Posted 07/23/2008 4:29 pm
I think this is a great start because it will be easy to see what you have at work first and then hopefully others at work may be able to help as well. The RedBook is one of the better investments you can make at this point because you can then see what coins are more valuable and why. Part of it is because of the date, others the total number made and others because of material. The other posts have said when to look for silver pieces and this is a great thing to start looking for as well. For information about these I would recommend http://www.lincolncentresource.com/index.html because it is devoted just to Lincoln's. I have gone there and made a list of coins that I set aside and examine closely for these varieties.
The halves are another great choice for almost the same exact reasons, but with these there are coins with 40-90% silver still in circulation. With these you are looking for everything before 1970 and especially ones that are Franklin's. In fact, any older coin that comes through that we do not currently use in circulation you should set aside.
One of the other things people will start writing about is how to store them. Do a quick search on the sight and you will find a ton of threads on the subject and give you an idea of where to start. Also, you may want to look at local coin shops just to see what else is out there and available, but get everything you can from circulation before you start paying premium prices for things.
The Lincoln's are a very easy coin to collect because of how cheap they are (to start collecting, not including your key dates and varieties) and so many people over look them because they do not even like the idea of a penny coin.
The halves are another great choice for almost the same exact reasons, but with these there are coins with 40-90% silver still in circulation. With these you are looking for everything before 1970 and especially ones that are Franklin's. In fact, any older coin that comes through that we do not currently use in circulation you should set aside.
One of the other things people will start writing about is how to store them. Do a quick search on the sight and you will find a ton of threads on the subject and give you an idea of where to start. Also, you may want to look at local coin shops just to see what else is out there and available, but get everything you can from circulation before you start paying premium prices for things.
The Lincoln's are a very easy coin to collect because of how cheap they are (to start collecting, not including your key dates and varieties) and so many people over look them because they do not even like the idea of a penny coin.
