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Coin Collecting
Started with a set of 150 Trump $1 coins. Expecting this one to grow a lot once I get into metal detecting.
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Elikliv Coin Microscope
If you're going to get into coin collecting, you'll get tired fast of holding a coin up to the light with a magnifying glass trying to catch the details. This is a much better way to actually see what you've got — 1000x magnification on a 4.3-inch screen instead of squinting. Before you cash in any old stash of coins, it's worth doing a quick rough sort first: stack up your quarters and dimes and look at the edges — no copper stripe means it's silver, so set those aside. Then go through your pennies for wheat pennies (1958 and earlier, wheat stalks on the back) — those are worth keeping too. It only takes a few minutes before you'd otherwise dump everything into the bank's counting machine, and it's the only chance you get to catch something worth more than face value.
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