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Valued Member
United States
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Ok...Thanks again for reading. A couple more questions. 1) Washington quarters. I have a bunch from the 30s through the 60s. I do NOT have any of the 1932s. Anyway, the vast majority of these are in extremely poor condition, so again, I'm guessing melt value on these? A bunch of them are really cruddy looking, like they're covered in some sort of tarnish gunk. I've always heard to not try to clean coins...agreed? Some of them may actually be in pretty good condition under the crud. Advice? 2) Bicentennial Quarters - worth about $0.25 a piece? Some are pretty good condition but certainly not mint condition. 3) I have a few hundred wheat cents. Assorted dates and condition, but again, mostly poor condition. What do I do with these? |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Get a list of the wheats. Some of the dates can be worth money. The Bi-centennial quarters really don't carry any premium unless in mint state, and then even very little. Definitely don't clean the quarters.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
958 Posts |
With out specific dates no one can really tell.
try numismedia.com website for a guide on prices
Some wheats are worth thousands and some just a few cents
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Moderator
 United States
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Look at those Wheats,
09-S VDB
14-D
Keys
09-S
11-S
12-S
24-D
31-S
Better dates
swcoin.ecrater.com
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 United States
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Pillar of the Community
United States
958 Posts |
what does vdb mean............
oh boy , this is gonna be a long thread
Staff note: This comment was totally uncalled for! Please be considerate of new members, regardless of their experience level.
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Valued Member
United States
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Perhaps I didnt make clear just how ignorant I am of coin issues....I didn't understand half the stuff from your reply to my other thread....double die? What?  |
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Valued Member
Canada
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wheat pennies are getting pretty popular
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Valued Member
United States
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VDB is the engravers initials. It is on the obverse side (wheat side) on the coin at the bottom.
The initials caused an uproar and were quickly removed.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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My suggestion is to check out book stores, coin stores or web sites for something called the Red Book by Whitman Publishing. Then go through your coins and look up each one in that book. Also, a good book to explain coin conditions odd markings such as the VDB, the different Mint marks and where they are. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Go to your local public library and check out a few US coins books. Get the basic one so that it doesn't overwhelm you all at once. To start I think there is a "Dummy series for coin collecting" that should answer majority of your questions. |
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United States
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Hey Joester. I'm wondering if you plan on collecting coins now that you've gotten those ones? And WELCOME to the forum.
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United States
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I am a newbie also, so do not worry. I ask a bunch of questions and most folks are nice and will help you more than you can imagine. They just like to have some fun. I got a Red Book of US coins by RS Yeoman, helps tell you the retail and some interesting things. You can quickly figure which coins are worth more by the prices in the book, when someone says key dates it is typically tied to price and mintage so the book tells you both. |
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United States
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Red Book is a great resource for coin collectors of any level, nubie to expert. You can get a ton of beginner information just by cruzing the internet and googling things like "vdb" and "double die"
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United States
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Here's a pic of a V.D.B. You can see it at the bottom by the rim.  |
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First, I think Coppertop5150 owes you a public apology. Second, as I said in your other post,  to the Community! Third, the best advice given so far is to start with a Red Book... A Guide Book of United States coins 2011: The Official Red Book Fourth, you are more than welcome to continue to ask questions here, no matter how trivial they may seem. We all start with no knowledge. Although some tend to forget that, the majority of us have not. |
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