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New Member
Australia
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Noodling. What's your style?
Hi there, I've been collecting for a year only.
Im at the stage I'd like to refine my sorting and rather than, "reinvent the wheel", I'm posting this question hoping everyone will share their preference for how they manage their Noodling/sorting. Appologies if it's been done before.
For quick reading, Ive tried to list one action per line.
My example below.
Note: I'm still working it out.
1. Sorting coins into denominations. Ie 50 cent Australian.
2. Quick sort and stack by Queen effigies.
3. If Few coins: Sort each stack into DECADE and YEAR at same time..
4. If Many coins: Sort each stack by DECADE first. Then sort stacks by YEAR.
5. Coins now in YEAR stacks: Actual appraisal referring to my reference lists, for each coin based on:
6. Quality,
7. Errors/points of interest
8. Required to complete my collection?
9. If any keepers from 5-7: Set aside and maintain the appraising variation groupings, in order to store appropriately.
Hope in asking assistance here I'm not broaching some archaic collectors taboo!
Thanks everyone.
Looking forward to learning to be more efficient!
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
1040 Posts |
 I've lost a bit of interest the last few years but previously I just did what you stated,go to the Bank,get $100 of Dollar(or 50c etc) Coins or whatever and just work my way through them,anything out of the ordinary goes aside and the rest are put into 2 piles,possibles and returns,i then go through the 'possibles' again and keep what's collectable,the rest go into the return pile for the Bank and then start again. Good Luck with it,it can be time consuming with little reward. |
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
2180 Posts |
I go by denomination and I know what years I'm looking for so I just quickly go one by one and keep the years I'm looking for as well as anything else that looks good. I'm not too thorough so I probably miss some stuff but that's okay.
Once I've finished sorting, the keepers get a closer look at some point and might go back.
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
1333 Posts |
hmm I just go with first Key dates (low mintage dates), then commemorative issues or errors and then high grade (ef+) that is how I do it. how you do it is up to u really, as everyone interest is different. Some would look for rare errors only  e.g 1 dollar mules and wavy 20c Edited by ryurazu
12/30/2018 7:27 pm
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New Member
 Australia
3 Posts |
Thanks so much for sharing.
Very glad not to be far off the mark and not to green a newbie.
This forum has been very friendly and open in sharing information.
I too have down time in collecting. Then get the bug again.
So I want it to be easy to pick up after a break and I don't want my fun relaxing interest to be hard work so trying to find a way to keep effort minimal and enjoyment maximum.
Cheers!
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
2180 Posts |
I used to sort by effigy etc when going through large numbers of coins (which I'd do less frequently).
Nowadays I usually look through $100 a week so I try and be quicker about it.
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New Member
Australia
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I don't noodle too often, I usually buy cheap off ebay, But when I noodle, I have a list of key dates I am looking for and I scan the back and front of every coin for any errors :) Spinning them when I check just in case they are rotated coins I usually do another check through of the errors I've found and get rid of any that aren't that great |
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