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 Posted 06/19/2008  08:08 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add eaglefoot to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Makes sense now......although I have to say.....I only got four hours of sleep AGAIN last night, so you might have to be on your toes again Jbuck !
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 Posted 06/20/2008  12:00 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add mhetz to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
my box never came and the teller I spoke to is on vaca!

can I get a bluebook at borders¿ where did anybody get theirs?
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 Posted 06/20/2008  08:46 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add eaglefoot to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
mhetz.....

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can I get a bluebook at borders¿ where did anybody get theirs?

I don't know what "borders" is....but.....
You can get a Redbook/Bluebook at ANY bookstore in the country...and if by some chance they don't have it, they'll order it for ya at no charge.
Even hobby shops where they have coin related stuff has them.
Just keep in mind that you can't go by the "values" listed for coins in there...either the RedBook or Bluebook.....These books are only most useful for their information......mintage numbers, types, varieties, etc. etc. etc.
Some people will even just go get "used" ones that are way out of date....simply because they aren't interested in the listed "values" printed in there and don't want to spend a whole $12.00 - $14.00.
But, I'd suggest a RedBook....the 2009 version has been out for a couple of months now...it'll have current "information" including new Commemorative coins, Presidential dollars, quarters, etc. etc.....
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 Posted 06/20/2008  11:10 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add mhetz to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
thanks
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Borders is a bookstore, kind of like a hybrid of Barnes & Noble and Books-A-Million. I prefer Books-A-Million just because they have more options for coin folders.
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 Posted 06/23/2008  4:50 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add mhetz to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
went to the bank this afternoon to check on my box...they forgot to order it but my fav teller saved me 5 rolls of halves a guy brought in. first roll all 1971 next all 72 next all 73 but the last 2 were marked "new no silver" but they were! got some from 67, 68 and 69! 33 in all! 33/50 not bad 66%...feels like high school all over again
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Mhetz.......

What state are you in ?.......awful dry here in Kansas !!
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 Posted 06/23/2008  7:18 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add mhetz to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
a little hick town in NJ, the teller said the guy is a regular customer and his grandfather had a collection he passed on to his kids and I guess he thought they weren't higher than face value. should I keep any of the 71-73s¿ they are listed as 55 cents for ms-63 in bluebook so idk if its worth it

ps. still waiting for my ½ box, that will show the real silver content in my area

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 Posted 06/24/2008  07:48 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add eaglefoot to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Mhetz......

That's entirely up to you......If it was an "S" mint....Definately keep it or just a good example for a future Kennedy album.......but other than that....I've pitched back '71-'73 myself....
Let us know how ya do when ya get your box though !...
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71d has a DDO, 73d has DDO, and 72/72d has a DDO/missing designer initials on rev, but I always forget which is which so I check both coins for both varieties.
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 Posted 06/24/2008  12:46 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add mhetz to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
will do. -of grampa what is a DDO? an error?
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DDO= doubled die obverse, DDR= doubled die reverse
it is usually erroneously referred to as an error but a doubled die is a die variety. Doubled dies can be blatantly obvious(see 1955 Lincoln Cent DDO) or you might need high magnification and a good imagination to see something(see the plethora of minor Minnesota State Quarter DDRs). The most obvious ones are usually the ones that command the highest premiums, but of course exceptions do exist.
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Yeah, I should have said always look out for "error" (double die variety --) coins....! (right O Biokem!)
But when you're going through hundreds or thousands of coins in one night.....it can be "trying" to take too much extra time.....so if the DDO / DDR isn't obvious.......YOU MIGHT MISS EM' !
The only thing guaranteed though, is, that you WON'T find one if you don't LOOK for one ! How many " DDO / DDR coins" slip through peoples hands everyday and they don't see em' ?
So, if you take the time......it could be productive !
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