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Hello. I am collecting Lincoln Cents. I need some advice about how to collect the common 1909-1934 portion of the collection. I have collected 1935-1958 pennies in red BU no problem. Where can I find the common coins for the collection? What grade is a decent grade to collect for the filler coins? I don't want to spend an arm and a leg but I do want something that is eye appealing. Thanks for your responses!
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Bedrock of the Community
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Welcome to CC!
The best way to get started is to go to the bank and ask for a box of pennies. Generally you'll find 2-3 wheats per box and they'll only cost 1 cent.
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Not sure doing the bank thing will produce the coins from 1909 to 1934 but maybe I would bet you will go through a lot of boxes to find 1 of those dates. I would try your local coin shop you mite pay a little above what the book says there worth but to get AUCoins or something around that it will be very hard to find in the wild but not impossible. Good luck
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To CCF! I agree with BadThad's advice. Although, it will take hard work and dedication to find the ones you need. Errers and Varietys.
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I would look at coins in the Fine to Very Fine grade. This grading area is decent with good eye appeal. That way the semi keys won't set you back too much in cost and wont drastically look different in grade from the common dates.
Find a dealer (for in person relationship) or online dealer that has consistent photos. There are a couple that use scanners so that each coin has the exact same lighting and 'look' to them. Buy some test coins and compare them in hand with the online photos till you find a dealer you can trust and get an 'eye' for what to look for in the photos.
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Thanks for the friendly welcomes everyone! Thanks captainkurt for the long awaited advice! The grade on the semi-keys sounds great as I was becoming frustrated because it seems like AG or G seems like I'm throwing away money and compromising the eye appeal that I would like to end up with regarding the early common dates. I live in Youngstown, OH and there is only one coin shop around town. The are a jewelry/coin combo so I suspect that I won't have too much success with them. I have been using ebay to build my collection so far and I've been very picky with selecting the sellers that I buy from. I have managed to collect all Red BU from 1935-1958 and MS/Proof from 1959 to date. Thanks again for your help! |
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Highly unlikely you'll find any pre-1934 Lincolns by searching through bank rolls. Might be worth it to buy some Wheat penny rolls at your LCS or off eBay—some are even advertised as older rolls. You won't find key dates, but it would be a relatively inexpensive way to get most of the common dates. |
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You can easily find every date (except for key dates) after maybe a couple thousand rolls. You probably can't find all three mints for every date. You'll keep finding the more common dates and mints several times over before you can find the much needed hole fillers.
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Some sellers have consistent photos and I have been able to acquire a week or two weeks' worth or auction wins before I requested them to be shipped in bulk. Returns are easy. Once you get an eye for how their photos show details you know what to look for in future auctions. Also, the more auctions they have the better sales history you can research from their previous auctions. Spend your time looking for the semi keys, the common ones will come much easier, faster & cheaper. Just add the common ones to fill out a shipment here and there keeping costs per coin down. Oh! One more thing. If you are questioning an ebay sellers integrity, search them here on CCF in the discouraged sellers forum. When I get a bad coin from a seller with doctored photos and then come here after the fact to research, low and behold the folks here have already called them out. Edited by captainkurt
01/20/2024 2:24 pm
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What I would do is buy 5,000 older pennies and cull through the nicest of each date, and sell the duplicates and use the money for the tougher dates.
Like, with IHCs, you probably won't find anything older than 1880 in your typical roll.
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Highly unlikely you'll find any pre-1934 Lincolns by searching through bank rolls. Common dates from the 10s and 20s are certainly findable in rolls, so I actually would recommend starting there even if only to fill holes with coins that'll be upgraded later on. @desert-storm9091 any pics of your 1935-1958 coins? I'm trying to do a year set, and my goal is a MS-65 RD for each year; I'm nowhere near completion given my limited budget but I'm curious because I like looking at nice old cents. |
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I'm afraid that my cheap cell phone would not do justice in the way of taking photos of the 1935-1958 part of my collection. I did manage to find a #7103 Dansco Album 1909-1958 to store my wheaties in. The price was absorbitant but I couldn't wait for Dansco to produce more of the albums. I did some research about the wheat backs and I discovered that it is really easy to find red gem/red brilliant uncirculated coins without breaking the bank. The challange is do I want to spend the money for the rest of the coins to be in that kind of condition and the answer is no. It would be a financial nightmare to do that in my opinion. I'm thinking short term and not long term. Good luck to your attempt at collecting grade MS-65 of each Lincoln Cent. That is quite an undertaking! Pretty pricey too! |
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I can easity supply you with nice G-VG Philly coins from 1910-1933 for very little money, but it sounds like you've set your sights on higher grades. In many cases I can help you here as well. Contact me when forum rules allow.
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