would have a premium is if the mint mark was touching another device(even then the premium is nothing to write home about  ) Edited by biokemist6
05/12/2008 2:56 pm
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Pillar of the Community
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Whats so special about the 86-d quarters?
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Pillar of the Community
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Nice find with the silver nickel!
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I'm not entirely sure why, but the 86D sells at a bit of a premium... I've sold circulated rolls for anywhere between $25 and $35.
I don't do a lot of variety searches when I'm sorting through change. Just kind of check for certain dates.
For pennies I pull anything from 83 and before. I don't mess with anything else unless it just catches my eye like clips and flaws.
On nickels it kind of depends on the day, but generally I pull everything from 72 and before as well as 82's and 83's.
On dimes and quarters I pull the 82's and 83's as well as the 86D on the quarters.
I understand why 82's and 83's sell at a premium, but have no idea about the 86D quarter.
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Hi, I agree--your 70-S Lincoln is a large date.
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Those "Pre-'82's"......you copper huntin' then I presume ?......whatcha gonna do with all those coppers when the hoard becomes gargantuan !..  ...you'll need a 50 gallon drum eventually !.....have you got your "cashin' in" destination for the future dump ? Edited by eaglefoot
05/12/2008 5:29 pm
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We do all of our banking with BOA. They have our mortgage and car note (almost paid off), which is all we owe money on. One of the benefits of having the mortgage with them is that I can use their "Coinstar" machine free of charge and have the totals deposited in our checking (don't know if it's Coinstar or some other brand... but same difference). So I never have a problem dumping. As to what am I going to do with them... Haven't really given it that much thought. More than likely in ten years or so I'll start selling them in 1000 cent lots on ebay for copper value. |
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I always wanted to ask about that. Why hoard pre-82's? Do they hold a premium or are they being hoarded until they're alowed to be melted? I have a lot of change, around 700$ worth, that I am about to search through. Should I keep pre-82 pennies? Because they're not rare at all.
Anybody know of a list of common date coins that sell for a premium? I mean, its that old adage about spending 5 dollars on a candy bar. You could have something worthwhile in your change and not know it. If I can sell an '82 dime for 60 cents I dont wanna put it in a roll to give it to the bank. Yah know what I mean.
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05/12/2008 8:47 pm
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I think the reason people are hoarding copper cents is the expectation that eventually you will be able to sell them for melt value. Also the anticapation that the mint will start pulling and melting them thus increasing the rarity.
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I think people like me hoard the copper penny because why spend a penny worth more than a penny already? I am poor but can save pennies! probably only thing I can hoard...
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Pillar of the Community
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I gotta agree with you there americanmoney
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I think the reason people are hoarding copper cents is the expectation that eventually you will be able to sell them for melt value. Also the anticapation that the mint will start pulling and melting them thus increasing the rarity. And if you need another reason to hoard, there is a discussion going on in Congress about whether to go with steel for the very reasons mentioned in this thread -- much too high cost in making our current coins. |
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