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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;marid3, post: 1620358, member: 35968&quot;]Welcome:welcome:</p><p><br /></p><p>It depends on your goals.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>If your goal is to collect and enjoy them, then that is a different route alltogether than if you&#039;re just trying to unload them and hopefully pocket some premium over face value (for the Wheats and other oddities).</p><p><br /></p><p>Just remember that like anything, you pay more for someone else to do it for you (I tell my buddies at the ball games you&#039;re not paying $7 for a soda, you&#039;re paying $1, and $6 for having it here, now).&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>So, with that said you could find a local coin shop or post something here on CT&#039;s auction site, or on eBay, and auction off the lot - someone will enjoy the treasure hunt, but it may be tough to break even with transaction costs and shipping (perhaps local sales only).&nbsp; For maximum profit potential, but significant amount of time, and&nbsp; to most here, fun, sorting yourself and cataloging them is key.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Here&#039;s what I&#039;d presonally recommend:</p><p>1) Redbook (sprial bound only)</p><p>2) Cherry Pickers Guide (this may seem like too deep a dive, but you&#039;ll want it for reference)</p><p>&nbsp;--<a href="https://whitman.com/Inventory/Browse/Whitman-Books" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://whitman.com/Inventory/Browse/Whitman-Books" rel="nofollow">https://whitman.com/Inventory/Browse/Whitman-Books</a></p><p>3) a good light - if you have funds, this one or similar, is great</p><p>&nbsp;-- <a href="http://www.staples.com/V-Light-Clamp-on-or-Desktop-Black-Magnifier/product_850806?cid=PS:GooglePLAs:850806&amp;KPID=850806" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.staples.com/V-Light-Clamp-on-or-Desktop-Black-Magnifier/product_850806?cid=PS:GooglePLAs:850806&amp;KPID=850806" rel="nofollow">http://www.staples.com/V-Light-Clamp-on-or-Desktop-Black-Magnifier/product_850806?cid=PS:GooglePLAs:850806&amp;KPID=850806</a></p><p><br /></p><p>This will save you a lot of time, eye strain and back ache, as you can move the light into position, and have both hands free to handle coins and if necessary flip through books.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Then:</p><p>1) thoroughly wash hands, clean your sorting area, and have some old rags, perhaps some old white towels or tshirts to lay out.&nbsp; This helps keep the coins from bouncing around, from getting dinged, and increases your visibility (white background).&nbsp; Try to do this in a place where you won&#039;t need to clean it up if you don&#039;t finish it in your alloted time.&nbsp; (even though many of the coins are likely dirty, you don&#039;t want to add to their grime if you find a valuable coin - wash frequently)</p><p>&nbsp;- don&#039;t clean ANY coins at this point - if some are so dirty you can&#039;t tell what they are, set them aside for now.</p><p>2) I&#039;d sort the coins by decade, with the 50&#039;s separated into wheats/memorials.&nbsp; Set aside any of the following</p><p>&nbsp;- really bright, nearly flawless older coins - handle with care.</p><p>&nbsp;- any ones that look &#039;funny&#039;, different, damaged, etc.&nbsp; (go through the cherrypickers guide later)</p><p>&nbsp;- any ones too dirty to identify - don&#039;t clean them yet.</p><p>&nbsp;- any that aren&#039;t wheats or memorials (indian head, flying eagle, canadian)</p><p>You&#039;ll need about 15 containers for this, use any plastic containers (less than 20 yrs old). </p><p>3) Let us here on CT know what you have after this exercise, and people here could offer you some next steps to maximize your enjoyment and profit potential.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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