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ozarkbilly
New Member
USA
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 Posted - 07/05/2010 : 10:10:53
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Hi all -
First post here, but I've been lurking on and off for a while. I'm a small-time handsorter but I enjoy the heck out of it. Currently closing in on my 2nd Folgers can full of copper 
I've been accumulating silver for several years now. I first got bit by that bug when I graduated in '89 and while attending our "project graduation" I won a door prize of a roll of 1989 ASE and was taken aback by the shiny beauty of them. Talk about smitten...
Since then I've managed to slooooowly accumulate about 500 oz, pretty much all 90% junk silver with 48 ASE also part of the mix. I also am the proud owner of a minute bit of gold. I know I'm preaching to the choir about the joy and excitement of holding all of these little lumps of various metals, so I'll just get on to my question.
Is there a list or chart somewhere that I could print out, something that lists the various mint marks, varieties, errors, etc that might be lurking in both my zinc & copper piles? My current searching method consists of copper (with the wheats separated), zinc, and a small pile of '82s that I'm waiting for the purchase of a small digi scale to run them through.
Any lists out there that might be handy to have on-hand?
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PreservingThePast
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
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Posted - 07/05/2010 : 10:26:29
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Originally posted by ozarkbilly
Hi all -
First post here, but I've been lurking on and off for a while. I'm a small-time handsorter but I enjoy the heck out of it. Currently closing in on my 2nd Folgers can full of copper
I've been accumulating silver for several years now. I first got bit by that bug when I graduated in '89 and while attending our "project graduation" I won a door prize of a roll of 1989 ASE and was taken aback by the shiny beauty of them. Talk about smitten...
Since then I've managed to slooooowly accumulate about 500 oz, pretty much all 90% junk silver with 48 ASE also part of the mix. I also am the proud owner of a minute bit of gold. I know I'm preaching to the choir about the joy and excitement of holding all of these little lumps of various metals, so I'll just get on to my question.
Is there a list or chart somewhere that I could print out, something that lists the various mint marks, varieties, errors, etc that might be lurking in both my zinc & copper piles? My current searching method consists of copper (with the wheats separated), zinc, and a small pile of '82s that I'm waiting for the purchase of a small digi scale to run them through.
Any lists out there that might be handy to have on-hand?
Welcome to the madness.
I found the best item for me to use when I began searching through coins and then for errors, etc. almost two years ago was to get a copy of the paperback book Strike It Rich With Pocket Change. They now have a second edition and I acquired that one too. Perhaps you could check one out from the library to see how you like it before purchasing it. I liked it better than a list because it had pictures of a lot of these things so you know what to look for and it is a reasonably priced book for the coin hobby. Plus it covers more than just pennies if you should choose to search other denominations for errors too. Some of the more elaborate, much more expensive books only concentrate on one particular coin and maybe not even all years.
For example, when I was told to look for a Wide AM on the 1998 - 2000 pennies, I hadn't a clue what anyone meant. Finally, before getting the book someone drew me a picture and explained that normally the right hand bottom of the A will be touching or almost touching the left hand bottom of the M and the error for those years is when the letter are a bit further apart on the business strike coins for those years.
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misteroman
Administrator
USA
2565 Posts |
Posted - 07/05/2010 : 13:41:39
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| welcome and 500 oz is no small amount. getting close to that five figure amount. Keep saving and grab that book Marsha(PTP) is mentioning above. |
Buying CU cents!!!! Paying 1.2 unlimited amounts wanted. Can pick up if near Ohio area. |
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ozarkbilly
New Member
USA
12 Posts |
Posted - 07/05/2010 : 14:40:08
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| that book looks like it would come in very handy. I'm gonna try to grab one of the 2nd eds off of ebay |
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ozarkbilly
New Member
USA
12 Posts |
Posted - 07/05/2010 : 15:06:38
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Originally posted by misteroman
welcome and 500 oz is no small amount. getting close to that five figure amount.
Not that small of an amount, it's just taken the scenic route to get me there. Other than a flurry of purchases after returning from the Middle East in '91 with a fairly large bank account balance for a 20 yr old kid, its just been kinda here & there, buy it & stash it away, NEVER sell 'til the time is right (I thought it was the right time a few different times, but its always turned out that it wasn't). I'm almost 40, and I've never had the type of income that would allow me to put serious $$ into it, I just keep adding ounces or even fractions of ounces when I can. I just keep pluggin' away, since it turns out that its got a pretty decent shelf life  |
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wolvesdad
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
2164 Posts |
Posted - 07/05/2010 : 17:56:33
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billy,
You are probably doing the best way. Not looking to get rich, just buying and stashing. Little by little! |
"May your percentages ever increase!" |
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illeagle
Penny Sorter Member
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dakota1955
1000+ Penny Miser Member
2212 Posts |
Posted - 07/05/2010 : 21:40:59
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| welcome to the fourm and I must say that you are well on the road to where you need to bewith silver and copper. |
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ozarkbilly
New Member
USA
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JobIII
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
1507 Posts |
Posted - 07/06/2010 : 06:52:33
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If you don't want to buy the book here are some other websites that may help you navigate through coin hunting. They certainly help me still, though many things you will memorize over time
for errors:
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numismatic info:
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You must be logged in to see this link. [Wheat coins]
You must be logged in to see this link. [Lincoln memorial cents]
You must be logged in to see this link. [Indian penny]
For the errors, coppercoins.com and Lincolncentresource will guide you for what varieties you can look for. Until you really all the dates, I would suggest either searching near your computer or printing off a sheet with the dates/mint marks then separate these from the non-error years.
Also until you are familiar with these errors, I would recommend using a jeweler's loop and have a good amount of light nearby. Lighting in many cases is better then the magnification, but together it makes error hunting much much easier.
Good Luck! |
Selling Copper cents. $0 FV available at 1.4xFV. Also interested in trading for wheat pennies and other coins Please pm me for requests or inquiries.
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ozarkbilly
New Member
USA
12 Posts |
Posted - 07/06/2010 : 23:57:25
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| thanks for the links! My eyes are still young enough for most purposes, but I believe that I'll be picking up a loupe in the near future |
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JobIII
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
1507 Posts |
Posted - 07/08/2010 : 13:45:16
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Young today and terrible tomorrow. My vision is very good, but you'd be surprised how easy this task is made using even something as weak as a 2x glass piece. Also you don't have to get so close to the coin, but to each their own.
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Selling Copper cents. $0 FV available at 1.4xFV. Also interested in trading for wheat pennies and other coins Please pm me for requests or inquiries.
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Lemon Thrower
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
1588 Posts |
Posted - 07/08/2010 : 14:52:08
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| i don't enjoy searching for errors and varieties but there is another book you could check out - cherrypickers guide to coins or something like that. |
Buying:
Peace/Morgan G+ at $15.00
copper cents at 1.3X
wheat pennies at 3X
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