Posted 09/19/2014 2:49 pm
Yes, tkbsic said it well.
May I add:
The keys and semi-keys for Lincolns and Mercs are prior to 1934.
Standing Liberty prior to 1925 - the dates wore away quickly and this was the year there were re-designed
to wear better.
Forget the Roosevelts.
Walking Liberties - all 1921 and 1938-D plus those in the teens with mint marks.
Numismedia will help you with the Buffaloes.
Indians after 1880, with the exception of the 08 and 09 S, need to be in high grade.
Barbers, if any, are a separate class as well as the odd coin prior to 1892.
I am 63 and my dad collected from circulation. He was born in 1916. He had found just a few keys: the three 1921 halves and a 32-D Washington. If dad inherited some of the coins from an earlier relative then things will be interesting.
This could be time consuming on your part. Much will depend on just how organized dad was.
Keep us posted.
May I add:
The keys and semi-keys for Lincolns and Mercs are prior to 1934.
Standing Liberty prior to 1925 - the dates wore away quickly and this was the year there were re-designed
to wear better.
Forget the Roosevelts.
Walking Liberties - all 1921 and 1938-D plus those in the teens with mint marks.
Numismedia will help you with the Buffaloes.
Indians after 1880, with the exception of the 08 and 09 S, need to be in high grade.
Barbers, if any, are a separate class as well as the odd coin prior to 1892.
I am 63 and my dad collected from circulation. He was born in 1916. He had found just a few keys: the three 1921 halves and a 32-D Washington. If dad inherited some of the coins from an earlier relative then things will be interesting.
This could be time consuming on your part. Much will depend on just how organized dad was.
Keep us posted.
