New to coin collecting
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1. Post a front and back image of your coin with a specific question about what you’re seeing or asking about and one coin per topic.
2. Please remove coin from the holder unless it’s US or an official mint case or unless it is graded by a grading service.
3. Images should be taken by a camera or cell phone camera, we ask that members don’t use images through a microscope screen.
4. Always start your own topic, please don’t ask about your coin or post your coin in someone else’s coin topic.
5. Do not send private messages about your coin unless an Admin ask you too and the same for sending emails through the board.
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7. Always be respectful even if something makes you upset or you don’t agree with a member. You can always get a second opinion elsewhere. If you have an issue then politely ask an admin in an PM. PM’s are for issues, technical and personal, but not for coin questions (refer to number 5 on this list). Our community is not a soap box for complaining or drama, so please refrain from doing so here.[/size]
Here's a link to how to post a topic with images in our community https://coinauctionshelp.com/welcome-to ... community/
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________
You also agree to follow these guidelines. You must agree to these rules to be a member of this forum. NO SPAM! Spam is deleted within minutes, no spam will ever be left in our community.
1. Post a front and back image of your coin with a specific question about what you’re seeing or asking about and one coin per topic.
2. Please remove coin from the holder unless it’s US or an official mint case or unless it is graded by a grading service.
3. Images should be taken by a camera or cell phone camera, we ask that members don’t use images through a microscope screen.
4. Always start your own topic, please don’t ask about your coin or post your coin in someone else’s coin topic.
5. Do not send private messages about your coin unless an Admin ask you too and the same for sending emails through the board.
6. No spam. Do not post any links to your coin or other non-coin websites.
7. Always be respectful even if something makes you upset or you don’t agree with a member. You can always get a second opinion elsewhere. If you have an issue then politely ask an admin in an PM. PM’s are for issues, technical and personal, but not for coin questions (refer to number 5 on this list). Our community is not a soap box for complaining or drama, so please refrain from doing so here.[/size]
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New to coin collecting
Hello,
My name is Mike.. I’m 41 years old.. I guess I’ve always been interested in coins just never took the next stop to really start collecting.. My fiancée bought me a metal detector recently and I found some pennies and a quarter at the park.. and ever since then I have been emerging myself in the wonderful world of coins.. we recently went through 20 rolls of pennies and I found something in there that has me kinda speechless.. it’s a 2009 bicentennial proffesional life penny and i just really need to show it to some one with some real knowlage of coinage.. I would very much appreciate it if some one could help me out with that.. nice to meet you Danial I have been scowering through your YouTube videos lol
My name is Mike.. I’m 41 years old.. I guess I’ve always been interested in coins just never took the next stop to really start collecting.. My fiancée bought me a metal detector recently and I found some pennies and a quarter at the park.. and ever since then I have been emerging myself in the wonderful world of coins.. we recently went through 20 rolls of pennies and I found something in there that has me kinda speechless.. it’s a 2009 bicentennial proffesional life penny and i just really need to show it to some one with some real knowlage of coinage.. I would very much appreciate it if some one could help me out with that.. nice to meet you Danial I have been scowering through your YouTube videos lol
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Re: New to coin collecting
Thx for the welcome guys.. it’s kind of urgent I get some help with this penny lol.. I got court on Wednesday and I could be going away for a while..
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Re: New to coin collecting/need confirmation of drop lettered coin
Hello all, new and also really enjoying the journey!! I would love to upload an image and topic of a possible dropped letter I just found in our box. Can someone help me confirm that it is a dropped letter?
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Re: New to coin collecting
Hard to tel in pics, butI am leaning towards pareidolia (and wishful thinking)
Try letting this piece soak in some acetone for a minute or so. To maybe clean up some of the dirt on this coin. And post pics again so we can get a better look.
PURE acetone such as the kind sold at Walmart in the health and beauty department. Do not use any other fingernail polish removers since they have added perfumes and colorings that might be able, unlike pure acetone, to chemically alter the metal.
Acetone is safe for you and your coins.
Try letting this piece soak in some acetone for a minute or so. To maybe clean up some of the dirt on this coin. And post pics again so we can get a better look.
PURE acetone such as the kind sold at Walmart in the health and beauty department. Do not use any other fingernail polish removers since they have added perfumes and colorings that might be able, unlike pure acetone, to chemically alter the metal.
Acetone is safe for you and your coins.
Common grading company shortcomings & resulting co$tly mi$take$ to collectors (using Kennedy No FG halves):
https://tinyurl.com/y7rksxu8
How much squash would a sasquatch squash if a sasquatch would squash squash?
https://tinyurl.com/y7rksxu8
How much squash would a sasquatch squash if a sasquatch would squash squash?
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