Hi Guys! Please be Gentle!

[NEWBEENOW-migration]

[NEWBEENOW-migration]

Finally! I have done it! Thank God I was getting frustrated with this!

[LostDutchman-migration]

looks like a good start to me

[NEWBEENOW-migration]

I think these would be the coins that I would let go! I have some that are much better but I'm going to keep.

[MunkyMan95]

Well, if this is junk, let us see the good ones!

[rrantique]

Great you got some nice photos too. Good job

[NEWBEENOW-migration]

They are kind of covered in smutch, but I am so afraid to clean them as per you guys' absolute command. I'm kind of intrigued by what you all think about them?

Give me some feed back!

[NEWBEENOW-migration]

I have a question! How come the pennies in this era are all covered in rust? All the pennies I have are the same way and they are kind of silver, not like the other pennies which are red or reddish brown?

[Revenant]

Those are the 1943 Steel pennies. They were made to save copper for the war effort for that 1 year only.

[MunkyMan95]

Yep, all the 1943 cents are steel. Unfortunately, steel will rust.

 

The only coins I see that would warrant a cleaning are the 1943 steel cents, and one of your Indians. And those would not be worth the time or money to clean them. Leave them be!

[Stanley]

What is the dates on the dimes?

[NEWBEENOW-migration]

1937, 1945, 1941

[rons]

I like that 1894 Barber half

[physics-fan3.14]

Looks like a nice set of low to mid grade circulated coinage. Not worth much, and you will have a hard time selling them for much more than their silver value, but they are nice.

[SkyMan]

Yup, as the others have said, that's a nice beginning. I like how the Mercurys look.

[Stanley]

Look at the date real closley on the 1941

 

Is that an 1896 O? A tough date

[NEWBEENOW-migration]

Yep, that is an 1941 Mercury dime

and yes that is a 1896-O

What does hard date mean?

[Stanley]

Are you sure there isn't a 2 beside the 1 on the dime? If it is then bingo, you have a winner.

 

On the 1896 O is a better date meaning , depending on condition could be worth more.

 

These are some of the things that you need to check out before you dismiss them as junk.

 

Have you gotten any offers yet?

[NEWBEENOW-migration]

Yepper, Very positive! Offers for what?

I can send you a bigger picture of the dime.

Wait!

I'll try my daughter is here to save me from embarrassing myself!

[NEWBEENOW-migration]

[NEWBEENOW-migration]

I have a picture..............Geez you have me intrigued!

[RUSS BEGA]

Newbeenow,

 

Great start to a collection! keep at it and the coins will come

[cpm9ball]

Nope, just an ordinary '41.

 

Chris

[NEWBEENOW-migration]

What does it mean? What does the p mean something? Can you tell me the significance.

[construct]

The 1897-S Morgan has a price jump at AU. I kinda doubt this one will quite make it to AU, but it's still pretty nice. The wing feathers look pretty good.

 

That Barber half also looks pretty nice . . . as does the Barber quarter. Both of them have full reverse rims, and the reverses often look a lot worse than the obverses. These are pretty good for the grade.

 

I think you could do better than than melt on those and maybe a few of the others.

 

As for those steel cents, it seems like everybody's got a few rusted steel cents. I've got a whole roll of them, and I don't have a clue what to do with them. In my opinion, they are worth exactly one cent a piece, but I can't bring myself to spend them. My grandmother had saved them. There only value is sentimental.

[construct]

The 1897-S Morgan has a price jump at AU.

 

Oops, I was confused. I was thinking of the 1896-O, and this 96-O is nowhere near AU. In this grade it's only a little better than a common date.

[bsshog40]

I don't wonder if that 1879 Morgan might not have been a proof-like at one time.