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<p>[QUOTE="Jenny8675309, post: 3064610, member: 94960"]Thank you all so much for the insights! </p><p><br /></p><p>[USER=36230]@BooksB4Coins[/USER], im happy you got my number . </p><p><br /></p><p>[USER=33176]@Kentucky[/USER] , [USER=92388]@Sunflower_Coins[/USER] I attached 2 coins that were taped into respective collector books/folders. I already removed all those coins and put them all in flips. The pictures show the type of damage caused by the tape to almost all coins in both series. The damage to the Indian head pennies and the liberty head nickels is too hard to see from my iPhone photos, but there is more residue stuck on the pennies and liberty nickels than on the standing liberty quarters and the buffalo nickels. I read online that I’m not supposed to clean the coins, so I didn’t do anything except transfer them to the flips. Is there something I should do?</p><p><br /></p><p>[USER=92655]@Randy Abercrombie[/USER], I’ve been thinking the same thing. Kinda crazy that I own coins that are 150 years old! </p><p><br /></p><p>[USER=17469]@Dave M[/USER], [USER=15199]@desertgem[/USER], oh how I wish wheat pennies could still make my girls do cartwheels! Their teenagers. I LOVED the time we spent together sorting and searching the red book to figure out what we were looking at and learning about why some were worth more than others, etc. but they’ve already lost interest</p><p><br /></p><p>[USER=66]@Conder101[/USER], [USER=93888]@Jeepfreak81[/USER], I think im over the Wheats. I’m sure i’d see it differently if I found that 1955 DDO in the 800 or so 1955s that I picked through. But with so much effort and so little reward, I’m thinking it’s time for me and Abe to take some time apart .</p><p><br /></p><p>Again, thank you all for your considered responses. I really appreaciate your thoughts and guidance.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Jenny8675309, post: 3064610, member: 94960"]Thank you all so much for the insights! [USER=36230]@BooksB4Coins[/USER], im happy you got my number . [USER=33176]@Kentucky[/USER] , [USER=92388]@Sunflower_Coins[/USER] I attached 2 coins that were taped into respective collector books/folders. I already removed all those coins and put them all in flips. The pictures show the type of damage caused by the tape to almost all coins in both series. The damage to the Indian head pennies and the liberty head nickels is too hard to see from my iPhone photos, but there is more residue stuck on the pennies and liberty nickels than on the standing liberty quarters and the buffalo nickels. I read online that I’m not supposed to clean the coins, so I didn’t do anything except transfer them to the flips. Is there something I should do? [USER=92655]@Randy Abercrombie[/USER], I’ve been thinking the same thing. Kinda crazy that I own coins that are 150 years old! [USER=17469]@Dave M[/USER], [USER=15199]@desertgem[/USER], oh how I wish wheat pennies could still make my girls do cartwheels! Their teenagers. I LOVED the time we spent together sorting and searching the red book to figure out what we were looking at and learning about why some were worth more than others, etc. but they’ve already lost interest [USER=66]@Conder101[/USER], [USER=93888]@Jeepfreak81[/USER], I think im over the Wheats. I’m sure i’d see it differently if I found that 1955 DDO in the 800 or so 1955s that I picked through. But with so much effort and so little reward, I’m thinking it’s time for me and Abe to take some time apart . Again, thank you all for your considered responses. I really appreaciate your thoughts and guidance.[/QUOTE]
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