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What is a Cherrypicker of Coins?

By Susan Headley, About.com

Definition: A cherrypicker is a collector who searches through unsorted coin bags, bulk coin lots, and dealer pick bins looking for bargains; someone who tries to find valuable coins that others have overlooked. Cherrypickers are usually looking for small details that have been missed by coin dealers, such as doubled dies, repunched mintmarks, and other error coins and die varieties.
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Examples: Richard is a real cherrypicker; he will spend hours sorting through coins trying to find a single repunched mintmark.

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