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Message:: [QUOTE="Leadfoot, post: 292711, member: 2972"]Here are a few more tidbits for you aspiring copper collectors... You can really find some value in "on the edge" color graded coins.  By that I mean "BN" coins that  are close to "RB", and "RB" coins that are close to "RD" -- particularly if the seller isn't that wise in the ways of copper. Also, it is MUCH more likely that a coin that is RD will eventually turn RB than a RB coin turn BN.  So RB is a "safer" coin, and this DOESN'T take into account the oftentimes huge premium associated for the RD label. Third, if you like slabbed coins, pay attention to older holders.  Not for the possibilty of overgrading, but because it is likely that the coins are more stable.  The thought being if they haven't changed shade in a decade or two, then with good care, the chances are they won't. Hope this helps, and all of the above is my most humble opinion only...Mike p.s. here's another RB large cent for you, this one demonstrating a coin that is (in my opinon) high on the RB scale (and about as strongly struck as you're likely to find): <img src="http://www.pbase.com/miker/image/84305756/medium.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /><img src="http://www.pbase.com/miker/image/84305757/medium.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]