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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Oldhoopster, post: 3068047, member: 84179&quot;]A couple things to help</p><p><br /></p><p>1. read the link that [USER=73995]@Pickin and Grinin[/USER] posted.&nbsp; Look at the pictures, especially mechanical doubling and die deterioration.&nbsp; Coins with these types of defects DO NOT have any additional value. The vast majority of what new collectors think are doubled dies fall into these 2 categories.&nbsp;&nbsp; Don&#039;t worry if it doesn&#039;t all sink in.&nbsp; You&#039;re new.&nbsp; But it will give you a start at learning what to look for.</p><p><br /></p><p>2. Finding a true doubled die (even the microscopic ones) is rare.&nbsp; it&#039;s unlikely that you have one on the group of coins you posted, but if you think 1 or 2 may have something or you&#039;re not sure what you&#039;re seeing, post a cropped picture of both the front and back.&nbsp; Don&#039;t take the photo from an angle.&nbsp; And if it&#039;s blurry, it&#039;s useless.</p><p><br /></p><p>3. You&#039;ll get some short and sarcastic responses.&nbsp; Have a thick skin.&nbsp; If you get 2 or 3 responses saying it&#039;s not worth anything, it&#039;s not worth anything.&nbsp; If a member gives you the wrong answer, it will be corrected by others (sort of like piranha going after a wounded fish).</p><p><br /></p><p>Hope this helps[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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