need some advice, please

so i'm new to the hobby and after going through about $100 of lincoln cents i have several piles going- wheats, canadian cents, nice examples/colors of oddball years, and a pile of coppers. so i'll start with wheats. is it worth it to sleeve/protect mine if they aren't in great condition? or is it ok to just roll them up? thoughts?

 

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You’ve got a nice assortment there that would give you a good start on an album.

 

I second what @Santinidollar said, you have a good start for an album. Nothing there is worth tossing in a flip.

 

That 1919 is handsome. I don't find many 1920's... teens are nearly impossible around here.

 

thanks! im awaiting my usb microscope to help me determine an oddity on the 1917 below and left of the 1919. something odd on lincolns head involving the WE above it.

 

Hard to tell, but looks like someone started to drill a hole above Lincoln’s head so the coin could be worn as a necklace.

 

Very nice indeed. Just place in separate rolls and hold.

 

thats what i thought but there is a raised rim around "hole" and no hole exists. i poked it with a toothpick

 

Can you take a close up of this spot?

 

best i can do. note the raised rim around the "hole" and the nearly nonexistent WE. i thought maybe someone had punched it with an awl but there is no obvious damage to the reverse.

 

It looks drilled do that makes it damaged.

 

i would have been inclined to think the same but i look at it with a x65 microscope. it isn't drilled. and there is a rim of raised material around the "hole".

 

A 10x is sufficient. Anything above that and you'll start finding all types of things wrong.

 

Check your 1917 for this:

 

Regardless of what caused the hole, you can be absolutely certain that it did not occur during the minting process. It's PMD, not an error

 

Thank you. I just couldn't think of the way to put it.

 

absolutely. but i'm a curious type

 

Then start reading all you can about the minting and die making process. The processes are well documented and there are some good YouTube videos including a few from the US Mint. Once you get a decent knowledge base, you'll understand why the word "absolutely" was used.

 

also found this one in a roll. what would cause a coin to color thus?

 

Only slab key years or coins it great condition if your not starting on a Album average 40-50s wheats are going to be your most common finds. Personally I only slab wheats if they are a key date or in great condition. But the 1960s if they in great shape slab em better to get them now before they are gone.