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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Oldhoopster, post: 10395228, member: 84179&quot;]You don&#039;t need a coin microscope unless you enjoy looking for minor errors and doubled dies.&nbsp; Nothing wrong with doing it, just understand that finding something worth even a couple bucks is rare. IMO, all you need is A decent 5x handheld loupe.&nbsp; If you really want to stretch, a nice hastings triplet is great (I have 3 of them laying around), but its not really needed for what you want to do.</p><p><br /></p><p>Assuming you dont mind putting in the time, get a Redbook and start sorting the better pieces from the common stuff.&nbsp; You can always post questions about the better stuff if needed.&nbsp; Remember, the absolute prices in the Redbook aren&#039;t entirely accurate, but for accumulations, you should have no problem sorting your coins</p><p><br /></p><p>You have hobby experience, so you might want to use some of the grading sites like </p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.pcgs.com/photograde" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.pcgs.com/photograde" rel="nofollow">https://www.pcgs.com/photograde</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Grading circulAted coins isn&#039;t too hard IMO,&nbsp; but if you get into MS coins, members here can help</p><p><br /></p><p>Hope this helps.&nbsp; Best of luck[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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