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New Member
United States
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Hello,
I am new to the coin collecting world and I am looking for basically an objective. A book or album to fill with certain coins I find from coin hunting, something like that. What would anyone recommend collecting as like a starting goal?
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Hello Nicky, I am typing in the dark at 1:30 in the morning so firstly please excuse any typos. Secondly your question is similar to me asking you what I should get my mother for her birthday. You would tell me you would need more information before you can give me an answer and I would know better as I know her. In the same vain you would know better what to collect for yourself.
You said you wanted to have a goal and I understand that, a beginning and end that is completable but not overly daunting. The wartime nickels come to mind. You could buy a complete set pretty cheap but with some persistence it is doable CRHing. You can also pick out any old buffaloes or Canadians you come across.
At $100 a box that might very well be an idea. You are from New Jersey so I assume you want to stay with American coinage? I collect more tokens than coins so I would also recommend picking transit tokens and commemorative medallions out of dealer's junk boxes from a state you are connected to.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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If you are coin roll hunting I would suggest the Statehood Quarters just to get your feet wet. For older issues you could research and put together a high quality set of 1943 Steel cents. There are only three to get and will not cost much in higher grades. Just beware of the "reprocesses" examples. After doing a project like these you will be in a better position to research and discover what really tickles your fancy. |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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 As a start I suggest you look for a copy of what is called the Red Book by Whitman Publishing. Might find one in a used book store or hobby store. The most recent is basically not important for someone just starting out. Just full of photos and information on coins. Next see if you can find a hobby or coin store and just look at what is available. Folders are cheap but not much protection for coins. Albums are much better but cost a lot more too. If you want a suggestion on what to start with, I'd say pennies. Great for anyone starting out. Cheap, easy to find and many places to look for them. |
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New Member
 United States
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Thanks guys, I read your replies and made a list of all things you guys told me to check out. I already did the State Quarters and found that to be very easy. I also purchased a box of pennies yesterday and just went through it trying to look for wheat pennies and Canadian coins. Which leads to my next question, is there any value in Canadian cents? Are they worth keeping? |
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Canada
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Anything from the 20s are a good year to hold on to. Once you get looking into varieties you may find a few goodies. They way I see it is there is not a lot of financial hard ship on keeping a few Canadian cents. Throw them all the non-1920s in a mason jar until it is filled. Once you have done that short them by year into a muffin tray. Once you do all that yo can go over each cent in each year with a fine tooth comb. To learn more about varieties check out this site.... http://www.coinsandcanada.com/ |
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Rest in Peace
United States
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another good series is Jefferson nickels . you might be able to put whole set together by CRH. 1938 PDS - 1960 PD. or go all the way to present day. |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Another good idea might be to go to your local coin ship and look at what's for sale - you might very well find a design/denomination or two that you immediately like. Good luck and let us know!  |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Which leads to my next question, is there any value in Canadian cents? Are they worth keeping? Good question. I started collecting them a long time ago. Never had an Album to put them until recently. Finally an on line dealer, coin express, had one and cheap. Got it and now going nuts trying to find the ones I'm missing. None of the coin shops by me have any. I go to lots of coin shows and there too, nothing in Canadian Cents. And from what I've seen on the internet, not much value in any of them. I've asked at banks, stores and people I know and no one has any and haven't seen any for a long time. However, your question was are they worth keeping? Of course. All coins are. |
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United States
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I bought boxes upon boxes of cents & went full steam into putting together a set (that I'm still working on) but it's coming along.  I tossed all pre '82s (and 82's weighing 3.1g) in a bucket to sift through on rainy days for varieties. The Dansco 7100 is a great album of exeptional quality for cents years 1909-2009. It has enough blank spots to keep going until 2021. One of the guys @ the LCS asked why I was "wasting my time" on Lincoln cents. It's extremely rewarding & not (overly) cost prohibitive. Probably my favorite album to work on aside from my 7070, which unfortunately is now down to the "extremely cost prohibitive" state. Finding a Trade dollar in XF+ is a long term goal. I'll get there...eventually. Oh, and to CCF! Edited by CopperCastle
09/02/2015 8:39 pm
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United States
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I was beat to the punch, but I will confirm that I think Jefferson nickels would be a good collection to work on, if you're looking for just something to put together out of rolls that is doable and would be fun and inexpensive. You'll probably find that, as time goes on, your interests may not change, but they may shift or expand. I used to have no interest in Mercury dimes, for example, but now find myself assembling a circulated set. Just keep your options open and consider the massive amount of alternatives out there, and don't be afraid to branch out! If you decide you don't like a specific collection you started working on, you can sell it, or if it's something common, spend it on what you do want! |
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New Member
United States
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Hey guys, Thanks for your responses, they are really helping me just get my feet wet in the whole coin collecting world. Yesterday, I went through a box of Nickels helping my friend complete his Jefferson nickel book and it was quite entertaining. This morning I purchased 2 boxes of pennies and a couple halves. My little coin magnifier should be coming in the mail today and I am quite excited. I know this is a very broad question but what are some things I should look for when CRHing pennies? Besides wheat pennies of course. |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I know this is a very broad question but what are some things I should look for when CRHing pennies? Besides wheat pennies of course. Lots of listings of what to look for in Cents. For example if you purchased a Red Book, in the back they have a list of most of the popular errors in all coins. A great place for Lincoln Cents is the coppercoins.com web site. And/or you could just Google Lincoln Cents and you'ld find lots of info there too. |
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United States
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I got my feet wet by collecting the LMC set from circulation, minus the big ticket varieties. Minus the 1960 and 1970-s small dates, and of course the WAM and CAM varieties, the whole series took about a year and the equivalent of 3-4 boxes to complete. Nickels are much more of a challenge--I have been on and off since 2009 with about 40 boxes searched, and am still missing 1939-D and 3 of the War Nickels. Half dollars were surprisingly easy--I'm still missing 1970-D, 1987-P, and issues after 2010 when I stopped hunting. If you want a change of pace, I have recently gotten sucked into world coin junk drawer lots on ebay. Avoid the ones that sell by the pound or don't show you specifically what coins you will receive--those are almost never a good deal. If you find the rare non-collector who is cleaning out their actual junk drawer, you can get some amazing deals. Lots of 10-150 coins in the $0.99-$20 range seem to be the sweet spot. |
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United States
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@ Finn, I have been trying to get rid off my 4 pound bag of assorted world coins for free and no one wants them?
Please PM me if you are interested. Just asking for shipping.
Sorry for high jacking this thread. :)
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New Member
United States
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@Silvertracker I would love to take it off your hands if Finn doesn't want it or if he feels like sharing half :)
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