r/coincollecting

I never expected to hear such a rich bell sound come from it when it is hit. it goes Ping!!! so cool, and the pictures don't do it justice it is bright!

What do yall think?

Not sure these are authentic let me know what you think.

My uncle collected coins as a kid and I ended up with his collection. I know nothing about coins and thought I’d ask if anyone has advice or tips on how to take care of these.

There are steel Pennies in variable condition. There are some copper pennies around 1936-1955 (no 1943) and some 70’s ones. There are dimes that are silver. I didn’t take pictures of it all. There are buffalo nickels. Some very warn 1892 Pennie’s and Indian head items too. It’s just all sitting in a box and I want to make sure I take care of these things or get rid of the if they aren’t of any value.

At long last I have something cool to post about here! Not only did I inherit a few pounds of junk silver coins (which I will also go through in detail) but he had these separated for obvious reasons. Who knows where he got them but they are goddamn cool. Any info would be appreciated!

Posted the reverse and observe. Can post more if anyone wants to see closer.

thank you in advance!

I recently purchased an Andonstar microscope so that I could hopefully look at coins better and see their features. It’s got three lights, two of which are movable and you can position at any angle. I’m having a really hard time with what position, angle, brightness or how to use them at all to get any type of good picture. If anybody has any advice on how to use these microscopes or what settings to use I would greatly greatly appreciate it. Thank you so much in advance!

I was thinking pmd however, aside from its carbon sprinkles, the rest of the coin looks pretty good.

I’ve been collecting old US coins for years and never thought to check if Reddit had a coin collecting sub! Anyways here is my stuff and descriptions for each pic:

Pic 1: various silver quarters, the two newer ones on the bottom right are proof strike state quarters, but they are still 90% silver for some reason, not sure why. Maybe from a collector set? Both have the San Francisco Mint mark, but I got them from a friend who got them as change from the bank

Pic 2: a sheild nickel, and both versions of the 1883 nickel, the original “V” version and the “V cents” version. I think it’s funny that they had to add “cents” because people gold-plated the “V” ones and passed them off as $5 gold pieces back in 1883

Pic 3: various random buffalos I grabbed here and there over time, they are pretty cool

Pic 4: some old US-occupied Philippines 1 and 5 “Centavos” coins. I collected a few of these since they are technically still US coins

Pic 5: assorted dimes (and a Trime!) some Mercuries and Liberties in there, with a pair of uncirculated late silver dimes

Pic 6: a pair of Silver 1893 Columbian expedition half dollars (to my knowledge, the first official US special edition collectors coin, I could be wrong though)

Pic 7: some walking liberties and franklins. It seems to me that the franklins get overshadowed as being smushed between the much more popular walking liberty and Kennedy style half dollars, it could just be me though

Pic 8: a pair of bicentennial kennedys, left is a regular strike and right is a proof strike.

Pic 9: a small pile of Indian Head pennies, a bicentennial Lincoln penny that had some things stamped into it (I think it came from Washington from a special gift shop thing or something like that), then an uncirculated steelie, and 2 big style (coronet I think?) pennies, one of which was sadly polished by one of its previous owners.

Pic 10: a 3-pack of uncirculated steelies, all 3 mints included

Pic 11: some of my goofy/oddball coins, including a wheat penny pressed into an Iron City Beer token, not sure what it is, maybe like a souvenir from some old bar? Then what I think is a penny blank, it appears to be a penny-sized blank copper circle with a ridge like a penny. Then we have a (fake) double-headed peace dollar from Batman (it’s Harvey Dent’s coin). A couple of majorly off-center strikes, and the Gold Assasin Coin from John Wick (not actually gold)

Pic 12: my work-in-progress silver dollar collection, trying to get every year and mint mark for the peace dollar (also all 3 mints of the 21’ Morgan are there too)

Pic 13: a whole tube of bulk mercury dimes! I love the way these look, so I bought a tube and slowly filled it up over time.

Pic 14: a small tube of only 1964 kennedys, the only year that style came in 90% silver. Most are in really good condition too!

Pic 15: two solid rolls of just wheat pennies.

Pic 16: 186-year-old (at the time of being put in the acrylic case, it’s actually 217 now!) copper coin recovered from the Admiral Gardener that sunk in 1809

Pic 17: one-year-anniversary 9-11 silver dollar passed to me from my late aunt, it’s a .999 silver eagle that’s been printed on, it’s really cool

Pics 18 and 19: and now for The Crown Jewels of my collection: an 1878-s Morgan dollar and a 1921 Peace Dollar, both in uncirculated condition! With the Morgan, I just got lucky, right place right time, I think it was $40 I paid for it. The peace dollar is an even better story, it was clamped inside a $20 junk necklace in the jewelry section of a gold and silver shop (before you ask, I do not believe it was ever polished, the shine looks like the original high-relief luster that 1921s had, and I used my mini coin microscope to study the surface and didn’t see any micro-scratches that a polished coin would have) . I snatched it up right away, removed it from the necklace, and stuck it in that acrylic dish as seen in the pic, it’s a beautiful piece, pics don’t do it Justice.

And that’s my collection up to this point, what do y’all think?

I have inherited a small collection of coins, this is one I've been interested in whether it would be worth it to have this one graded. thanks for any info y'all can share ☺️

Not good at this… is this thing worth anything? Extremely clean and minimally touched if at all, all details are visible.

I got this nice-looking guy recently, thought you guys might like it.

Picked this up recently and noticed what appear to be very faint rainbow tones. (It’s more noticeable in the photo than it is to the naked eye.)

If that’s the case, is there a particular way I should store it? I’d just like to watch it progress over time.

Not sure if it’s relevant, but there’s also some brown oxidation or something on the edge.

Thanks!

hello everyone. I purchased this dime still in mint wrap a while ago for my young daughters collection. when I received it I first thought the seller sent me a gold coin by mistake. The mint cello is sealed 100% with no holes. I was just wondering if this is a normal occurrence? I also put the coin in a flip and taped the edges to protect it further. any insight would be appreciated.

Not sure but hopeful

Idk if the hole ruins the value or not.

I would love feedback from anyone that might know something about this coin. When I first came upon it (arrived to me in a jewelry bag I purchased from Goodwill), I thought it was just a quarter that someone put on the train tracks. but over the years, as I learned more about coins and misstriking, I thought maybe that's what I had. Thoughts? I'd also love to know what it's worth, if anyone has an educated guess! Thanks in advance!

Are ¢50 penny rolls like these even worth opening or should I just keep them as is for later down the line?

Some of these are easy, some have proved difficult. I’m proposing soon so I will have to sell some but I don’t want to make any bad decisions. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Sorry for the reflections, lots are in plastic.