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Varieties/Error Coins, A Hobby In Itself...

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All I actively collect at the moment is die varieties. I was working on my Mercury and Walking Liberty half collections but have bought somewhere around 50 Morgans by the VAM number since my last anything else. No regrets here.
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My focus is also die varieties--overdates and repunched dates for the most part.
Of course, overdates are few and highly sought after in US coins, so most of my collection is world coins.
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I also focus on varieties because I love the thrill of the hunt. Don't get me wrong I love finding varieties but can't wait to open the next roll.
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Yes,opening a brand new roll or even an old roll,can really get ones blood boiling in excitement! Esp. if you know something might be in this batch because of a previous rolled opened with success!
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This has been a good topic. I would also like to add something for those just getting into variety searching. DO NOT GET DISCOURAGED! Most of us that you see finding things more than others are not lucky. We search through more coins than you can imagine. The more coins you search the more you will find. Now this does not mean we simply unroll and fly through them. We know what to look for. It becomes second nature. I would like to think I no longer get hung up on small trivial matters. I know the areas of a coin to look at. I specialize in Lincolns. I have studied and studied and then studied some more. When I come across any date, I know immediately what to keep an eye out for. I know what a normal Lincoln should look like. I look for differences in that coin. Plus I think my brain processes quicker know that I have more knowledge. So please, do not get discouraged. Just keep searching and learning. This can be very rewarding and a heck of a lot of fun.
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seaL006,you must be a carpenter,because you just " hit the nail on the head!" Yes,us variety/error hunters do just as you explained.It's a lot of hard work but very rewarding and the best part FUN!
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