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MajorPatW Valued Member United States 100 Posts	Posted 07/14/2023 4:25 pm So too me, as an untrained eye, the all look like bright shiney new pennies. My color and shadows are still off in the pics. But there are all 10 - 20 years old. Do I push on through them one by one? I want to believe there may be some MS in there, but I don't know. I have time, what would you do? Report this Post to the Staff

HondoB Bedrock of the Community United States 24977 Posts	Posted 07/14/2023 4:46 pm Were it me, and I was filling a Lincoln Cent album, I would see if they fit in any holes. Otherwise they are spenders, as none will meet the MS68 or higher criterion for slabbing. Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures Report this Post to the Staff
jpsned Pillar of the Community United States 2200 Posts	Posted 07/14/2023 5:52 pm None of these coins will ever be worth more than face value. But then there's the thrill of filling in a hole, which can easily trump any possible monetary gain. Report this Post to the Staff
nick10 Pillar of the Community United States 3207 Posts	Posted 07/14/2023 6:26 pm I'd sort by date.mint, then each date/mint by grade. Maybe save a couple from each year that grade the best. Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 07/14/2023 7:14 pm Good advice. You have to start somewhere! Edited by Coinfrog 07/14/2023 7:14 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 94892 Posts	Posted 07/14/2023 7:34 pm yes, Sort them first by same year then by Mint. Then, if you are curious about any known errors or varieties, look up the year/mint and then search all coin of that same year/mm. Then move on to the next pile. If you find anything of interest, post them up here. (don't forget to search for WAM or CAM too. Collecting since 1972. Learning from then on "Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn." - Benjamin Franklin 7070 type set coin count: 51/76 Uncirculated American Silver Eagles My American Silver Eagle Proof Collection Sacagawea Dollars Innovation Dollars Eisenhower-Dollars Kennedy-Half Dollars Washington-Quarters Roosevelt-Dimes Buffalo-Nickels 1938-2005 Jefferson-Nickels Lincoln-Cents Edited by Dearborn 07/14/2023 7:35 pm Report this Post to the Staff
ijn1944 Bedrock of the Community United States 19120 Posts	Posted 07/14/2023 9:16 pm Hang onto the very best as album hole fillers--spend the rest. In my cent roll searching, I re-roll hundreds of these 'low MS' examples monthly and take them to my dump bank. And of course, after doing some research, do check more closely those which are known to have (documented) errors. Report this Post to the Staff
nickelsearcher Moderator United States 15394 Posts	Posted 07/15/2023 06:46 am Read my advice in your thread on the 1995-D cent - how to determine if your cents are MS or not. That would be a useful skill to have as a collector. Agreed that all of these are worth face value. Keep the best of each year & mint and spend the rest. Quote: do check more closely those which are known to have (documented) errors ijn1944 knows better but misspoke - errors are random occurrences that can affect any coin and are a result of a mistake in the minting process. What you want to learn are the documented varieties - varieties are differences in the die and result in many coins being minted that are different in some identifiable way than the 'normal' coins for that year. For example - the 1970-S small date cent is a variety, not an error. Take a look at my other hobby ... http://www.jk-dk.art Edited by nickelsearcher 07/15/2023 06:46 am Report this Post to the Staff
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