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New Member
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Out of the 10 wheat pennies I have found in the past week I have 2 that stand out to me they are 1958d one is like a rose gold and the other looks like a old copper penny what causes that? Then I have one that looks to be a 1918 I'm not sure. 1928d 1925 1935 1948d 1944d 1946s and the last one I can not make out any date is there a way to clean them safely and how should I store them if they are of any value?   |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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The 58-D on the left has been cleaned that's why it looks more rose gold compared to the normal old copper colored one on the right. When it comes to coins, the normal old copper color is desirable and cleaned ones are no good. So generally no, there is not a way to clean them that will not be harmful. If they're sticky with residue or something, you could soak them in pure water or pure acetone and then air dry with absolutely no rubbing - anything else would be bad.
As for storage, just any environment that's not wet or too humid should be fine. These pennies are worth a little more than 1 cent each but not much more, so they're not particularly special.
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 United States
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 to the CCF.  with the advice above ... and there is never a good numismatic outcome when cleaning your coins. Take a look at my other hobby ... http://www.jk-dk.art |
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New Member
 United States
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So never clean a coin? Ok good to know and thanks for the welcome. Just out of curiosity which pennies would be the best for collecting?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Just out of curiosity which pennies would be the best for collecting? @ChangedByCents - I always say you should collect the coins that YOU like. The Lincoln Wheat Cents (LWCs) minted from 1909 - 1958 are very popular, and you can get most dates in a nice grade for only a few dollars. Have you looked at Indian Head cents (IHCs)? Those are also very popular, but they're more expensive. Have you been to any coin shows? You should look around some more before you start shopping. Decide what you like then go from there. Edited by jeffbuckes
01/27/2019 7:57 pm
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United States
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@jeffbuckes no I have not been to a coin show yet. And as far as indian heads I have only seen a few in my lufe in person and they were attached to my grandpas belt and I tried to stay away from that lol. I think I will do some research on the indians and see if I can get a few this year. Are they known to be found in coin rolls I plan on buying a box a week this past week was all 2018d as far as I can tell I only opened 1 roll. I'm not looking to get rich thinking just to pass on to my son one day. But thank you and everyone for your help.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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look at Lincoln Cent resource.com for info on Lincolns,and their varieties...good stuff....remember, all us oldtimers say "buy the book before you buy the coin" |
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United States
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what book would you be referring to @babysitr? I would like to get some books that way I dont have to get online and try to remember where I found information at. I appreciate all of yalls advice please keep sharing the knowledge. thanks
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United States
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Get a copy of what is called the Red Book by Whitman Publishing. Should be available at most hobby stores or on line at places like Wizard coins. |
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United States
135 Posts |
Never clean coins! Its rule number one of the hobby
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Canada
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According to the other searchers in the US, it is very rare to find an IHC in a roll, and even then, they are usually very heavily worn. At one box per week, you might find a few every year. |
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United States
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I think every US coin collector should have a Red Book for easy reference. It has most of what you need to know about most US coins in one place. It also has excellent pictures so you can get a sense of what's out there you might like. I find its pricing information to be most useful for getting a very general idea of pricing especially when comparing dates or types. The pricing information is not up to date as coin prices, like stock prices, are constantly changing. I have also seen some wild pricing inaccuracies in the Red Book. Both PCGS and NGC also have very informative web sites with more up to date pricing information. |
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