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New Member
United States
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I'm new to collecting and I'm wondering what others would do with 20,000 Lincoln cents. They seem to be from the 50's to the 70' with a few Wheats. What is an efficient process? I've spent time looking at $20 worth (and a lot of time), and only found a 1972-D DDO. My issue is that I'm the type of person that wants to inspect them all but I need to be realistic. Any advice is appreciated. |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Well what I would do is get some plastic cups and put years into each cup, then go through each cup and keep the best and errors you find. This will take a lot of time.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Questions... Does the hoard contain a 'balanced' mix of the different mints, or is it heavily weighted toward Philadelphia, or Denver, or even San Francisco? Is the hoard almost entirely 'well circulated', or are there a good number of what appear to be uncirculated examples?
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New Member
United States
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mcshilling: Thanks for responding!
That is what I've been doing. Sort by decades then by year.
ijn1944: It is a mixed bag, all mints, and circulated but most are in decent shape.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Perhaps you like the thrill of the hunt, or have time on your hands. But based on nearly 60 years of collecting, I'd say the odds of finding anything worth even a dollar or two are virtually zero.  to the CCF! Edited by Coinfrog
03/19/2023 5:45 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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you're unlikely to find anything valuable, but obviously you can continue searching to learn and if you enjoy that sort of thing
they have a metal value of 2 to 3 cents each presently, but the high cost of shipping interferes with their profitable sale
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New Member
United States
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
18676 Posts |
No MS red coins in there?
Lincoln Cent Lover!
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
10287 Posts |
to the CCF If you have lots of time on your hands and enjoy the thrill of the hunt - proceed to sort them by year then search for errors or varieties. Know in advance this is for enjoyment only as you are not likely to find much of actual numismatic value. Me - I would take them to the bank and exchange for cash to do something else with.
Take a look at my other hobby ... http://www.jk-dk.artToo many hobbies .... too much work .... not enough time. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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You could always drop the copper coins into a 5 gallon glass jar and enjoy saving them that way. I too inherited a LOT of old cents. After choosing the best of them, I sorted them by year and mint and then put them in 2x2's and into an album all their own. I then took them by year only and dropped them into tubes. I separated the rest of them by year and have them in a box with dividers for anyone who wants them to fill holes. |
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Valued Member
United States
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Save the uncirculated ones for sure.
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Valued Member
United States
103 Posts |
I don't have that many but, after years of buying collections and ALWAYS getting a bunch of Lincoln pennies, I lovingly refer to them as the "Anchor" of my collection ... pun intended :)
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Valued Member
United States
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It's your time and you enjoy, then inspect them. You could also buy an inexpensive album and try to fill it up.
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