Look at market prices before you start finishing fur. I was real disappointed one year with coyote prices after I had done the work, and I haven't skinned one since. That is a regional thing though, and our coyotes just aren't worth much.
With coons, it seems like they flesh better if they are just barely not frozen. Toss the skin if the freezer long enough that the fat firms up good, and it will be a little easier. You can also sell skinned and unfinished fur if it works out better for you time wise. Roll the hide nose first down to the tail and freeze it is a plastic bag.
Borax everything, lots of it.
