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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;desertgem, post: 1658297, member: 15199&quot;]My advice may be applicable or not. I gather you are very new to coin collecting and wish to hunt varieties&nbsp; and errors. If you are pursuing such a question with slabbed or attributed coins, then a list would be my first step. </p><p><br /></p><p>If you intend to hunt through bags of cents, or prowl ebay and other auction sites, I think you be be better suited to read as much as possible on the subject. Much is on the internet as noted by previous posters, but if you have some available money for book references, I would recommend the DVD compilation by Billy Crawford &quot;Lincoln cent varieties&quot; or the printed version vol 1, which goes to 1988 ( mine is used weekly), and a favorite, Wexler and Flynn&#039;s &quot;The Authoritative Reference on Lincoln Cents&quot; and the Cherrypicker&#039;s Vol. 1.&nbsp; Many collectors think books are too expensive, but these are well worth their price. </p><p><br /></p><p>Secondly, finding varieties in bags or packet change is tough going unless you are familiar with the normal cents and how minting process works and what post mint damage looks like. Then you can take a 1000 cents and look at each one and any that look different, put aside , and then study them carefully. Spend some time thinking about each difference and if it could be a variety such as a RPM, DD, etc., or sometimes similar MDD ( machine doubling damage) and PMD ( post mint damage). It takes time and effort to become smart in this area. There are many archived articles on this site that can be accessed by the search function. </p><p>Best wishes and welcome to the forum!</p><p><br /></p><p>Jim[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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