Value Of My Unfinished LWC 09-40 Book ?

coppertop, just remember that was only my opinion based on your auction...I always assume the worst when there is no return policy and you were not sure of the 28-S...so I have to hedge my bets...I want to make sure that if I resell, I can cover postage and ebay fees too. That's just one opinion of an ebay buyer and it works well for me.

maineman , I didnt want people sending me back coins I did not sell them

I tried numismedia my problem us grading coins. Maybe a few select ones ill post in the grading section then get a btter idea of value

I in no way want to talk down your collection, I have to agree with Maineman750.

My point of view is how many I see like that set coming into coin shops.

I am in the shops often 4 or 5 days a week. Sometimes even help out with the buying and selling.

When a the whitman folders come in most of the coins get bought at 2 cents each.

One or two of the coins will be taken out the rest are put into a big bin and sold for 4 cents each.

I am pretty sure about every Wheat cent, except for about 10 can be found in those bins.
I have seen a person find a 09 S in the 4 cent bin. I have help people bring their wheat
cents into the store sometimes just hundreds and sometimes there will be thousands.

What I am getting at is a whitman folder (not completed) is one of the most common sets
brought into dealers to sell. Most times they are missing the 09 S, 09 S vdb, 10 S, 11 S
12 S, 13 S, 14 D, 22 no D, 31 S, 24 D and 26 S.

You should keep your set .. someday you may want to transfer it to a Dansco and start working on
it again. You will not be able to sell it for much as it is.

Yes

IMO - most members here use Dansco albums. They have a few different ones for Lincoln Cent.
With looking them up, I think they make one just for wheat cents (1909 - 1958) business strikes,
and one for just the memorial cents (1959 to date). They also have a 7100 that covers 1909 to date
business strikes and a 8100 that has adds the proof only issues.

Yes there have been lots of info of how bad those Folders are. And yes you should get your coins out of them fast. There are many things you could do safer than those folders. For displaying, many companies make what is called an Album. Those are like a book with usually removable pages, coins are in slots covered with plastic slides.
They are made by numerous companies and for some reason the majority of people on this forum are DANSCO PEOPLE. By that they use only the Dansco Brand and want the entire world to do the same. I suspect there is a Dansco brainwashing system in the works here.
Also, they are made by companies like Whitman, Littleton, Intercept Shield and many more. Some are made in the USA and some in China.
For your pennies I recommend Whitman for several reasons. One is I use them. Two is I always hope Whitman sees my usage of their product and sends me something to make up for all the free advertising. Regardless of the silliness, I like Whitman due to the fact you can put about 9 pages in one Cent Album to cover all the coins from 09 to present.
Remember to be carefull removing them so as not to use your fingers to much. Leaves oils and acids on the coins.

Another option is to use 2x2's until you are ready to put them in an Album.

Contact with the rim is not an issue. It is, after all, the preferred place to hold a coin in hand, right?

I have used Dansco for over 26 years now. No problems, no complaints.

I started doing my Lincoln Cent collection in a whitman folder and I hated it. I switched to a Dansco 7100 and I couldn't be happier!