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<p>[QUOTE="Kevin Mader, post: 4103172, member: 106826"][USER=110230]@CoinCollector76[/USER] I did. Considering I scan my change for goodies I let a bunch slip past. Here is an excerpt from my post about a month ago:</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>“...Well, in going through those cents, I found a couple wheatbacks I missed initially, several AU+/BU cents for my roll collection, a few foreign cents/centavos, and a few variety cents. Here are the best:</p><p><br /></p><ul> <li>1978 LWC (not sure of the real date but perhaps a damaged 2 or 3 and some old acid treatment)</li> <li>1944 LWC</li> <li>1972 Republica Dominicana</li> <li>1989 LMC DDO (not sure which one I have but the clear marker isn't listed at Coppercoins...but perhaps Wexler...will check into that later)</li> <li>1998 WAM (unfortunately, a cupholder casualty - I had to resort to vinegar to remove the hydrozincite barnacles that covered 90% of the reverse and confirm the wide variety) </li> <li>Several 2019 DDO (minor and perhaps unlisted)</li> <li>8 Canadian Cents (including a Centennial Cent)”</li> </ul><p>So it’s worth looking as you can see. The WAM was encrusted in hydrozyncite but after using mild conservation techniques I had to use a mild vinegar bath for a short stint. But it’s in my collection now along with the others. </p><p><br /></p><p>The title “Getting Rich with Pocket Change” sure sounds great but unlikely. But it does encourage folks to pay attention. A decent starter book for the casual collector. It helps direct attention to findable coinage.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Kevin Mader, post: 4103172, member: 106826"][USER=110230]@CoinCollector76[/USER] I did. Considering I scan my change for goodies I let a bunch slip past. Here is an excerpt from my post about a month ago: “...Well, in going through those cents, I found a couple wheatbacks I missed initially, several AU+/BU cents for my roll collection, a few foreign cents/centavos, and a few variety cents. Here are the best: [LIST] [*]1978 LWC (not sure of the real date but perhaps a damaged 2 or 3 and some old acid treatment) [*]1944 LWC [*]1972 Republica Dominicana [*]1989 LMC DDO (not sure which one I have but the clear marker isn't listed at Coppercoins...but perhaps Wexler...will check into that later) [*]1998 WAM (unfortunately, a cupholder casualty - I had to resort to vinegar to remove the hydrozincite barnacles that covered 90% of the reverse and confirm the wide variety) [*]Several 2019 DDO (minor and perhaps unlisted) [*]8 Canadian Cents (including a Centennial Cent)” [/LIST] So it’s worth looking as you can see. The WAM was encrusted in hydrozyncite but after using mild conservation techniques I had to use a mild vinegar bath for a short stint. But it’s in my collection now along with the others. The title “Getting Rich with Pocket Change” sure sounds great but unlikely. But it does encourage folks to pay attention. A decent starter book for the casual collector. It helps direct attention to findable coinage.[/QUOTE]
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