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<p>[QUOTE="ajm229, post: 57620, member: 3350"]Like hwdbob said, DO NOT CLEAN THEM!!! It kills most all of the value! But I'd recommend getting a price guide (doesn't have to be Red Book, Wal-Mart sells price guide magazines for $4.00) which will let you know which dates and mintmarks are most common. If you have questions, do a <a href="http://www.superpages.com" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.superpages.com" rel="nofollow">www.superpages.com</a> search for local coin dealers, and they can usually give good estimates as to a coin's grade, value, and desirability, and can recommend which you might want to hold onto and let appreciate more than others. </p><p><br /></p><p>I take some of my rarer coins in to Xavier Coins in Mesa, AZ, and Greg, the dealer there has always been very helpful (because I am a dunce when it comes to determining grades!). I wish you luck and prosperity. And like was mentioned before, don't be at all afraid to post pictures in here, because just about everbody I've met in here is EXTREMELY knowledgable about coins! <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>~AJ[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="ajm229, post: 57620, member: 3350"]Like hwdbob said, DO NOT CLEAN THEM!!! It kills most all of the value! But I'd recommend getting a price guide (doesn't have to be Red Book, Wal-Mart sells price guide magazines for $4.00) which will let you know which dates and mintmarks are most common. If you have questions, do a [url]www.superpages.com[/url] search for local coin dealers, and they can usually give good estimates as to a coin's grade, value, and desirability, and can recommend which you might want to hold onto and let appreciate more than others. I take some of my rarer coins in to Xavier Coins in Mesa, AZ, and Greg, the dealer there has always been very helpful (because I am a dunce when it comes to determining grades!). I wish you luck and prosperity. And like was mentioned before, don't be at all afraid to post pictures in here, because just about everbody I've met in here is EXTREMELY knowledgable about coins! :D ~AJ[/QUOTE]
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