As many of you know, I am brand new to the hobby. We have decided to start with Lincoln cents and work from there. Now my question is this. What should I be looking for when it comes to condition on a circulated wheat cent? I have a good idea of what to look for as far as the newer years, but what is a good solid condition for older issues. Pics giving me an idea of what I should be looking for would be greatly appreciated. I kinda want to shop and compare to see what I'm after. Thanks in advance. KHarmon
You beat me to that one. And a few others are a bit vague too. However, close is good enough. Not clear as to if you are planning on purchasing or just looking through change.
Buy the tough or hard ones first in the highest grade that you can afford and the rest will follow. Good luck. -O)
I agree that one is well advised to buy the best coins possible as quickly and as soon as possible, but I probably wouldn't start with the 09-S VDB, the 14-D, the 22 No D, or the 55-P DDO. It's too easy to make what could potentially be a very expensive mistake. At least if the OP is planning on putting together a raw set. If, on the other hand, the objective is to build a set of slabs, then perhaps those are exactly the ones with which to begin!
I disagree. These really low grades are more easily and accurately graded on the reverse in this series, and if you a close look, the reverse on the one labeled G-6 is clearly better, i.e., has more detail particularly in the lower part of the wheat stalk, than the coin labeled G-4.
