corkykile Posted October 1, 2008 Report Share Posted October 1, 2008 Trying to get caught up on posting the newest coins. corky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dustin43160 Posted October 1, 2008 Report Share Posted October 1, 2008 ur mighty lucky! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedeadpoint Posted October 1, 2008 Report Share Posted October 1, 2008 Corky, how often do you search rolls? Also, how do you keep from going blind? Do you have a set up with magnifiers? Do you have a list of known errors and die varieties or do you look at every detail of every coin? I always enjoy the pics, George Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amac44 Posted October 1, 2008 Report Share Posted October 1, 2008 Nice find! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corkykile Posted October 2, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 2, 2008 Hi George, If I get a roll of coins it will be searched. I do not know how many cents I have searched... but it must be in the 100K range. Most of the coins I am posting now are from big bags and lots I have bought during my couple years of collecting. As far as going blind... I have to wear glasses for seeing anything close or far away. However, I have discovered since I started all this searching it can be very tough to adjust my eyes after using a small diameter magnifier. I purchased a set of magnifiers on e--y quite some time ago which have a larger viewing area. This way I can see more of the coin at once and decide whether or not it is worth extra time. I check every little detail on a coin. If I think it is worthy I will put it in a little baggie and label it as to what kind of error I have noticed... from die chip to possible doubled dies... and go back later to verify it. I do not toss a coin into the recycle bucket right away. Now and then I will check back through them and occasionally find an error I missed the first time. Each time I find an error I check it out on whatever websites might have an example, or in the many books I have accumulated since beginning this endeavor. Lately the Lincolns have taken center stage and most all of my spare time. I received a lot of help here at CP and a couple other forums which have increased my knowledge in ways that I could not have done on my own. There are a lot of amazing numismatists who are willing to share their expertise. Thanks everyone, corky (my apologies for being so wordy) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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