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I was just reading about various Lincoln Wheat cent varieties on Wexler's Die Varieties ( http://www.DoubleDie.com ), and oh my goodness I had no idea there were so many! I also discovered that examining a coin to determine if it might contain a die variety takes a long time, at least if one wants to rule out all the possibilities. This experience led me to ask this question: Are there published guides to variety coins worth the time? Naturally, deciding if a particular coin's potential die varieties are 'worth the time' to search for is subjective. Therefore, I wouldn't expect a guide's recommendations to neatly match my, or your, definition of 'worth the time'. But a list of die varieties that are Worth more than X dollars in Y grade, for example, would help a bunch. I most interested in such a list for Lincoln wheat cents, but since my bank's tellers have proved very friendly and helpful, I've also picked up some 'customer rolls' of nickels, dimes, quarters, and fifty cent pieces. Many thanks in advance for any suggestions you might offer. ~ Mark Edited by dd27
08/05/2016 12:15 am
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I have found that a lot of varieties and errors I have googled led to lists of the most valuable ones. I continually concentrate on learning them. At the same time I try to hone my skills on finding all, regardless of value, because they overlap in the search. In lean times a half a loaf of bread is better than no bread. When times are fat, there is enough left over to feed the birds.
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There are several online sources to be used. Coppercoins.com is best for Lincoln Cent varieties. But no site or publication includes them all. Publications are nice, but on line site are better as they update the new dies to the site when added. Wexler lists a lot of dies, but a lot of his cent dies are not listed on the site or in a publication. But it seems that a lot of sites are trying to pick up the slack when they get to it. A lot of them are incomplete. So we need to be patient and wait for information when it is available. Patience..... |
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But I don't want to be patient!  Mostly kidding, but I admit that I succumb to impatience more often than I would like, so an important reminder for yours truly.  CoinMasters wrote... Quote:
In lean times a half a loaf of bread is better than no bread. When times are fat, there is enough left over to feed the birds. I love that - thank you. :o) Edited by dd27
08/05/2016 3:27 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
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Just mark them on a 2X2 till you can match them. I have many doubled dies that I have on my inventory with a description that will help me match up multiples of the same dies. (especially handy on proof coins)
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I'm glad you like it, Dd27. I learned the first line from my first father-in-law, many years ago. He was a very wise and good man. I love philosophy, I hope I didn't mess it up with the second line.
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Why is it that most people only list Copper Coins and Wexler's site as on line references for varieties...why not CONECA as well? http://www.varietyvista.com/Larry Nienaber |
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I believe it was Richard Cooper who recently posted a list of several sites for reference (for the life of me I can't find the post), and he did list: http://www.conecaonline.org/ |
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