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<p>[QUOTE="Jenny8675309, post: 3064207, member: 94960"]The whole family actually enjoyed going through the coins, and it was a great opportunity for my girls to connect the coins to what my girls are learning about US history in school. </p><p><br /></p><p>I don’t know yet if it will be hobby. I think I need to understand the hobby, and what I actually have in my possession before I let myself get completely sucked in (I may already be sucked in!). But as a next step, what do I do with the thousands of wheat backs that I’ve combed through for rarities and errors? I pulled out the best of each date and mint, and put them in flips. But what should I do with the rest? None are gems, but what if they are at least G4? The red book says they are worth between $.15 and $.30 each. I can’t possibly put them all in flips...or should I? What would a collector do with these? </p><p><br /></p><p>I have 30 1960 quarters, 21 1961 quarters and 78 1964 quarters. Most look pristine, but I doubt my dad bought them from a dealer. So I’m assuming that even if they’ve been uncirculated for the past 30 years, they are not really ‘ms’. What would a collector do with these? Sell them to pay for the rarities from the series that are missing?</p><p><br /></p><p>The collection includes 15 indian heads. I think there is an 1869/9, but otherwise, the rarest of the series are missing. Plus, the coins were under deteriorating scotch tape in a deteriorating coin holder book. Would a collector try to complete the series? </p><p><br /></p><p>So, what next??[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Jenny8675309, post: 3064207, member: 94960"]The whole family actually enjoyed going through the coins, and it was a great opportunity for my girls to connect the coins to what my girls are learning about US history in school. I don’t know yet if it will be hobby. I think I need to understand the hobby, and what I actually have in my possession before I let myself get completely sucked in (I may already be sucked in!). But as a next step, what do I do with the thousands of wheat backs that I’ve combed through for rarities and errors? I pulled out the best of each date and mint, and put them in flips. But what should I do with the rest? None are gems, but what if they are at least G4? The red book says they are worth between $.15 and $.30 each. I can’t possibly put them all in flips...or should I? What would a collector do with these? I have 30 1960 quarters, 21 1961 quarters and 78 1964 quarters. Most look pristine, but I doubt my dad bought them from a dealer. So I’m assuming that even if they’ve been uncirculated for the past 30 years, they are not really ‘ms’. What would a collector do with these? Sell them to pay for the rarities from the series that are missing? The collection includes 15 indian heads. I think there is an 1869/9, but otherwise, the rarest of the series are missing. Plus, the coins were under deteriorating scotch tape in a deteriorating coin holder book. Would a collector try to complete the series? So, what next??[/QUOTE]
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