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This box is filled with pre 1982 copper cents. I'm thinking about undertaking the task of going through each one of them to check for error and varieties, wonder how long that will take me. Any idea where I should start?  |
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Holy moly, Good luck with that. Should keep you busy for a year or so or until you get bored. You might need to send a few flat rate boxes full to john1  |
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Close AM was introduced in 1993. For your dare range, I would of course look for the "big ones" (69S DDO, 70s small date, 60 small date) but I couldn't help with the more minor varieties. Invest in a good loupe or possibly magnifying desk lamp to avoid eye strain.
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I'm not looking at details, only for the most visible ones such as Cuds , lamination, off center and so on. Edited by Hello There
01/03/2016 01:20 am
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Went through the first 500 coins. Didn't find anything except for this...  Is the horizontal line an error or damage? It's going all the way from one side to the other. |
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Any idea where I should start? With the first handful  Take your time and have fun. Good luck with your hunt and many fun finds. John1 Edited by John1
01/03/2016 12:37 pm
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Unless you use gloves, you are going to get dirty fingers with that lot !Enjoy the thrill of the hunt. |
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To sort out the 82 coppers from the 82 zincs I used a home made balancing scale made from a wooden tongue depressor. you might find directions on how to do assemble scale on : http://lincolncentresource.com/ |
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Quote:I'm not looking at details, only for the most visible ones such as Cuds , lamination, off center and so on. If all you are going to look for is things like that you will be doing yourself an injustice. You would be so much better off to go buy a Cherrypicker's Guide and at least look for the ones listed in there. They are not very hard to spot, which is a big reason they made it into the book. Plus the financial gains would be astronomical compared to Cuds , lams, and such. Not to mention all of the RPMs you would be passing up. I had a similar batch of wheats that I went through some years back. I was able to find enough varieties to start my own business with. |
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 I think you might kick yourself later. There is likely a gem or two in that pile. Have fun either way. |
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I'd agree with everyone offering the advise to check for less obvious errors, such as RPM's and doubled dies.
Buy the Cherry Picker guide, as suggested.
Sort into date/mm piles. Use a piece of cardboard to make a large checkerboard design. Write each possible date and MM combination for each date possible.
Quickly sort into date/mm batches keeping only those coins that JUMP out of the stacks as odd or neat.
Put those in a separate pile to be inspected more closely later.
After you have all the coins sorted by date and MM it will be super easy to go through the cherry picker guide for each date and mm that has the potential for good finds. Tube the rest as solid date / mm rolls. Even though they are circulated, there are those folks who collect circulated rolls by date/mm which will usually fetch a bit more than a stash of 'trash'.
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Here is a photo of my sort tray. I made it using a cut down box lid, and little square plastic trays that I picked up at a dollar store at 3 for $1. I put padding in the bottom to keep my wife happy. I usually just sort the coins by decade first using old tupperware bowls. Then take each decade and sort in this tray by the last digit of the date. As I fill one tray I will dump it out and sort by mint mark and then search each coin. It is the most efficient way to look through a large amount of coins. Plus when you look at coins from the same year and mint all at once, the differences or oddities will really jump out. Just food for thought.  |
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I'm still looking for a CherryPickers Guide in my book stores, seems as nobody has it. Can anyone tell me if the coin I posted above is just damage or an error? |
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I feel it is a Lam. I had a silver nickel at one time that had a similar rim to rim Lam as well.
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Your 75 looks like a lamination error. The curious thing about this error is how straight the lam is, which give me a moments pause. But the way it is lifted in spots leads me to believe it is a lam. I do the same as seal when it comes to sorting. I have a bucket of pre 82s that I'm searching for. Here's a find from that sort:   Edited by Rackster
01/03/2016 10:39 am
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