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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Flatlander, post: 761131, member: 22104&quot;]Hi,</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;ve been lurking here for a few days and combing the archives.&nbsp; What a great forum with such a knowledgeable readership.&nbsp; Thanks.</p><p><br /></p><p>As a kid 40+ years ago I used to collect a few coins using the coin holders, etc.&nbsp; I have no idea what ever happened to them!&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>With our kids we collected the state quarters, etc.&nbsp; and we hold on to all pre-65 silver coins.&nbsp; And I know to look for 65-70 40% halfs.</p><p><br /></p><p>I have a copy of the Red Book coming from Amazon.</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;m going to pick up $200 of rolled halfs on Wed and go through them with my kids.</p><p><br /></p><p>My father passed down multiple socks with coins in them from all over.&nbsp; And, I have a few of my own I want to start going through.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here&#039;s a couple questions:</p><p><br /></p><p>1. What is a decent quality loop (loupe?) to buy for examining coins?</p><p><br /></p><p>2. I realize this is going to be a very broad question but - What&#039;s the best way to learn which coins are valuable?&nbsp; For example - as we go through the halfs, other than 1970 and older, what other coins should we be watching for?</p><p><br /></p><p>The same question is true for all the misc coins we potentially will come across in the socks.</p><p><br /></p><p>One more question:</p><p><br /></p><p>3. Once you find a certain coin that is valuable - how do you store it?&nbsp; How do you annotate each coin?</p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks in advance for any comments.</p><p><br /></p><p>Flatlander[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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