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New Member
United States
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I had never really put any real thought into coins or even realized that they were that cool but now that I've been into it for a couple weeks I have what I like to call my penny problem. I cannot seem to get rid of any of them that I have which I have thousand probably because I don't know how to tell if they're worth anything or not and because I have so much fun looking at them for hours.
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Moderator
 United States
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 to addiction  |
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Moderator
United States
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to CCF. Sounds like your hooked  . There are a lot of things to look for:doubled dies,RPM's,trail dies,MAD's,MAD clash,etc. Study up on what to look for and how to take and post pics.Ask as many questions as you need to.Enjoy our great hobby/forum. John1  |
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Rest in Peace
United States
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,New comer to CCF. Yes most U.S. collectors started with pennies, ( AKA )Lincoln Cents . and from there it usually blossoms into one heck of a coin collection .  |
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Valued Member
United States
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The more you look, the more you realize each penny is unique and has a story. The most interesting ones may not be valuable, but there's much joy in taking the journey and learning more about them. Welcome to our world.
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
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to the CCF! Several members, such as I, will help you along the way to mastering Lincoln cents! I hope you enjoy your stay at the Coin Community Forum! |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
6326 Posts |
This hobby is like what they say about golf....no matter how good you get, you can never master it, there is ALWAYS more to learn. Edited by eaglefoot
05/08/2016 09:37 am
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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to CCF -----Burton 50+ year / Life / Emeritus ANA member (joined 12/1/1973) Life member: Numismatics International, CONECA Member: TNA, FtWCC, NETCC, EveryCountry (online) coin club Owned by three cats and a wife of 40+ years (joined 1983) Author: 3rd Edition of the Sample Slabs book, https://www.sampleslabs.info/ |
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Bedrock of the Community
Canada
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to the CCF! |
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United States
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to the Community! |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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You will have to figure out what your focus is. Here's what a I happen to do: I don't hunt rolls or look for errors. I get my coins from change or purchase them. I save all wheaties. I save all Lincolns 1982 or before that are copper. I save anything 1983-up that is really really nice. Typically these don't make it into change. I buy uncirculated Lincolns to work on my sets. I have a few different ones going at the moment. Have fun! That's the main thing. There is no specific way to collect. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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you will learn a lot here , I do enjoy collecting Lincoln wheats cents as well good luck !  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Valued Member
United States
422 Posts |
Invest in a CherryPickers Guide. I purchased one a few months ago and I wished I'd gotten one years ago. |
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New Member
United States
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OH MY! and just wait till you start digging through boxes of 2500 pennies and making little stacks of each mint mark and year to look at individually for any of the 1000's of mouth watering varieties. Definitely read a book on Lincoln cents so as to Get an idea for what to look for. Lincoln cents are one of the most well written about series in u.s. coins save for maybe Morgan dollars. but with almost no metal value attributed to cents, its amazing that they are so popular! I love 'em. |
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New Member
United States
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Lincoln Cents is where I started also. I had no clue how many different varieties there were. I'm a stamp collector turned coin junkie. I'm hooked. Stamp collecting is a lot lighter. LOL I go pick up one of my coin albums and about pull my shoulder out of socket.
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Posted 05/08/2016 02:52 am
