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I just found my great grandmothers penny collection and I am wondering how much some of these things are worth. This is no small collection either.   These are just some random old ones I thought may be worth something  Filled in nines  8 filled in  defects on back of 8 filled penny  Same penny, a little bit closer now  Trust missing or just damage?  is this a d over s?  is this a d over s also? I'm not even half way done sorting through all of these...any help would be much appreciated! |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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The filled in spots are called die chips. Not really worth anything extra. Sorry
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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"These are just some random old ones I thought may be worth something" That 1857 Flying Eagle cent! Strange, as the Indian Head cents are in worse shape than this one. I'll guess about $20-25 for starters. Maybe more. Somewhat common and not collected by many, but that is one that should NOT be tossed back into a Baggie. Saran Wrap or Reynolds Wrap would be good until you get a proper holder. Welcome to our group. Other members will help you further. |
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Rest in Peace
United States
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 Give that Flying Eagle a home of its own!! Looks like you have hours and hours of fun there.  |
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Pillar of the Community
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Finding collections is always nice. ;)
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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DON'T clean any of them.
GREAT find.
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United States
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Turn over the 1908 Indian; look in the little space at the bottom under the wreath. Is there a small letter there?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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we'd love to see closeups of all flying eagles and indians dated before 1880.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Pretty cool!   More! |
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United States
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cool, cant wait to see more pics
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 Lots of potential there. I hope you find some rare ones in that group. |
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United States
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Slick24, This is what a 1908-S looks like. Do you see an "S" on your coin? If so, you win the Grand Prize! And if you have a 1909 with an "S" ...... WOW!  |
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United States
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Awesome find and have fun searching through them. The common wheats (1936+) aren't worth more than about 3-4 cents each, unless they are a variety (RPM or DD). Best to sort them by year and mintmark and look for the ones with the low mintages. Get a Red Book or look up the mintages on the web. Handle them with care and get some cardboard mylar 2x2 holders for the FE and Indian cents and anything older than them. The large cent will fit in a half dollar size holder, since it is just a mm or two smaller. Did you find any Half Cents? |
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to the Community! |
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, Slick24! |
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Posted 05/07/2012 8:02 pm
