Since I am very new to this I am still in the "this is cool" stage even though to most it might not be as cool. Having said that I thought I would share my new finds this week and see what you knowledgeable folks think. The first one is my very first Wheat Penny from 1946 (coin roll find). Although I have seen them before this is my first one during my short collecting history. The second is a 1969D with the missing/grease filled FG and I found it on a "leave-a-penny, take-a-penny" jar at my local gas station. The third is my favorite because of the colors, a 1959 D but it has great toning on both the obverse and reverse, sadly the picture doesn't do it justice but when you put it in the sunlight you get at least 6 different colors showing through (this one I got as change at the golf course).
My iPhone with a lens I took from an old telescope and then used Gimp to set them side by side and add a black background.
On a side note/question: How would someone go about deciding to send a coin to be graded? What criteria should a new collector follow to make a decision on weather or not to send a coin in. Any info would be much appreciated.
the coin usually needs to of value higher than the cost of the TPG service. I myself would not get a coin graded unless it was worth $100+. wait for other opinions...
But here is the crux of it, as new collectors how would we know if the value is at least $100? For example i have a 2014 P Dime that has great coloration (satin finish) and when i look at the prices they range from $25 to $125.
Learn the grading scale and how to accurately grade coins. There are several places you can check sold prices for coins also that will give you an idea of value.
So to continue with the "New Find" theme, any ideas on what these "errors" would be classified as so I can name them properly in my collection? For now i am calling them a DD Reverse and a Poor date strike error.
1998 is a grease filled die. Check out this link: http://www.error-ref.com/?s=grease Thereverse is NOT a Doubled Die. Check out this link: http://www.error-ref.com/?s=machine doubling Here is a good article regarding doubled dies vs MD: https://www.ngccoin.com/news/article/5688/Double-Dies-vs-Machine-Doubling/
Wow! Awesome site!! That will make it easier not to ask naive questions, thanks man! I am stumped on one error i found so this should help.
Are you mainly focusing on cents? If so, here are a few other good links: http://www.lincolncentresource.com/ http://coppercoins.com/advsearch.php http://varietyvista.com/index.htm
Not just cents but they just happened to be what i am working on now. I have a ton of coins to go through since i have been saving coins in jars for about 25 years or so. Took me for ever to separate the coins by denominations and now i am just separating them by dates. I will check the sites though, so much still to learn.
So i understand that it is not a true double die but I actually have a quarter that has a ton of machine doubling and noticed that it was on almost every letter on the coin. The images i have seen with machine doubling all have the doubling on the entire word or words, but this one only has it on 4 letters. How can that be? Never mind...more reading and learned
