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Hi, ok I have collected coins for the past 20 years. And my knowledge on them is very limited. For instance I have hundreds of Indian heads and Buffalo nickels, I know abkut the 3 legged and the 31/2 legged, I have a 3 ms65 and a 1/2 vf20. It's the other dates and errors that I'm having a tough time with. I would love to downsize my collection, take out the ones I should save for the family, get graded, or put in a junk silver pile but I don't know where to start! I have hundreds of Morgan's, thousands of ounces of silver, I don't remember what I paid for each. I have created a cluster.bomb and I do t know where to start. I came across 2 pennies out of the thousands that I have in a bag all wheats, and the 2 seems error rare. One, on the front has circles on the head, that start big and go down in size, the other seems like the entire back of the penny is not filled in. Are they errors? If someone can give me some advise abkht how to start organizing. I went to a coin show last month, asked a dealer to look threw them, he took out a handful and the rest I sold on craigslist. The handful he took out went in the coin album. I do not mind texting pictures or videos of the collection. Thank you |
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 to the forum.  This forum has several sections for US, UK, other countries, and Ancient coins. And sub-sections for grading, varieties & errors. There are also sections for paper money, coin roll hunting, metal detecting, and many others. Try and post your pictures of the coins in the corresponding section/sub-section to reach experts in that area. Be sure to read the Buy/Sell/Trade/Want List Rules. |
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to CCF! Consider the appropriate volume of the "Cherrypicker's Guide" - it has more than you'll ever want to know about minor varieties in a given series. -----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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Buy a RedBook if you don't already have one. |
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We look forward to your participation. |
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Welcome! You are really not "collecting" you are "accumulating" when you don't really know what you have. We've all done that at one time or another when you've been in this hobby (addiction!) for a long time. My advice would be to 1) quit buying haphazardly and only make educated purchases; 2) buy a RedBook and grading guide; and 3) make an accurate inventory of exactly what you own. Your heirs will thank you in the long run! |
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To the Forum. |
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and yes as others have mentione. Get an inventory done Buy a Red BookPost some pictures here on a few you have questions about in the correct forum |
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I can't add anything that hasn't been said. Take it one step at a time. Welcome to the Forum.  Check out my counterstamped Lincoln Cent collection: http://goccf.com/t/303507 |
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to the forum, Ishcabbible! |
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Thanks a lot! I'm just sorting slowly, buying pages for the coins already graded, separating, I have the same in the baseball cards. I'm going to get a send off package together, all the coins that's not rare, expensive and high grade I'm going to just dump in lots. Maybe craigslist or ebay. *** Edited by Staff - Please review the rules that you agreed to when you registered. ***
Buy/Sell/Trade/Want List RulesOver 1,000 wheats, 100 buffalo and 100 Indian heads. In the bag there is a poor mans 55 dd no 3 legged or svdb or s it the rest of the key dates and double dies I did not look for it's way to much to deal with. Shoulda plucked out the 55 poor man dd but I didn't realize there was such thing! Thanks again. |
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to the CCF! |
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To CCF and be sure to read the rules about selling coins on CCF.  |
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