1919 Penny

qman69 · June 05, 2015, 10:52:41 AM

More carport finds...

Reverse

Obverse

ausjack · June 05, 2015, 04:27:48 PM

If you don't have a guide get ya self one as they come in handy when looking at these old coins as there's a lot of mintmarks to try and remember.

matttheriley · June 06, 2015, 08:06:51 AM

What is a carport find? Is that sort of like a garage sale or yard sale over here in the States?

ausjack · June 06, 2015, 08:39:02 AM

A carport is where we house our vehicles out of some of the weather (mainly sun or hail storms) but carports are usually just a roof with no walls.
I suppose you might call them awnings or something like that, here's an ebay link and if you look about half way down you'll see a carport off a shed and carports can either be free standing or an extension from the house or shed/garage, so I think basically he's saying he had them stored there where they should have been inside out of the weather a bit more but sure he'll correct me if I'm wrong, hope it helps

We'll make an aussie out of you yet Matt :friends:
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/New-ZINC-Spanbilt-3-x-6-Carport-Garden-Shed-Workshop-Sheds-Storage-Steel-/300821154938?_trksid=p2054897.l4275

qman69 · June 06, 2015, 09:27:27 AM

ausjack is correct. I just had the coins stored in a box in a plastic tub in the carport. Since I am really only collecting silver coins, these copper ones are just stacked together under my monitor...

ausjack · June 06, 2015, 10:14:43 AM

Just call me AJ qman saves typing mate :good: Have you looked at them for errors and varieties as some can be ok even in lesser grades just due to the rarity

qman69 · June 06, 2015, 03:37:09 PM

Quote from: 'ausjack' pid='73990' dateline='1433551483'Just call me AJ qman saves typing mate :good: Have you looked at them for errors and varieties as some can be ok even in lesser grades just due to the rarity

Hey AJ,

nope, haven't given them a 2nd look after scanning them in. They are happily sitting stacked under my monitor!

BTW are my scanned pics too large? I am downsizing them to be at most 1280pixels wide...

ausjack · June 06, 2015, 03:55:53 PM

Umm nah I don't think so mate but a little more light might be nice, I like the coins to be fairly bright if possible because it helps find errors

qman69 · June 07, 2015, 12:45:22 PM

Quote from: 'ausjack' pid='74008' dateline='1433571953'Umm nah I don't think so mate but a little more light might be nice, I like the coins to be fairly bright if possible because it helps find errors

Those were done on my epson 4990 scanner which cost me some decent money.. lol

I'll have to get a usb microscope and see if i get a better pic.

ausjack · June 07, 2015, 02:07:49 PM

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

matttheriley · June 10, 2015, 08:37:43 AM

Ah, ok. Makes sense! We have carports in the US too, I just didn't know if a "carport find" was like a "garage sale find" here in the US. That is pretty ballsy to store your coins outside. Aren't you worried about corrosion or theft?

trout · June 10, 2015, 08:43:44 AM

Quote from: 'matttheriley' pid='74169' dateline='1433891263'Ah, ok. Makes sense! We have carports in the US too, I just didn't know if a "carport find" was like a "garage sale find" here in the US. That is pretty ballsy to store your coins outside. Aren't you worried about corrosion or theft?

Most of the buggers here tend to pinch the car parked there and not worry about what else is stored there :angel:

matttheriley · June 10, 2015, 08:46:55 AM

I mostly have to worry about meth heads going through my garbage looking for personal info to use for identity theft purposes!
I keep all my nice coins in the bank! (At least that is what I tell people!)

qman69 · June 10, 2015, 10:29:55 AM

Quote from: 'matttheriley' pid='74169' dateline='1433891263'That is pretty ballsy to store your coins outside. Aren't you worried about corrosion or theft?

They were stored in a box, which was stored in a plastic crate with a lid. Forgot they were there until I did a cleanup. Doubt they have much $$ value...

robbiegal · June 10, 2015, 12:21:40 PM

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