Thread: Roll-searchers, post your results!

Originally Posted by Irish2Ice

Presidential dollars or Sacs my friend.

I just ask if they're quarter sized, if they say yes, I pass.

Roll searching newb here!

Only been doing it for a few weeks, but I'm going big time next week with a box of halves and 4 boxes of pennies for a week's worth of searching. I anticipate doubling that within a month or two...

I intend to list my finds weekly, but I will post what I have found over the last few weeks of random sampling.

Q's: 20 rolls -> Skunk
D's: 70 rolls -> 2 silver Roosies
P's : 5 boxes -> 54 rolls (~ 21%); entire roll of wheaties!

Some observations:

Machine wrapped Q's seem to be a bust; going to troll for hand wrapped Q's and do some further research...

Hand wrapped D's are much better than machine rolls. (I will probably stop searching D's after I find another 23 silvers to complete a roll I already have started)

Not much difference between hand or machine wrapped P's, both yielding about 20% pre-82's. The entire roll of wheaties was hand wrapped, so I will try to find more hand wrapped P's for further examination...

Next report will be on Friday, May 6.

Happy hunting, folks!

welcome to CT!

First 1/2 of a box of halves yielded 2 '64s. Hopefully the other 1/2 of the box does too. $50 in dimes had a '64. Also found a 2011 P.

man you guys are doing great! Last box I got was skunk, ordering another box tomorrow hopefully better.
I have 3 banks in the area - each using a different replenisher, Guarda, Brinks and Pendum - any ideas which usually yields higher results? So far Guarda has been my bread and butter

Edit: - Half Dollars sorry

I went "roll spotting" today (that is where I ask to see the clear rolled dims/quarters) and I got a silver dime from a roll at a grocery store.

Originally Posted by ultraimports

I went "roll spotting" today (that is where I ask to see the clear rolled dims/quarters) and I got a silver dime from a roll at a grocery store.

I've never seen clear rolls. I know they exist but I always see paper rolls. Clear rolls would make my job so much easier.

I have been collecting and roll searching for one month now, and I have an embarrassing question to ask. What are silver dollars, how can you tell if they are silver, what years, how common are they (compared to silver halves), and do they come in rolls?

Originally Posted by VACookey

I swear, I went to 5 banks this morning. No one had a box of dimes. NO ONE! I managed to get some CWR at a bank near my house but I'm very upset that I don't have my usual box of bank rolls to look through today

Gary, I feel for ya

Thanks. We made the drive back today ! I kissed the floor on my coin room...........twice ! LOL

It was a long day, with a late start. But my wife knows how to drive highways well and she made good time.

Tomorrow is a catch=up day. Friday is buy some boxes !!!

gary

Originally Posted by Merc Crazy

'64-D quarter just found while playing pool at the bar. Made my night almost as much as the Flyers destroying the Sabres in game 7.

Philly always finds a way!!!

Originally Posted by Skyler

There must be a strategy that I do not know. Every roll (nickels, dimes, quarters) only yields 70's to 90's and there always garbage! Help Me!!!

+1

The more you search, the more you find !

Every one I know who has found something will tell you the same thing. Quantity and a lot of luck.

gary

Originally Posted by newcoinguy

Philly always finds a way!!!

I love the Flyers, I really do. Have since I was a kid, always will, no matter where I live.

Originally Posted by 10gary22

+1

The more you search, the more you find !

Every one I know who has found something will tell you the same thing. Quantity and a lot of luck.

gary

To give you an idea, this past week, I went through about $2500 in dimes. Got about half a roll for my trouble.

Originally Posted by Merc Crazy

I love the Flyers, I really do. Have since I was a kid, always will, no matter where I live.

To give you an idea, this past week, I went through about $2500 in dimes. Got about half a roll for my trouble.

Dont you loose allot of money returning dimes as they sometimes get counted as cents?



I like philly as well, BUT I want to see the canucks bring home the cup this year!!

Originally Posted by 10gary22

Thanks. We made the drive back today ! I kissed the floor on my coin room...........twice ! LOL

It was a long day, with a late start. But my wife knows how to drive highways well and she made good time.

Tomorrow is a catch=up day. Friday is buy some boxes !!!

gary

Have fun but stay away from my bank rolls!

Originally Posted by newcoinguy

Dont you loose allot of money returning dimes as they sometimes get counted as cents?



I like philly as well, BUT I want to see the canucks bring home the cup this year!!

Nope. The coin counter lists each coin. If you dump a bunch of dimes there shouldn't be any pennies on your list. At least that's how they do it at TD Bank.

It's usually less than $1 per box, so I just say screw it.