My order for 600 coin flips came yesterday. I got 200 small dollar, 100 quarter, 100 nickel, 100 penny and 100 dime sized. They came in a yellow container, which doubles as a holder for the coined and folded flips. I’ve begun the task and already my had has a crap from flattening the staples. I’m only 212 into it and already I have nearly exhausted the supply of quarter and nickel sized flips. I’ve completed the small dollar sized coins, but have at least 1050 of them still available. I’m not sure why I got so many of that size. At least they will come in handy if I ever acquire Presidential or Sacagawea coins.
The dilemma I am running into is that I have two coins- a 1936 buffalo nickel and a 1912 liberty nickel- that I do not want to put into a flip. I want to be able to hold them in my hand and look at them without the protective mylar keeping me from the details. There are three pennies that I’m gonna put into flips- an Indian head, a ‘53 wheatie and a very shiny steel. The steelie has a bit of junk on the reverse (left side), but it is an ‘s’. I imagine it will never amount to be worth anything more than a few cents, but it is pretty to look at.
Most of the coins I am currently putting into the flips are from the uncirculated lot. There are quite a few very nice specimens. It looks like I’ll have just enough flips to finish carding all of the coins in the bin.
After this, I’m not sure how long I’ll be able to hold out before wanting another pile of coins to go through! Maybe I can do an audit before I succumb. That will definitely help.
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