noodling

[ausjack]

Just wondering how people noodle, I've finally worked out Jeffs way (I think it was) where you spin the coin between your fingers and it's working good now. So I look at a coin about 3 times, check one comm's, low mintage and good grade, 2 is the flip looking for offsets and rotated and 3rd and final is look for cuds and anthing else that look out of the ordinary and I find it quicker than having a hard look but everyone is different so spill the beans

[Goldseeker]

My procedure is as follows:

Step 1:   Separate nown error coins from the rest.

Step 2:   Examine the "error coins for errors, faults.

Step 3:   Bag and return the coins for some more.

Easy ain't it.   Like heck it is.  

Examine every coin, obverse and reverse and then separate as required.

After doing 2.4 million coins, it is easy for me.

[Fulvio]

Start with a strong halogen desk lamp. One of those cheapies from K-Mart will do.
Stack the coins. Pick up a stack in one hand, and a 10x loupe in the other.

Roll the stack in your hand under the light and magnifier.
(that's how I just found this 2002 5¢ partial tilted collar)

Now look at the end coin with the loupe. Flip it and look at the other side.
Rinse and repeat. After 5 or 6 rejects, stack them and move on till you get to the end of the batch.

Grab the next stack, and start over.

Right now, out of this $10 bag of 5¢, I have 87 rejects, 19 errors including the tilt and a strikethrough, and 5 recent aUNCs. Oh, and a 2004 roadkill that's been flattened into an oval. More keepers than usual... this seems a good bag.

[Nevol]

Roll the stack in your hand under the light and magnifier.
(that's how I just found this 2002 5¢ partial tilted collar)

The most important part of noodling IMHO. The rest is as easy as pie. :angel:

5 x Loupe, light coming over left shoulder, small containers for the different types of errors to go in, plus a larger one for the rejects, start with Obv, hold coin top & bottom,  examine, rotate coin to Rev and repeat.

[ausjack]

yes "repeat" over and over and over and over :blink:

But thanks for playing team, it's interesting to know how and what others do :good:

[cracker]

Still stuck on step 0 trying to get permission from the department of war and finance, doesn't really understand why would you want to in the first place.

[Possie Ron]

Still stuck on step 0 trying to get permission from the department of war and finance, doesn't really understand why would you want to in the first place.

Quite so Cracker. But when one is struggling on a pension, Noodling through cash you don't have is a problem. But stuff I have from long ago helps. You can't Noodle that anymore.

[robbiegal]

is it still noodling if the bag of coins is a bag of pre-decimal coins?

[Possie Ron]

is it still noodling if the bag of coins is a bag of pre-decimal coins?

I suppose it is Robbiegal But how many times has it been Noodled before. ?? It's hard to find something new.

[robbiegal]

yeah true

I guess that decimal stuff isn't noodled as much .... maybe

[keldaw]

I have this lot to do tomorrow .I should find something I reacon

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  ,, kel  ,,

[robbiegal]

good grief
you could go blind going through so many coins!
have fun!
(ps nice cup coaster there)

[Unicorn]

Second row from the front, 7th pile from the left, the top one looks good already!!!!  Have fun Kel!

[Fulvio]

you could go blind going through so many coins!

Its only a sackful...

Man, I wish my desk was that neat.

[jozk123]

Second row from the front, 7th pile from the left, the top one looks good already!!!!  Have fun Kel!

Front row fifth pile bottom coin looks good also