Sunday, June 23, 2013

Gap List

Recently I found a 1948 and 2009-P nickel. They were unique finds for me because before last week I never found any. That lead me to review my list of missing coins. These are coins strictly gathered from my change which I have been actively been searching for about 20 years.

So with so many coins how do I keep it all straight? I start with simple rules, first the classics are any pre-1965 coin gets saved, except for cents those start at pre-1959. For modern coins I just want one of each because I do not need repeats. Then comes the record keeping.

 

You can buy an inventory checklist like Whitman Checklist & Record Book of U.S. & Canadian Coins even one that is out of date like An Official Red Book: A Collector's Inventory of United States Coins since it still is a good buy.


Of course you can use an Excel file or Google Doc which works as easy and can be accessed anywhere. The setup may take a while but it is very accurate.

I opt for the old fashion pencil and paper for my gap list. Pen and paper for the keeper list.



Pardon my bad handwriting but you can see how simple the list can be. I will add in pen the 1948 nickel wonder when I will fill that 1950 gap. Currently I am missing these modern coins:


Cent Nickel Dime
1960 Sm. 2004-D Boat 2009-D
1968-S 2005-D Bison 2012-D
1982-D Lg.Zn 2009-D 2013-D
2009-D Unf. Cap 2010-D
2011-D
2012-D
2013-D


Of course each year brings a new set of coins to find so these list may never end.

4 dollars worth, for Comments/Questions click here.:

Anonymous said...

I have a 1982 D cent that you mentioned in your list of need coins but what does lg.zn mean? Im guessing that zn means zinc but the lg puzzles me. I also have a 1971 british "new pence" coin and a japanese 10 yen from 1953 and would like to know more about them. Thankyou!

Man said...

1982 D cent that you mentioned in your list of need coins but what does lg.zn mean?
--Lg. Zn = Large Date Zinc
For 1982 there are 7 varieties which include Zinc and Copper also Large and Small Date.

1971 british "new pence" coin about $0.05
japanese 10 yen from 1953 about $0.20

Anonymous said...

I just found a bunch of wheat pennies from circulation and was wondering if you knew of a list of all of the key dates and errors to look for in them?
Also, I found a 2000 Wide AM cent and it is in XF condition, possibly better, I was wondering how much it could be worth? Thanks!

Man said...

wheat pennies from circulation and was wondering if you knew of a list of all of the key dates and errors to look for in them?

Scarce dates: 1910-S, 1911-S, 1912-S, 1913-S, 1914-S, 1915-S, 1922-D, 1922-D, 1924-D

Rare dates: 1909-S, 1909-S V.D.B., 1914-D, 1922, 1931-S

2000 Wide AM cent and it is in XF condition, about $0.50

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