Burks Posted March 28, 2014 Report Share Posted March 28, 2014 Looking to get into possibly cherry picking some varieties. I know VAMs are popular and I have a book on those. It's old but useful, most I think are stupid. But I know bust halves and mercury dimes are big too. Is the Cherry Pickers Guide good enough or should I get something more specific? Basically wanting types and varieties worth my time. If the coin is worth $50 without a variety, taking my time to find one worth $55 just isn't worth it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art1.2 Posted March 28, 2014 Report Share Posted March 28, 2014 Looking to get into possibly cherry picking some varieties. I know VAMs are popular and I have a book on those. It's old but useful, most I think are stupid. But I know bust halves and mercury dimes are big too. Is the Cherry Pickers Guide good enough or should I get something more specific? Basically wanting types and varieties worth my time. If the coin is worth $50 without a variety, taking my time to find one worth $55 just isn't worth it. I've never bothered with this type of thing at this level. I have the books for Large Cents and have studied most of my collection with an eye to identifying varieties but I've never taken it beyond that. Have fun with it and best of luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccg Posted March 29, 2014 Report Share Posted March 29, 2014 It's not my thing either (largely since I'm a type collector), but Cheery Picker's does cover most of the general material you'll need. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedeadpoint Posted March 30, 2014 Report Share Posted March 30, 2014 Ideally I'd do it but the series I collect aren't big into neat varieties. The late 1800s seemed to be a time of few varieties or errors. But for the record, I have the one for Barber dimes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burks Posted March 30, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 30, 2014 Have you seen some of the variety finds lately? Just in the past week or two. Two Morgan Scarfaces ($$$) http://forums.collectors.com/messageview.cfm?catid=26&threadid=914384 Huge money to be found. I play the Ohio Lotto (best chance per play to win millions) each week, fully knowing my odds of winning are total crap. At least with varieties I just need to be in the right place, at the right time, and provide myself with the knowledge. Numerous people looked over those coins above and never glanced at them a second time. Even a lower grade Scarface runs four digits. One guy snagged it for nearly melt! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art1.2 Posted March 30, 2014 Report Share Posted March 30, 2014 Have you seen some of the variety finds lately? Just in the past week or two. Two Morgan Scarfaces ($$$) http://forums.collectors.com/messageview.cfm?catid=26&threadid=914384 Huge money to be found. I play the Ohio Lotto (best chance per play to win millions) each week, fully knowing my odds of winning are total crap. At least with varieties I just need to be in the right place, at the right time, and provide myself with the knowledge. Numerous people looked over those coins above and never glanced at them a second time. Even a lower grade Scarface runs four digits. One guy snagged it for nearly melt! It's certainly an interesting and worthwhile part of the hobby. How profitable in the long run? Well keep us updated. I wish you all the luck in the world in your hunt. Most of all -- have fun and enjoy yourself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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