How are you defining success or failure? what do you want to know about these coins? You asked - success or failure, but that can take on so many aspects. you want to put together a set of common circulated Memorial Cents - success you want to get these graded and think you can sell them for thousands of dollars each - failure see what I mean, be more descriptive with what you are looking for.
Yes, sorry i have just started the roll hunting and want to know if i have done well. So getting them graded would be a waist then?
In my extremely still uneducated estimation you have stumbled across some beautiful almost uncirculated coins (it appears). If I came across them, I would certainly keep them. I would want to keep them from getting smudges and fingerprints all over them and from being placed directly against another as they were in the roll(s) you got.\ HAPPY COIN ROLL HUNTING!!
Mini Ziploc bags. I plan to keep them i just want to know weather im looking at anything worth while. I have so many more to go threw. Most of them seem to have heat damage and or environmental toning. But not a ding or scratch. Thank you!
They are circulated modern cents. They are worth 1 cent each. Getting them graded would absolutely be a waste, but the lighter load in your wallet may be good for your waist.
Welcome to the world of CRH! You can spend many hours pouring over mountains of coins trying to find the perfect specimens! For guidance, there are resources (websites, Red Book, others) to help you determine a grade and desirability of a coin. Reading, especially at the start, will lead to a more successful CRH event. Knowing what to look for and what constitutes a generally worthy specimen (from a broader perspective) might help you narrow down your own criteria for a worthy specimen. Cents are the most forgiving; saving something you like only costs you a cent. Dollars and Half Dollars are less forgiving; saving something you like but is not generally a desirable coin can tie up your money in a hurry. My advice is to read, read, and read. Come here to ask questions to refine your theory on collecting and your fellow associates will give you their 2 cents (and more). Have fun collecting!
I feel like I'm always super cynical these days. I have a feeling that OP is expecting to make money from CRH'ing, which we all know does not happen. It's tough enough for seasoned cherrypickers to make money, so a fresh newbie will have even less luck. I'm not sure how you define success or failure, but as several have said: they're common, modern coins worth face value. That being said, the ones you posted look pretty good. If you're trying to fill up an album then these will be quite attractive in a collection. But for the love of all that is holy, please don't waste hundreds or thousands of dollars sending in random Lincolns to be graded because you're certain that this "double die" is a new variety that'll get you headlines and profit. Because it wont
Only you can decide if you've done well, based on your own personal objective. It would be a huge waste of money to get them graded. Most are worth only a cent. But don't be discouraged by that. Your coins are fine for filling holes in a Whitman album, which is how many of us here got our start in the hobby.
Get a red book to find out which are worth the most. The prices in the book are retail and are closer to what you can buy them from a dealer for and not what you can sell them for but will give you and idea on the dates to look for. Happy hunting!
