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4 hours ago, V33J@ said:

Hello Everyone. I just joined as I am interested in getting more familiar with how to grade coins and maybe even see if I can afford to collect some, LOL. I guess I'll just jump into the most active thread

I currently have an interesting find. It is some kind of promo package that contained 12 1972 Eisenhower Dollars in uncirculated condition and am wondering if anyone out there has heard of anything like this around that time. I am attaching pictures of one of the coins front and back as well as a picture of the sealed enclosure that the coins were in. I would like to know about grading the coin (ninjagrades welcome) as well as any information regarding their origins.

I also have a few of what I think are errors that I will be uploading as well for comments. Thank you.

Welcome to the forum. I am not a expert like some of the other members here and there are some really good people to ask. The coins were nice at one time but it looks like it has a lot of bag marks.  Nice picture. Was that with a phone or a USB microscope. 

1 hour ago, JT2 said:

nothing better than a proof linocln!!  love the nickles as well

 You also JT2  ... 

3 hours ago, dleonard-3 said:

I like early Lincoln cameos.  These all seem to have that factory haze, which is a problem.  I wonder what NCS could do for these.

For you dleonard-3 .................I love them all for $5     ..Oh the scratches are on the plastic of the case it is in.

So I go to the bank today to get some rolls of quarters for my hunt and the girl says you saving weird coins Mister. I said ya what ya got  and she shows me this baggy and wants to know if I want them.. So I took them off her hands.

2 ... 1976.....3..1971 and 7...1972  Nothing great but I had to take them home and at least give them a good look.

On 3/16/2021 at 7:13 PM, Quintus Arrius said:

There is no reason why any coin minted in just the last decade should look like this.

Whether it is worth ten cents depends on who would accept it. 

You all know I roll hunt and it is scary how many of the new coins are all worn out already. The metal is so soft everything gets nicked and scratched, sad truth may be there will be no cherry picking in the future for coin hunters.   

Nice find. ya never know what you will find out there.

Nice coin. A real Sexy Looking Lady.

Welcome aboard Jim.

11 hours ago, Lem E said:

I could also be very wrong, but feel the obligation to reply when quoted. I do agree with you. There are some rough marks for sure.

This is great everyone is so cool here and to have others with experience checking out these errors I find. I hope you are enjoying this stuff as much as I am. It is not so much the coins are worth anything but the fact that there is something wrong there. LoL ..Through a regular hand held microscope these coins look wonderful. The microscope I use when zooming in real close will find the best looking of coins to have marks that look like the surface of the moon. I like it that way I can see for sure if a coin has FS or FT as for these coins the (nose scratch) was found on 7 different coins not always in the exact same spot and from 2 different years so the mystery is 2 deferent years of multiple die breaks?? or a machine the dispenses the coins and scratches them in the same spot for years on end. ???? So the first coin here is from 1997 and the second is from 1994 the only thing that makes me think it is a die crack is it leaves behind extra metal. I am no expert for sure but it seams logical that a crack in the die would allow the metal to flow up into it then leaving the extra behind after the strike. Look how the metal is on top of the E on the 97 but you can really see it on the outside edge of the 94 . Let me know what you think please. JP

1 hour ago, Mr.Bill347 said:

I like the Whitman’s nation park quarters book. Pictures below. I’m sorry I know you said Stare Quarters but in my mind I was thinking ATB quarters. I prefer the Warmans book for the State quarters too. Very sorry.

Yes thanks , I am going to do both the state and park books 

Yes thanks, The other

16 minutes ago, RWB said:

Presumably you mean "Whitman."

Have you looked at other similar coin folders, or at those two your preferred choices?

This is one of the books I was looking at RWB

9 minutes ago, RWB said:

You'll get more help if you tell members which coin albums you are considering.

LoL good point ... The Littleton green books  or the Warman's blue books   

Hi Everyone,

I have been saving the State and Park quarters for a while now. I was thinking of putting them in books to give to the grandkids I have 14 of them so far LoL..but they can share so I will be making 5 sets. There are about 3 good brands out there to chose . They show you the outside cover but not the inside. I just wanted to get a idea what you all might suggest to be the best looking and easiest to work with please. The Littleton green books  or the Warman's blue books I was looking at.  

Thanks for your help . Jim

On 3/2/2021 at 6:01 PM, Lem E said:

Welcome to the forum. Showing off some nickels. I like ya already.

I am doing some Nickel rolls today and I have some odd finds?? I wanted to ask you all about. What are these scratches from a counting machine or die cracks?? The coins are 4 from 1994 and 3 from 1997  I used to save those 2 years looking for the matt finish Nickels.

Any thoughts . Jeep

Thanks for the info guys, Look  here another bank roll with 9 Heads in it must be someone cleaning house. I can see some dates on these better. No big winners but it is still cool to find them in rolls in 2021 

7 hours ago, DWLange said:

Nic-A-Date!

Yes that is cool. I watched a video on it and it looks like it remove a thin layer of dirt and metal, So I would think NGC would consider it a coin that has been cleaned if you were to send in a nickel to be graded after using it. 

We could buy Penny candy up until around  1969 then it went up to 2 cents a Pc 

1 hour ago, Quintus Arrius said:

This is true but would not such "restoration," which always leaves a cloudy residue, affect the marketability of the coin? I believe most collectors consider this a last resort measure employed solely to satisfy their curiosity.

Thank you all for you comments . I can truly say I am grateful for the knowledge I am getting in the forums.. 

The older sets are real hard to come by around where I live I have also been hunting. I have to say the members here are all very helpful and knowledgeable.  You could not ask for a nicer group of people.  

19 minutes ago, JKK said:

Wasn't joking. There's a chemical, Nic-a-date.

that's cool . Does it effect the value of the coin most of the ones I save are real worn out anyway but it may be fun to see how old they are