In the last post, which was our January 2008 Newsletter we talked about coins and provided a quick reference guide on some of the key dates you need to be on the look out for.

Well to add to the story we went to an auction yesterday up in Marion, NC (The Yellow Rose Auction). Unfortunately we did not make the beginning and one of the coins we had our eye on got gone. Fortunately, however, a couple of other coins were still there and were on our quick reference guide.

So now in addition to the Flying Eagle Penny we posted about a month ago (we’re STILL waiting for it to get back from the grading company) we now have a 1880 Shield Nickel and a 1871 Seated Liberty Trade Dollar, both are in excellent condition.

This will now be the story (and reference point) of the 1880 Nickel and the 1871 Dollar.

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Looking for an auction to go to then you need to check out www.auctionzip.com. Just add a zip code and see when and where auctions in your area are going to be.

Really a great service.

Time to look through your change. This is part 1 of many quick reference guides on key dates you should be looking for in your loose change or old coin collection. All price estimations are taken from the Official Red Book US Coin Guide.

The US Small Cents really have only undergone 3 design changes since 1857.

• Flying Eagle (1856-1859)
• Indian Head (1859-1909)
• Lincoln (1909-present)

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Below is a guide I compiled and shared with the eBay community and am one of the top 5000 reviewers on eBay based on the usefulness of the guide. Hopefully it will help you get a pretty good idea of the age of your Bear Bow.

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