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<p>[QUOTE="Kasia, post: 3459478, member: 31533"]Nobody knows which will be junk and which will be worth a lot of money, for the most part. But start by collecting the ones you personally like best. Decide what condition you like for them. Start going to coin shows and looking at ones there. Bargain with the dealer a little if you like.</p><p><br /></p><p>Buy a Red Book and look at prices and see which ones are key dates, etc. Buy a Blue Book and compare prices these books have. Though the books have prices, do not take those as real. Use them to firmly establish in your mind normal resell differences. It's good to realize ho little a dealer 'might' pay for a coin you think is valuable based on prices in the Red Book (or elsewhere). Basically if you buy coins hoping they will appreciate in value and they really don't, know that if you get a dealer to purchase, you likely will lose money on it. </p><p><br /></p><p>Realize that most current coins (basically post 1964 clad) are all worthless if found in change. But occasionally you do find something of value.... </p><p><br /></p><p>If history repeats, none of any transitional or single year one-offs, like the 2009 Lincoln Cents, 2010 or 2017P Lincoln Cents, 1976 Quarters, etc. will be worth much (some exceptions for extremely high quality or variety maybe). Because those tend to be saved. Also, it is too early to see how many rolls of uncirculated coins have been hoarded. So... for the most part, you are taking a chance on finding the valuable ones now.</p><p><br /></p><p>Look and familiarize yourself with errors and varieties. Some can be quite valuable. </p><p><br /></p><p>Enjoy what you collect.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Kasia, post: 3459478, member: 31533"]Nobody knows which will be junk and which will be worth a lot of money, for the most part. But start by collecting the ones you personally like best. Decide what condition you like for them. Start going to coin shows and looking at ones there. Bargain with the dealer a little if you like. Buy a Red Book and look at prices and see which ones are key dates, etc. Buy a Blue Book and compare prices these books have. Though the books have prices, do not take those as real. Use them to firmly establish in your mind normal resell differences. It's good to realize ho little a dealer 'might' pay for a coin you think is valuable based on prices in the Red Book (or elsewhere). Basically if you buy coins hoping they will appreciate in value and they really don't, know that if you get a dealer to purchase, you likely will lose money on it. Realize that most current coins (basically post 1964 clad) are all worthless if found in change. But occasionally you do find something of value.... If history repeats, none of any transitional or single year one-offs, like the 2009 Lincoln Cents, 2010 or 2017P Lincoln Cents, 1976 Quarters, etc. will be worth much (some exceptions for extremely high quality or variety maybe). Because those tend to be saved. Also, it is too early to see how many rolls of uncirculated coins have been hoarded. So... for the most part, you are taking a chance on finding the valuable ones now. Look and familiarize yourself with errors and varieties. Some can be quite valuable. Enjoy what you collect.[/QUOTE]
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