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August 14th 04, 06:08 PM
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Any Advice on sorting through coins
I recently came across a resonable size collection or ordinary coins from a
elderly family memebr. These coins were saved from many years (40's 50's, 60's, 70's, 80's). Most seem very normal but I suspect there are some real gems. I was planning to look through them but I was looking for some high level advice on what to look for. Is there a top ten list of things to look for as you scan a pile of older coins? 
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August 14th 04, 06:18 PM
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"Mike" wrote in message news  I recently came across a resonable size collection or ordinary coins from a elderly family memebr. These coins were saved from many years (40's 50's, 60's, 70's, 80's). Most seem very normal but I suspect there are some real gems. I was planning to look through them but I was looking for some high level advice on what to look for. Is there a top ten list of things to look for as you scan a pile of older coins? http://www.telesphere.com/ts/coins/faq.html#WORTH
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August 15th 04, 01:26 AM
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"Mike" wrote in message news I recently came across a resonable size collection or ordinary coins from a elderly family memebr. These coins were saved from many years (40's 50's, 60's, 70's, 80's). Most seem very normal but I suspect there are some real gems. I was planning to look through them but I was looking for some high level advice on what to look for. Is there a top ten list of things to look for as you scan a pile of older coins? Get a loupe from a dealer or a hobby store. You will want to look at each one under magnification and getting a loupe is the way to go. You want to look for double dies, RPM's, die cracks, die varieties, strike, luster and surface preservation. Just for starters anyhow. Somewhere here there will be posts from George D with a huge list of websites--have fun ;-)
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August 15th 04, 03:51 AM
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bri wrote:
"Mike" wrote in message news
I recently came across a resonable size collection or ordinary coins from a elderly family memebr. These coins were saved from many years (40's 50's, 60's, 70's, 80's). Most seem very normal but I suspect there are some real gems. I was planning to look through them but I was looking for some high level advice on what to look for. Is there a top ten list of things to look for as you scan a pile of older coins? Get a loupe from a dealer or a hobby store. You will want to look at each one under magnification and getting a loupe is the way to go. You want to look for double dies, RPM's, die cracks, die varieties, strike, luster and surface preservation. Just for starters anyhow. Somewhere here there will be posts from George D with a huge list of websites--have fun ;-) Sorry but Wheeler took that over I am doing the Value and abbreviations. If I can find a copy of the URLs I will start reposting them until he gets back on line. Hurry back Wheeler. -- George D Phoenix, AZ AAA, AARP, ANA, NRA, RCC ?+1, PIA, PIAAZ, GATF 85006-3032-18-4 Please use this address to mail me. Or remove the arizona in the link. Remember there is no Arizona. ALL emails incoming and outgoing are run thru Norton and AVG anti virus.
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August 17th 04, 10:33 AM
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On Sun, 15 Aug 2004 00:26:13 GMT, "bri" wrote:
"Mike" wrote in message news I recently came across a resonable size collection or ordinary coins from a elderly family memebr. These coins were saved from many years (40's 50's, 60's, 70's, 80's). Most seem very normal but I suspect there are some real gems. I was planning to look through them but I was looking for some high level advice on what to look for. Is there a top ten list of things to look for as you scan a pile of older coins? Get a loupe from a dealer or a hobby store. You will want to look at each one under magnification and getting a loupe is the way to go. You want to look for double dies, RPM's, die cracks, die varieties, strike, luster and surface preservation. Just for starters anyhow. Somewhere here there will be posts from George D with a huge list of websites--have fun ;-) Minor correction- not a nit, really, but the term is "Doubled Dies", not "Double dies." In this case, the difference is very large. Lots of folks get taken because of the confusion. It gets expensive. HTH. Aram.
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August 17th 04, 05:31 PM
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Get a loupe from a dealer or a hobby store. You will want to look at each
one under magnification and getting a loupe is the way to go. You want to look for double dies, RPM's, die cracks, die varieties, strike, luster and surface preservation. Just for starters anyhow. By the nature of the original question, I doubt he's going to have the experience to identify RPMs, die varieties, etc., or even know what these things are. Best advice for a novice, IMHO, is to buy a Redbook ("Guide Book of United States Coins" by R.S. Yeoman) at any large bookstore, look for the valuable date-mintmark combinations, and see if he's lucky enough to possess any. ....Tom
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