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Valued Member
United States
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If a coin was found what do u look for right away and or hope the year is? As for me I look for condition its the hardest thing not to look for first for me lol Also lately its been really busted scratched sidewalk or road finds...
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Well chances are if they are found on a parking lot, they would be messed up by being driven over. Those are just spenders. But I always let the coins tell me what year they are. Why anticipate when I let them speak to me, as to what they are. I can read them like a book.
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 United States
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hope the year is? 1799!  "If you climb a good tree, you get a push."
-----Ghanaian proverb
"The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed."
-----King Adz
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United States
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To be serious though, I'll pick up and keep pretty much any Wheat cent and leave behind pretty much anything from 1959 and later. @coop has a good point that these are often in rough shape. "If you climb a good tree, you get a push."
-----Ghanaian proverb
"The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed."
-----King Adz
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New Member
United States
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Yeah I just hope it's a wheatie lol I'm easy like that  I always look right away at date idk why it's not like I know what's key! But besides that I look at the details for any error visible to my untrained eye. Really more of a condition check. But in my mind it's to look for errors  |
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Valued Member
United States
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I don't find many coins at all, but if I'm CRH and I find a Wheatie face down, I make whoever is in the room guess a number from 9-59 and I do the same. That's when I care the most what year it is. |
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United States
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Your responses are appreciated Thanks for sharing...
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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for me, the older the better.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
561 Posts |
Like others have mentioned, a memorial/shield cent is usually a pass for me, though I'd stop to pick up a wheat.
I'll only pick up a Zincoln if it's 2009
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United States
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I'll only pick up a Zincoln if it's 2009 Seems like a good idea.  |
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Valued Member
United States
245 Posts |
I dont even know what a zincoln is? My apologies. Zinc? coin? or am I mistaking?
Edited by youngmaster
04/30/2021 8:05 pm
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Moderator
United States
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I don't even know what a zincoln is? A zinc-plated cent such as are being made now. "If you climb a good tree, you get a push."
-----Ghanaian proverb
"The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed."
-----King Adz
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Moderator
United States
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I dont even know what a zincoln is? My apologies. Zinc? coin? or am I mistaking? Copper plated Zinc Lincoln... Zincoln. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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My favorite year for cents is easily 1983. It was the year of the DDO plus the year I was born. I save all 1983 cents in any shape. |
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Valued Member
United States
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Great thanks for all your response I did know folks called it that haha! good to know! Thank you for all your responses.
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Posted 04/22/2021 1:51 pm
