How To Learn About Varieties?

There are many books, many websites. I'm in the midst of learning about varieties-- sorting through bunches of coins which have sat in piles in our family for decades-- so I can tell you what I've been using for the Mercs and Walkers:

http://blog.davidlawrence.com/index...rcury-dimes/ Great info, has a very useful section in chapter 6 "Date by Date" where you can look up important varieties by year/mm. It doesn't list or show pictures of every possible variety though. No one resource seems to.

http://varietyvista.com/CONECA%20Ma...Listings.htm An exhaustive list of doubled dies, RPMs, etc but mostly without pictures so it can be difficult to use, especially for a newbie.

http://blog.davidlawrence.com/index...alf-dollars/ Same type of info as for the Mercury dimes

http://www.amazon.com/Cherrypickers...bxgy_b_img_y often called just 'Cherrypickers' or 'CP' on this forum; 2 volumes, this link is for volume 2 which covers dimes through dollars. Also available in digital form.

Many many more online resources and printed resources, often specific to a single type or design of coin.

Have fun, it's addicting!

You found the CCF so I would say you are ahead of the curve. Use the seach box here and you will have plenty to read.


Try coppercoins.com you will like it...