1919 Penny

[qman69]

No offending intended but the ones that I saw that you have posted appear to have been cleaned with brasso which devalues any coin but a rare year will retain a certain market value. Haven't seen any key dates posted as yet. But the X pre decimal coins always have a  lion metal value. Even the coppers! Always fun going through a lot anyways and a way to learn about the old coins

None taken. I have not done anything to them, but then I don't know the history as even I don't know how they came into my possession!

[matttheriley]

Are you sure it was YOUR carport!?

[robbiegal]

Old coins regularly show up cleaned. Very common

[qman69]

Are you sure it was YOUR carport!?

Yes, it is my carport! lol

I think the coins may have been my dads..not sure how I ended up with them..but have had them for over 10years

[matttheriley]

Are you sure it was YOUR carport!?

Yes, it is my carport! lol

I think the coins may have been my dads..not sure how I ended up with them..but have had them for over 10years

Ha ha, I know, I was just pulling your leg!

Well, nice find anyhow!  Make sure to say thanks to your dad!:angel:

My dad passed away in 2009, and he had given me the last of his coin collection from when he was younger.  All that remained was a set of Canadian small cents from 1920-1960.  I have spent some time working on getting the set up to date and every time I pull that album out, I remember him.  This is what I love about coin collecting!  The history of the coins themselves and the history that forms from pursuing the hobby!:friends:

[robbiegal]

My very first 33/32 over date penny, farthing and English pennies came from  small box of my mother's coins. I still have them in eagle mounts

[qman69]

I wonder if there's anyway to increase the light but yes a usb microscope would be good but get one that you can adjust up and down. I have one like this that I was very kindly given and it works really well but down side is you can't get a pic on the angle that you sometimes need to do where the second link has a lot better adjustments.
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Digital-USB-Gem-Inspecting-Microscope-10x-60x-120x-or-200x-by-Tasco-Traveler-/330672697616?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4cfda0f110
but I have seen a few other members and they have one's like these and you can get a hole shot of a coin
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/1-3MP-USB-Digital-Microscope-Endoscope-Camera-Magnifier-/390948193605?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_15&hash=item5b06540545

got a 50x-500x...too much magnification, cant get a shot of a whole coin. :@. So ordered a 10x-200x...

[Goldseeker]

I have just received my USB Microscope and I am having the same trouble as I can't get it to photograph the complete coin.  It has magnification from 10x to 500x.   It will be excellent for close up pictures of errors etc but not for the complete coin.

My son went out and bought a Macro lens but taking a photo leaves a lot to be desired re the lighting.

Has anyone got a USB Microscope type unit that will allow photos of full face of coins?   If so, what brand/ID/Model etc is it?

TIA

[Nevol]

Has anyone got a USB Microscope type unit that will allow photos of full face of coins?   If so, what brand/ID/Model etc is it? TIA

I don't know if they exist Goldy. I've had 3 so far, all the same as I've had them replaced twice under warranty.  Have a look at this thread and see if there's anything there that will help you.

http://www.australian-coins.net/showthread.php?tid=395

I may be able to answer any questions if you are interested in how I achieve pictures of the entire coin, right up to a Crown size,  but you have to keep in mind, any answers I have are all very low-tech stuff.

One thing I learned was whenever the USB is not being used, turn the lights off, otherwise something inside it burns out and then it's dead.