Hello From Fairmont, West Virginia

I don't know that I would call myself a real collector, but I have always kept wheat pennies and any dollar coins, especially bicentennials. I have a stack of about 15 of those that I are still only worth $1 each. My grandfather was the collector, though he was unfortunately poor and could not afford anything of extreme value. He did have the foresight to grab a roll of 1964 Kennedy half dollars, which has remained in its role since 1964 and inside a plastic tube. He died in 1975 so his collection ends there. My dad was never a collector and the coins sat in a closet in my grandmother's house since 1975. With the death of my grandma and then my dad in the last year my sisters and I have inherited the collection. There are a lot of interesting coins- way too many to list here. I was amused to have found a jar with what must be close to 5000 wheat pennies, LOL. Dare I go through them looking for rare dates? My pap was no dummy- I can safely assume they are all common ones.