I have purchased thousands of supposed "unsearched" Lincoln cents over the past year and have actually found a few good ones. Last week I found a 1936 DDO. Other than that, pretty much regular dates. My question is what is the value of RPM coins? (other than the obvious 44 D/S and 46 S/D) Are RPM's more of a collectible rather than a higher valued coin? Also, I use a 10X magnifying loupe to look at coins, is this good enough? One thing I have found in looking through these coins is that it is hard to distinguish any errors or varieties because of the wear on the coins, eg. I can't tell if a coin has extra thickness in the date or liberty due to doubling or just being worn over time, any suggestions? No matter what though, these are my favorite coins to collect, hopefully they'll gain value when the 100th anniversary Lincoln's come out in 2009!
I use a 10X Hastings Triplet...be sure a get a GOOD one, a Bausch&Lomb. You ought to spot many with that, and some will look funny you'll want tyo look at under more magnification. I have few baggies full that are waiting for a microscpoe of some sort. I did find an 11-S over S, and a 11-D over D with just the 10X triplet Value? Not really sure but is sure fun looking and seeing how many varietys you can find
