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<p>[QUOTE="Lueds, post: 7990282, member: 109500"]These coins are common cents (sorry) old doesn't necessarily mean valuable.</p><p><br /></p><p>It would be good for you to get a copy of The Red Book a.k.a. The Guide Book of US Coins, can pick it up for less than $20 on Feebay or Amazon. That will give you information that will be helpful for you. The prices in it are NOT accurate, but it is a guide. For more accurate pricing I use Numismedia.com, others suggest other sites they like, but I can't think of them off the top of my head.</p><p><br /></p><p>Secondly learn how to grade your coins, when I first started collecting US coins I invested in educating myself and part of that education includes understanding how to grade a coin as value is directly linked to grade, as well as rarity (generally). I bought myself an ANA Grading book from same sources as mentioned above, but you can also go to the PCGS Photograde website to help yourself.</p><p><br /></p><p>Next learn the minting process, so you understand how coins are made and what errors are and are NOT possible at the mint. That will help you identify real errors and pure damage or other non valuable ways coins are altered.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Lueds, post: 7990282, member: 109500"]These coins are common cents (sorry) old doesn't necessarily mean valuable. It would be good for you to get a copy of The Red Book a.k.a. The Guide Book of US Coins, can pick it up for less than $20 on Feebay or Amazon. That will give you information that will be helpful for you. The prices in it are NOT accurate, but it is a guide. For more accurate pricing I use Numismedia.com, others suggest other sites they like, but I can't think of them off the top of my head. Secondly learn how to grade your coins, when I first started collecting US coins I invested in educating myself and part of that education includes understanding how to grade a coin as value is directly linked to grade, as well as rarity (generally). I bought myself an ANA Grading book from same sources as mentioned above, but you can also go to the PCGS Photograde website to help yourself. Next learn the minting process, so you understand how coins are made and what errors are and are NOT possible at the mint. That will help you identify real errors and pure damage or other non valuable ways coins are altered.[/QUOTE]
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