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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;satootoko, post: 44083, member: 669&quot;]Welcome to the forum young lady.For copper/steel/copper-plated zinc in circulated condition there is nothing wrong with any of the commercial albums. For uncirculated, or almost uncirculated coins, be careful of those folders as the handling required to fit them in, and the possible rubbing from the plastic cover slides, can potentially affect their appearance.You can estimate how many you have by weighing them and figuring 160 per pound. That won&#039;t be exact, as the cents from 1909-42, and again from 1944-81, weigh 3.11 grams (146 to the pound), the 1943 steel cents weigh 2.7 grams (168 to the pound), and from 1982 on they weigh 2.5 grams (182 to the pound); so the age of your hoard will affect the count. Even heavy wear takes an insignificant toll on the weight.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>One suggestion - get some books, at the very least the current Red Book available in most book stores, and study up on the key dates and best known errors/varieties <b>before</b> you start your search. That way you will know what to look for the first time through.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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