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Edited by OcalaFlorida
01/04/2016 9:02 pm
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I'm pretty new at this. I looked at the one on coppercoins and looks like a match to me. They sure don't a whole lot as far as die markers, especially when you have an older coin.
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It is amazing how you even see that. I have so many of the older coins and when I use my magnifier it just flattens the image (so it looks like mush). I may have a lot of good stuff and don't know it because I can see them. Mostly because of all the crud around the devices.
Way to go!!
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Sandy - too much magnification can contribute to seeing things that aren't there. Depending on the individual, finding an optimal sort magnification helps rough in a coin (find a potential variety). Then closer magnification to check for details and die markers.
When you start CRH for varieties, it may help to sort your coins by date/MM. After that, go to the sites you typically use (Wexlers, CC, etc.) to study-up on what varieties you want to look for. Maybe only one or two for a date/MM at a time. Then go through your sorted stash looking for the variety setting aside the potential candidates to verify through markers/overlays.
Best of luck!!
PS - acetone for the crud
Edited by Rackster
01/04/2016 10:29 pm
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Maybe Ocala - seems there may be a slight NE spread on the 28, but the 8 looks like it may have taken a hit and flattened out a bit. The 9 looks like a traditional DDO, but hard to say for sure on a circulated specimen. I have a difficult time with specimens in this condition. |
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Thanks Rackster, believe it or not I did actually start out that way. I mainly concentrated on key and semi-key dates (as per the INTERNET info on the wheat cents). So, I do have many of them sorted just as you suggested. I have hardly any 20's, 30's but a ton of 40's and 50's so they are not sorted date/mm yet only the key years. What I have noticed myself doing is jumping around too much. I read all the great posts here and then I want to FIND one, just like when you told me above the RDV-006 for the 1988 LC transition on the FG. So, I stopped what I was doing just to go through my 1988 cents (crazy).
I think I really need to stay focused on the one or two varieties like you said. But, I need to figure out how to get the crud out from around the mm's and dates. I am pretty nervous about this because of causing damage to the coin.
Where to start? Maybe I will at my earliest date (since they are fewer) I have some 1909 VBD's and regular 1909's. There may be things there for me to take a good look at and not get so over-helmed (after all the coins aren't going anywhere, but I am loosing some hair trying to learn all this good stuff)
Thank you for all your great suggestions and support.
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OcalaFlorida, I've looked at more than five time now and still can't pull the trigger on yes or no. Afraid circulation beat me to draw again. Thanks, Doug.
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