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<p>[QUOTE="Fallguy, post: 4301942, member: 84739"]While I probably wouldn't have used that exact wording, there is a point to be made. If you are looking for a windfall, then you really have to know your basics (at a minimum): what dates/mm really matter; is it copper or is it clad; is the shiny penny really steel or silver, or has it been rubbed with Mercury. Maybe more importantly, there are probably no more than a small handful of 20th Century issues that have any real value in poor or AG condition, and you might not even get much for one of those in the condition your coin is in; and for a less than rare coin or variety, I doubt you'd get spit.</p><p><br /></p><p>I still believe that the only stupid question is the one that is unasked, but there are such things as silly or boring questions primarily because they have either been asked and answered many, many times already or the answer is obvious without ever having to ask the question. Just a thought.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Fallguy, post: 4301942, member: 84739"]While I probably wouldn't have used that exact wording, there is a point to be made. If you are looking for a windfall, then you really have to know your basics (at a minimum): what dates/mm really matter; is it copper or is it clad; is the shiny penny really steel or silver, or has it been rubbed with Mercury. Maybe more importantly, there are probably no more than a small handful of 20th Century issues that have any real value in poor or AG condition, and you might not even get much for one of those in the condition your coin is in; and for a less than rare coin or variety, I doubt you'd get spit. I still believe that the only stupid question is the one that is unasked, but there are such things as silly or boring questions primarily because they have either been asked and answered many, many times already or the answer is obvious without ever having to ask the question. Just a thought.[/QUOTE]
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