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Pokermike4283 Valued Member United States 85 Posts	Posted 06/14/2008 11:17 am I'll have to keep you in mind sir. Report this Post to the Staff
amac44 Member United States 3242 Posts	Posted 06/14/2008 11:26 am I hope you find one type coin for now to collect wheat&lmc are cheap for the most part so of the wheat are very costly but just enjoy collecting. I have 90% of my life. Report this Post to the Staff
Pokermike4283 Valued Member United States 85 Posts	Posted 06/16/2008 08:33 am Woo hoo. I just bought the following on ebay for $15.82: 1909 Indian Head 1909 VDB 1909 Lincoln Now, I don't know what mint marks are there, if any, due to the coins, which were in plastic, giving off a glare that made that tough. But even if these aren't S mints, did I make a good deal or pay too much. Grading I'd said is F/VF but I'll posts scans of them when they come in. Thanks! ~Mike~ Report this Post to the Staff
BobK Valued Member United States 177 Posts	Posted 06/16/2008 09:27 am I'd say you did very well indeed if they in fact grade fine or better. I think I can assure you, though, that none of them have mint marks. Or if they do, then you got one HECK of a deal (or some fake coins). Report this Post to the Staff
eaglefoot Pillar of the Community United States 6326 Posts	Posted 06/16/2008 3:12 pm I second that !........none of those coins will have a mint mark....... There will be no mintmark on the Indian Heads... The other two.....if they had one they'd be very valuable indeed !!.....either an "S" or plain until 1911. Then "D" mints are there. Report this Post to the Staff
just carl Bedrock of the Community United States 20753 Posts	Posted 06/17/2008 12:21 pm I basically started coin collecting just the opposite. When I was a kid I started with those Whitman Folders trying to fill them one coin at a time. Eventually I moved up to the Albums. Now have over 100 Albums and mostly full. Never could see just accumulating coins at random. Report this Post to the Staff
penny pincher Valued Member United States 429 Posts	Posted 06/17/2008 7:11 pm Is it just me, or no one read this"My US coins: 1858 Flying Eagle cent (Large Letters) 1859 Indian Head penny 1893 Indian Head penny 1899 Indian Head penny 3x 1901 Indian Head penny 1902 Indian Head penny 2x 1903 Indian Head penny 1904 Indian Head penny 1905 Indian Head penny 5x 1907 Indian Head penny 1908 Indian Head penny 1943 Lincoln Penny (Steel) 1995 Lincoln Penny (50% off center) 2000 Lincoln Penny (10% off center) 1896 Liberty Head Nickel 2x 1936 Buffalo nickel 3x Buffalo nickel (No date) 1942P Jefferson nickel (Silver Alloy) 1942S Jefferson nickel (Silver Alloy) 1943P Jefferson nickel (Silver Alloy) 1944P Jefferson nickel (Silver Alloy) 1945P Jefferson nickel (Silver Alloy) 1968S Jefferson nickel (Proof) 1937 Mercury dime 1944 Mercury dime 1953 Roosevelt dime (Silver) 1981S Rooevelt Dime (Proof) 1925 Standing Liberty quarter Standing Liberty quarter (No date) 1946 Washington quarter (Silver) 1949D Washington quarter (Silver) 1952S Washington quarter (Silver) 1953D Washington quarter (Silver) 1956D Washington quarter (Silver) 1957D Washington quarter (Silver) 1960D Washington quarter (Silver) 2x 1964 Washington quarter (Silver) 1922 Peace dollar (Nml Relief)Wife found at work for me" I would LOVE to find even a small part of that in my loose change. Pokermike4283 I think you have a great start for a collection and should keep doing what you are doing. Everyone here has an opinion but when it came down to what they started collecting, they had to make the decision. If you like the wide range of coins the Type set maybe something you really want to look into and that way when you see the wider range of things available you may then decide to start certain sets. One of the best buys I have made was for my kids when I got each of them a coin collecting book for beginners that covers your 19th century coins and has the spots for all the Statehood Quarters, Presidential dollars and about 30 years of pennies. Since then my wife got one and she enjoys having the wide variety and not pressured into one typ of coin. The book is not that much and maybe something else to look into because you will not have to spend more than $25 for the most exspensive coin to put in there (Morgan Dollar, Peace dollar and Silver Eagle). And if you get bored with it, pass it on to yours kids or another family member. Report this Post to the Staff
KinteSmith Valued Member United States 58 Posts	Posted 06/23/2008 4:38 pm I would start by buying a RedBook and the Krause Catalouge of World Coins. I love looking through my albums and folders of everything that I have, but I also have fun looking at things that I don't have. The cheapest way to collect coins, in my opinion, is to make your family and your friends at work aware that coin collecting is your hobby. I think that everyone, whether they consider themselves a collector or not, has some type of jar, cup or drawer at home where they keep their unusual coins. I think that most people save them because they feel they're woth alot of money, but in actuality they're only worth a few cents. Buy a binder and some 2x2's to display what you have, and before you know it your friends will show you what they have as well. After you inform them of their coin is worth, make them an offer for it. Double the offer if it's cheap enough, but just be fair to your friends. When someone you know goes out of country on vacation, give the a $20.00 bill, and ask if they can bring you some coins or notes back. Before you know it you've doubled or tripled your collection. But more importantly you'll be having fun in the process. Also, if you're going through alot of change at work, you may want to go through the notes as well to look for star notes and those with low serial #'s. Kinte Report this Post to the Staff
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