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Message:: [QUOTE="Just Carl, post: 87996, member: 4552"]Reading all these replys to what has been found in change, I always wonder how much was actually missed by not knowing what to look for. As an example there is a book called Looking Through Lincolns. This book, now edition 2, list numerous error coins that most people are unaware of and are worth faar more than the normal coins of the same year and mint. There are numerous double dies that are not listed in the normal coin magazines, books or web sites. Using this book I've found countless error coins I would have normally just dismissed and returned to circulation. The same is true of many other coins. For another example there are many Merc Dimes that have the reverse excessivly offset from the obverse. A long time ago I used to go to a bank and buy a $50 bag of pennies and go through them. I probably missed out on a fortune in coins over the years not knowing of what to look for. My suggestion is if you find or acquire a large quantity of coins from someone and they've had it for many years, before you scan through it get a book or check out the web sites for what to look for. If it's Lincoln Cents, go to the coppercoins.com web site.[/QUOTE]