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Lemon Thrower
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
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 Posted - 11/01/2009 : 07:17:20
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does anyone have this? What is it good for?
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Buying:
Peace/Morgan G+ at $15.00
copper cents at 1.3X
wheat pennies at 3X
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daviscfad
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
1664 Posts |
Posted - 11/01/2009 : 08:55:39
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| I have the new one for the pennies thru nickels. It just shows different varietys on coins and things like that. I mean its neat but you can find anything you want about pennies on coppercoins.com. so i dont use it much.. Its one of those things i thought was going to be the key to my success with die varietys on lincoln cents but has not been. They dont have any info on pennies after like 99 or 2000 cant remember. and this is the new addition. hope this helps |
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keys
Penny Collector Member
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Posted - 11/01/2009 : 12:05:38
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I bought both books, Volume I concerns pennies and nickels, Volume II deals with dimes and up.
Volume II was useful to me since it listed the different varieties of Morgan and Peace Dollars (I found out I had a few listed in the book).
These books are for the serious variety collector, the person looking for the overlooked coin that is different from the rest due to minting errors or different varieties that are not listed in the Red Book.
If you are interested in taking a closer look at your junk silver hoarde hoping to find a rarity that most overlooked, then these books are worth buying. If you feel junk silver is just junk silver, or it isn't worth your time, don't bother with the books.
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I know there are some websites that deal with VAM (VAM stands for different Morgan die varieties defined by Leroy Van Allen & A. George Mallis) for silver dollars, but there are few if any that deal with different varieties of halves, quarters, dimes or nickels.
Even with the Dollar VAM sites available, there will be times when you can't go online or don't feel like lugging your laptop with you when you go searching for Morgans. A coin book however, is always ready to be looked at when you want to and it requires no net access (and no denial of service problems either.)
If you do find different varieties of coins, finding them is the first and easiest step, getting the coin professionally graded, encapsulated and verified as a die variety is the next step, finding a buyer willing to buy your coin, well, that is the hard part. |
I change with the times-
but like silver coins found in your change
I stay the same.
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just carl
Penny Hoarding Member
USA
601 Posts |
Posted - 11/03/2009 : 16:58:26
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As already noted this is just one of the many, manyh books now available on coins. All such books are good for something if your really interested in looking for those little, tiny, almost invisable things on a coin that makes them different. And pending on what you collect, there are books just for that nowadays. Many, many people that are really into coins or just want to get rich and realize investing in coins just doesn't get them there. So they write books on them. It's sort of like those people that write books on how to invest in purchasing properties for no money down. Or how to invest in the stock market regardless if going up or down. Not long ago there were books on how valuable the Football/baseball cards are and wiil be in the future.
Not to say that the book your talking about is of no use, it really it but then so are the many, many others. It is two volumns and it covers most coins. If you really want to get into a specific coin, there are books on just those also. I have heard from people on other forums that they have a real large bookcase full of coin books. There are people that set up hugh photo arays for just coins.
Just rememeber this is supposed to be a hobby. Something of fun. Something to talk to people about, something to attempt to finish a set of, etc.
If you purchase one of thoes types of books, you'll probably get all geared up looking for that extra ear on Lincoln Cents. Just have fun and enjoy the hobby. |
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CoinHunter53562
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
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Posted - 11/03/2009 : 17:22:04
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I have both. After accumulating quite a few Morgan and Peace Dollars, I decided to buy the one that covers those. I went through every single one of mine, and found a couple of more valuable vams. I used what I learned in the book to spot them in the dealer bargain bins and parlayed a $15 Peace Dollar into a $500 Peace Dollar to another dealer in town. So that coin alone made it more than worthwhile.  |
My hobby: collecting real money 1 copper cent or nickel at a time.
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HoardCopperByTheTon
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USA
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Posted - 11/03/2009 : 23:53:02
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| I have both books in my library also. Books are kind of like coin machines.. just another tool of the trade. |
If your percentages are low.. just sort more. If your percentages are high.. just sort more.
Now selling Copper pennies. 1.6x plus shipping. Limited amounts available. |
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beauanderos
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
2408 Posts |
Posted - 11/04/2009 : 02:24:33
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Originally posted by just carl
As already noted this is just one of the many, manyh books now available on coins. All such books are good for something if your really interested in looking for those little, tiny, almost invisable things on a coin that makes them different. And pending on what you collect, there are books just for that nowadays. Many, many people that are really into coins or just want to get rich and realize investing in coins just doesn't get them there. So they write books on them. It's sort of like those people that write books on how to invest in purchasing properties for no money down. Or how to invest in the stock market regardless if going up or down. Not long ago there were books on how valuable the Football/baseball cards are and wiil be in the future.
Not to say that the book your talking about is of no use, it really it but then so are the many, many others. It is two volumns and it covers most coins. If you really want to get into a specific coin, there are books on just those also. I have heard from people on other forums that they have a real large bookcase full of coin books. There are people that set up hugh photo arays for just coins.
Just rememeber this is supposed to be a hobby. Something of fun. Something to talk to people about, something to attempt to finish a set of, etc.
If you purchase one of thoes types of books, you'll probably get all geared up looking for that extra ear on Lincoln Cents. Just have fun and enjoy the hobby.
I have an MS63 1909S vdb with three ears. Is it worth anything? The ear is visible on Lincoln's cheek under electron microscope, which I won off ebay used for only $750,000. They're a must have for the serious collectors. |
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rockdude
Penny Sorter Member
USA
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Posted - 11/04/2009 : 22:18:55
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I've got both that I use for reference. You have watch for the inaccuracy's in them tho, such as the Washington Quarter reverse type info. page 152 has the correct pictures under the correct headings.
but all the individual listing for a Type B Quarter shows the correct ES but they have the wrong arrow points. It looks like the used the Type C arrow points under every Type B listing.
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fb101
Administrator
USA
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Posted - 11/05/2009 : 08:10:30
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I went looking for variety info on Washington Quarters after picking up a couple of rolls all in the late 50's and sixties.
Die varieties don't generally require an electron microscope, just a standard 10X numismatic loupe.
And would I rather sell that quarter for melt or $15?? |
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keys
Penny Collector Member
383 Posts |
Posted - 11/05/2009 : 16:37:06
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I agree with Carl, coins should be a hobby that gives you pleasure and enjoyment. Coin collecting has been called the hobby if kings since only kings or the rich could aquire a large collection.
I myself like the Cherry Pickers Guide since it gives me a chance to go through my silver coins and see if I have any that are worth more than just melt. Its like treasure hunting without the metal detector, and looking for and finding the varieties adds to the pleasure of coin collecting. |
I change with the times-
but like silver coins found in your change
I stay the same.
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The United States of America started out as the new Republic of Rome.
Will The United States of America end up as the New Imperial Rome? |
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just carl
Penny Hoarding Member
USA
601 Posts |
Posted - 11/09/2009 : 10:08:10
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I have an MS63 1909S vdb with three ears. Is it worth anything? The ear is visible on Lincoln's cheek under electron microscope, which I won off ebay used for only $750,000. They're a must have for the serious collectors.
I know or think your kidding but on the serious side, I've seen and heard of many people that have elaborate camera, lighting, microscope set ups and just for coins. They photograph coin after coin after coin looking for that elusive odd ball oddity such as a pimple on Lincoln's Nose or something. And then place it in a sealed plastic holder and lable as if it was a small fortune's worth of money.
This is great if you like that sort of thing but not for me. I collect coins and just enjoy filling Albums. I've got well over 100 Albums and working on more. If any of my coins have an extra leaf on the Presidents cheek, I'll never notice. |
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