Introducing myself

[Acuransx007]

Hello. My name is Anthony. Pretty new to coin collecting, more specifically errors and varieties. I really enjoy the hunt and learning about the hobby. I was born with a very rare condition called Bilateral Congenital radioulnar synostosis, my elbows are fused from birth. Less then 500 people to ever have this condition. So since a few years ago I can no longer work and have got into my hobbies to spend my time and teach my kids as well. Thank you for the opportunity to introduce myself and hopefully learn a lot here and possibly get to know others in this amazing hobby.

[MintErrors]

Welcome aboard.
There are some good members here to answer your coin related questions.

I used to go through ebay listings and specifically look for people who sold cups, dishes, maybe some toys and other household stuff. If they listed rolls of coins at a low price, I would buy them if they were uncirculated. I would then search them for varieties and errors. I stockpiled the varieties and eventually let them go for a decent price. In my opinion, that technique helped me mass a pretty decent re-punched mintmark collection. It's all about staying in budget, and selecting the years that are plentiful with rpm's. Good years to start are 1959D, 1960D, 1961D.

For roll hunting, I suggest if you turn rolls back into a bank after they have been searched, simply add some sort of easily recognizable mark on the roll. This way, if you get rolls from the bank, if you see that mark again you will know you've searched it already.

Http://varietyvista.com will help to self attribute your own coins if you choose to do so.

Happy hunting.