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  1. Yesterday I turned in a roll of quarters and 13 rolls of dimes.

    Then I saw a familiar box on the counter... one of those $25.00 cent boxes and asked if those were new pennies or other.

    She said they are from the feds but are circulated. So, I scooped up a total of $23.00 in cents.

    The only coins that are worth a mention are the three wheat cents, 39p, 40s, and 41d. The runners up are Canadian pennies 1963, 1978, 1979, 1980, and 1981. Also, there are about five rolls of cents that are lost to corrosion.

    There are about 200 copper cents and the remainder are zinc cents. The zincs have been searched and the coppers are still waiting. onward ------->------->

     

    corky

  2. Thanks Dock.

    After posting I realized my pictures got scrambled... back to front, etc., and I need to determine an appropriate size for viewing and transmitting the same. I hope my hubby can help me with the second part because the more I learn about Paint Shop, the less I know how to do anything.

    After company gets here and leaves I might have enough time to actually do something.

     

    Be back soon as possible.

     

    corky

  3. (((virtual museum is my vote, but I'm not an admin or an 05'er. Good luck!)))

     

    I think that is what I will do, after all, if they don't want me to do it then they can just delete them.

    It won't hurt my feelings if they do.

     

    Thanks for trying to help. I need to retake the pics because somehow between taking the shots and

    putting them on the computer the fronts and backs of the pages got out of order. I now think I can

    control that a bit better.

     

    It will take a little time, but I will be back...

     

    Thanks,

    Corky

  4. ((( A line of text will now appear where your curser is.)))

     

    Hey Youngun,

     

    You make it sound so simple.

    I have taken pictures but realized I did something wrong with them and need to retake in proper order.

    This time I am taking the pages out and displaying them separately, then see how they turn out.

     

    After that I will use Paint Shop Pro 7 to crop and reduce the pics and post one page at a time.

    I had pretty much decided to post them here in the museum. If I do it and I am not suppose to

    then someone will surely let me know.

     

    So... will get around to redoing the pics and try to get them up soon.

     

    Thanks,

    Corky

  5. Okay all you really bright coinpeople... got some questions for you all.

    I want to post pictures of my completed Lincoln memorial album pages.

     

    What I need to know is, where on this forum would the appropriate place to do so?

    And, what do I need to do as far as the size of file and such so that I can show the pages

    as they are in the album?

     

    Keep in mind that whenever I post a picture of coins I want to share or brag about

    it is only by accident that I get an appropriate size for the site.

    I use Paint Shop Pro 7 for resizing of the high resolution digital pictures I take

    of my special coins.

     

    Any help at all with this will be greatly appreciated.

     

    Thanks,

    Corky

  6. Does your spouses pocket change count?

     

    My hubby went to LA to meet with the big bosses and he came home with a few cents, and one was a well worn Lincoln Mem.

    The others looked suspiciously like the ones I turned into our bank a few months ago. Which is odd because we live about 100 miles north of San Francisco... :ninja:

     

    corky

  7. The UPS guy brought me some coin reference books. A whole box full.

    1. 'A Quick Reference to the Top Lincoln Cent Die Varieties' by Wagnon, Peterson and Flynn.

    2. 'The Lincoln Cent Doubled Die' by John A. Wexler

    3. 'Reprints' by Joja Jemz.

    4. 'Over Mintmarks and Hot Repunched Mintmarks' by Flynn and Wexler.

    5. 'The Jefferson Nickel RPM Book, Update 2001-2002' by James Wiles.

     

    Of course, my hubby doesn't yet know this is a very late or very early Christmas present from him. :ninja:

     

    Corky

  8. I've seen several coins listed on ebay as having a repunched date. What does this mean?

     

    Hey bandit,

    I haven't been doing this collecting for very long myself.

    One of the things I did when I started out was to seek out sites that show coins in different states of mintage.

    There is one site you should check, coppercoins.com , which has a lot of great pictures of the mint-caused

    Lincoln cent errors.

    I still go to the site frequently to check on the coins I find with errors to see if Mr. Daughtrey has the coin listed and what the attribution is for the coin.

    There are many other sites to check, and many books available to buy.

     

    Most of all, have fun learning and enjoying the hunt!

     

    Corky

  9. It has finally happened!

    My hubby gave me four Lincolns this morning.

    Now, remembering what I said about turning in 278 rolls of Lincolns to our bank?

    I got at least three of them back in his change. There are two 69s bu Lincolns that I bought in rolls and have searched thoroughly, and decided to recycle the ones that did not meet my criteria for collectables.

     

    Living in a small town it was bound to happen. But so quickly? :ninja:

     

    Oh, and yesterday, due to Dustin's star note mention, I checked my wallet, and voila! I had a 2003 series star note L00868588*. Now I know what to look for. Thanks Dustin. ;)

     

    Corky

  10. Yep, I know what you mean about dealers.

    I like the coin shop I found but the two old fellas that own it are a bit stuffy.

    Another thing, it doesn't seem how excited I get about certain 'finds' they always seem to shoot down my smile and ego.

    They also make big noises about how long they have been doing this, as if I doubted their integrity. I always have to stress that I just wanted to know how certain anomalies are caused, and I really don't care what value it might have.

     

    It is like "there were thousands of these made", or "people can fake this error"... or they shrug and act uninterested... but...

    they always give me a little flyer for the local coin club. Unfortunately it is over an hour away from me in the lousiest traffic you can imagine... a place one wants to avoid completely.

    As it is the only game within reasonable driving distance I still go when I think the traffic has settled down in the late morning.

     

    I find CP guys and gals to be more helpful and kind!

     

    Corky

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