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<p>[QUOTE="Thunderbison, post: 301905, member: 11232"]Well I have recently renewed my interest in coin collecting (used to collect when i was younger, from age 8 to 15 or so, and now I'm quite a bit older. I had forgotten all about my collection, and had never cared about what things were worth, I just found the coins to be interesting. </p><p> </p><p>Well I picked up a price guide the other day and found a few interesting coins that I happen to have in my collection that are of some value. Among these are:</p><p> </p><p>1932-S Franklin Quarter (rare)</p><p>Almost all Lincoln cents incl. 1909 VDB</p><p>MANY Indian Head cents incl 1908-S (any idea what I should do about tape residue on it?)</p><p>1857/58L/58S Flying Eagle Cents</p><p>Numerous Liberty Head Nickels incl 1894</p><p>75% of all Barber Dimes incl 1895-S, 1898-O, 1899-O</p><p>85% of all merc dimes</p><p>Approx 10 morgan quarters</p><p>Some liberty standing quarters</p><p>A couple Morgan dollars</p><p>A giant pile of world coins</p><p> </p><p>I didn't realize I had some "key date" coins, which is quite interesting, although I doubt I'd ever sell any of them. Now that I have a full time job, and some extra money hanging around, I intend to complete a few of these sets, and look forward to posting on these forums as I continue my hunts and explore new coins that I had not previously known about. </p><p> </p><p>On a related note, here are some photos I took of some of them. I do not know much about grading, and am not too familiar with what a "MS-60" or "AU" or "VF" even look like. Any ideas on these? (i'm sure the 1932-S is a pretty bad grade) Thanks, and I look forward to chatting with you all.</p><p> </p><p>Steve</p><p> </p><p>EDIT: Please explain why the grade is what it is, so that I may learn how these things are done. Thanks!</p><p> </p><p><img src="http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x258/Thunderbison/Miscellaneous017-1.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x258/Thunderbison/Miscellaneous011.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x258/Thunderbison/Miscellaneous002.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x258/Thunderbison/Miscellaneous004.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x258/Thunderbison/Miscellaneous005.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x258/Thunderbison/Miscellaneous010.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Thunderbison, post: 301905, member: 11232"]Well I have recently renewed my interest in coin collecting (used to collect when i was younger, from age 8 to 15 or so, and now I'm quite a bit older. I had forgotten all about my collection, and had never cared about what things were worth, I just found the coins to be interesting. Well I picked up a price guide the other day and found a few interesting coins that I happen to have in my collection that are of some value. Among these are: 1932-S Franklin Quarter (rare) Almost all Lincoln cents incl. 1909 VDB MANY Indian Head cents incl 1908-S (any idea what I should do about tape residue on it?) 1857/58L/58S Flying Eagle Cents Numerous Liberty Head Nickels incl 1894 75% of all Barber Dimes incl 1895-S, 1898-O, 1899-O 85% of all merc dimes Approx 10 morgan quarters Some liberty standing quarters A couple Morgan dollars A giant pile of world coins I didn't realize I had some "key date" coins, which is quite interesting, although I doubt I'd ever sell any of them. Now that I have a full time job, and some extra money hanging around, I intend to complete a few of these sets, and look forward to posting on these forums as I continue my hunts and explore new coins that I had not previously known about. On a related note, here are some photos I took of some of them. I do not know much about grading, and am not too familiar with what a "MS-60" or "AU" or "VF" even look like. Any ideas on these? (i'm sure the 1932-S is a pretty bad grade) Thanks, and I look forward to chatting with you all. Steve EDIT: Please explain why the grade is what it is, so that I may learn how these things are done. Thanks! [IMG]http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x258/Thunderbison/Miscellaneous017-1.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x258/Thunderbison/Miscellaneous011.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x258/Thunderbison/Miscellaneous002.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x258/Thunderbison/Miscellaneous004.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x258/Thunderbison/Miscellaneous005.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x258/Thunderbison/Miscellaneous010.jpg[/IMG][/QUOTE]
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