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<blockquote data-quote="Cohiba" data-source="post: 1618667" data-attributes="member: 2550"><p>Not much of a collector, but what little I know...condition, condition, condition,</p><p></p><p>1st. Look up the dates of what you have to get a <u>general</u> idea of what their worth. Your's could be in better or worse condition that what you think they are. This in turn could affect the value.</p><p></p><p>2. Go to coin shows and several different collectors. You need several opinions to get an idea of what you have (condition) and what its worth. By worth I have found out...what its worth and sometimes what you get are a little different in price.</p><p></p><p>3. Never...never....I mean never polish your coins. You do not want to rub off any patina, nor take of any micro-scopic layer, nor do any damage to them. This will ruin the condition...have i mentioned condition enough??!!</p><p></p><p>4. If you have to clean them talk to several collectors, read articles, look on the internet and see what is recommended.</p><p></p><p></p><p>What little I have in a collection is the entire Indian Head collection, including the Flying Eagles of the set.</p><p></p><p><strong>Flying Eagle</strong>:</p><p>[ATTACH]18084[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p><strong>Indian Head:</strong></p><p>[ATTACH]18085[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>I eventually want and will get a three legged buffalo nickel....a real one. You have to be EXTREMELY careful when collecting certain coins that can be faked!! <strong>***** </strong>If you really want to get into it, become as knowledgeable as you can!! There's nothing worse than paying a lot of money on an item, that wasn't worth what you payed!!!!<strong>*****</strong></p><p></p><p></p><p>Three legged Buffalo:</p><p>[ATTACH]18086[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p></p><p>The one coin I hold the <u>highest in value </u>(to me)is the dime Pretty Boy Floyd gave my Great Uncle. When my Great Uncle was a kid, his family had saved enough money( to just spend on fun,most to all of their money went back into farming) to go to town-Meeker, and buy some ice cream at the soda fountain for his birthday.</p><p>Pretty Boy Floyed rolled into town and went inside the pharmacy/soda fountain for a cup of coffee. My Uncle was sitting on a stool by the cash register eating ice cream with his mom and dad(My Great Grandfather/Grandmother). EVERYONE knew who Pretty Boy Floyd was and were staring at him with fear and amazement. PBF-went to pay for his cup of coffee and looked down at my Uncle and asked him"What are you staring at"?? My Uncle replied "Your PBF, my hero"!!! PBF-grinned ear to ear and then asked my Uncle what was the special occasion. My Uncle told him it was his birthday and PBF reached into his pocket and gave my Uncle a dime. My Uncle kept that dime wrapped in a handkerchief, placed it in the pie-safe, and would only take it out on the 4th of July to show the family and tell the story. He never kept it in his pocket-he didn't want the condition of the dime to deteriorate!!! Condition, condition, condition.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Cohiba</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Cohiba, post: 1618667, member: 2550"] Not much of a collector, but what little I know...condition, condition, condition, 1st. Look up the dates of what you have to get a [U]general[/U] idea of what their worth. Your's could be in better or worse condition that what you think they are. This in turn could affect the value. 2. Go to coin shows and several different collectors. You need several opinions to get an idea of what you have (condition) and what its worth. By worth I have found out...what its worth and sometimes what you get are a little different in price. 3. Never...never....I mean never polish your coins. You do not want to rub off any patina, nor take of any micro-scopic layer, nor do any damage to them. This will ruin the condition...have i mentioned condition enough??!! 4. If you have to clean them talk to several collectors, read articles, look on the internet and see what is recommended. What little I have in a collection is the entire Indian Head collection, including the Flying Eagles of the set. [B]Flying Eagle[/B]: [ATTACH=CONFIG]18084[/ATTACH] [B]Indian Head:[/B] [ATTACH=CONFIG]18085[/ATTACH] I eventually want and will get a three legged buffalo nickel....a real one. You have to be EXTREMELY careful when collecting certain coins that can be faked!! [B]***** [/B]If you really want to get into it, become as knowledgeable as you can!! There's nothing worse than paying a lot of money on an item, that wasn't worth what you payed!!!![B]*****[/B] Three legged Buffalo: [ATTACH=CONFIG]18086[/ATTACH] The one coin I hold the [U]highest in value [/U](to me)is the dime Pretty Boy Floyd gave my Great Uncle. When my Great Uncle was a kid, his family had saved enough money( to just spend on fun,most to all of their money went back into farming) to go to town-Meeker, and buy some ice cream at the soda fountain for his birthday. Pretty Boy Floyed rolled into town and went inside the pharmacy/soda fountain for a cup of coffee. My Uncle was sitting on a stool by the cash register eating ice cream with his mom and dad(My Great Grandfather/Grandmother). EVERYONE knew who Pretty Boy Floyd was and were staring at him with fear and amazement. PBF-went to pay for his cup of coffee and looked down at my Uncle and asked him"What are you staring at"?? My Uncle replied "Your PBF, my hero"!!! PBF-grinned ear to ear and then asked my Uncle what was the special occasion. My Uncle told him it was his birthday and PBF reached into his pocket and gave my Uncle a dime. My Uncle kept that dime wrapped in a handkerchief, placed it in the pie-safe, and would only take it out on the 4th of July to show the family and tell the story. He never kept it in his pocket-he didn't want the condition of the dime to deteriorate!!! Condition, condition, condition. Cohiba [/QUOTE]
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