I had about 7 thousand wheats to look through. While I was searching through the unsearched coins ( ha ha ) I got to thinking there had to be a better way than picking up a handfull and looking through a loop one at a time. Isn't there something like a magnifier that you can use with your PC? I was watching TV last night, and Bone Collector was on. Densell put pictures in a thingy and there it was on the screen? That would be a cool way to look a alot of coins quickly. I like to seperate by date, mint mark and catalog before I give them the hard look. Any suggestions?
It's made in China, but this is exactly what you are looking for: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=150392654359&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT If you get one, post how well it works out... I've been thinking about getting one myself.
http://cgi.ebay.com/USB-Digital-Mic...ideo_Conferencing_Webcams?hash=item25550fe001 This one looks even better but a little costly??
If they truly work I wouldn't mind getting one. I take it that these are fairly new to the market and wonder if there has been any reviews on them...
The only thing that bothers me is China. I don't like buying anything directly from there. I did a search and found a few, but at much higher cost.
Wow, those are pretty cool and would definately make things easier if they work as well as they say they do. I wonder how the still pictures turn out because if they are good, it would eleviate the need to take pictures with a camera and have to buy all that other equipment.
No, not realy. There was alot of 40s and 50s as you would suspect. I did find some nice coins in the 20s. No key dates, but some semi-keys. I just put them up and look for more. I never pay alot for the bulk wheats on ebay. If you watch close, you can almost get them at face value at times.
I looked back at the sellers feedback, and he sold one of the 99.95 for 75. I made an offer of 65.00. We will see what happens and if I get it, will let you guys know how well it works.
I recommend a binocular microscope for viewing coins. It is really important for identifying RPMs, doubled die varieties and the like. Please check the photos in this previous post: http://www.cointalk.com/t61588/ Almost any 3x magnifying glass will work for simple date & mint mark sorting. Very best regards, collect89 P.S. Nice car depicted as your avatar
Yea, that car is a 1967 Camaro RS. I had it completly restored in 07. Matching numbers and a ton of documentation. It is for sell by the way. Back to the magnifiers, I use a loop. I would like something that I don't have to pick up every coin when I am looking through alot of them. I drop about half of them, and then I am on my knees in the floor looking for them.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=160340893697&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT I just bought this one for 75. We will see how well it works.
Were on the bay are you finding wheats for close to face value. I have looked and looked and all I have found are people wanting ten plus cents per coin.
There may be somthing that can do it well but as far as I know myself and other die variety people do it one coin at a time. We get very fast though and it depends what you are wanting to acomplish. If looking at dates for collecting that easy. If looking for die varieties it's another story all together. 2-keys points of clearification are missing here. And no a can't spell but,,, 1. We don't search the coin for abnormalities and then go match it up with a known variety. 2. We know the die varieties first in the series (as much as can be), then find the coin. Some do seperate them such as you could for 1936-P Lincoln's then at some point just focus in on the big 3 dies for that year at once. I see no advantage to handling them twice or for that matter use a mechanical device to focus in on them. In die varieties you must learn to turn the coin in normal iridesscent light, 60 watts at 4 to 8 inches is fine or closer for each person. We turn that coin and look all across it from extreme angles to find die markers and other die varieties. We actually learn to flood the coins surface with light - we pull the light in. Anything that requires you too lay it flat will not be of much use - we don't look flat only we look at again, extreme angles. I can search a roll of common wheats in 4 minutes anyday of the week. I often search as much as 4 to 7 hours and look at over 4000 cents in that amount of time. But I have done it for a long time and I am very good. Anyone can be if they are as crazy as me or dedicated which ever way you want to put it don't matter to me. This has been brought up before and it's great if something works. I won't end up using it cause I'm addicted to the loupe. The problem is even if you zero'ed in on a coin and saw something, some doubling or even the exact doubled die you will then have to take it off and loupe it to further confirm the die markers so,,,,, do as you wish.
You can find them at .4 to 6 cents each just wait a bit and keep looking. You do not have to ever pay over .6 cents each unless a special mixture of some kind. Many times dealers will seperate out and sell only teens and twenties, or all "S" mnit coins, all steels or such and these will be much higher. The 1940's and 50's though should be priced at no more than .6 cents each or $3 a roll. They are not rare and are everywhere all the time, just hold on and when you get a chance at a group of rolls or a bag of 5000. Best to buy them with all dates and have a shot and some a little better in the thirties or twenties.
