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LinkBack Thread Tools Rate Thread Display Modes 01-19-2008, 10:12 PM   #1 (permalink) AUBU2 Senior Member   Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Michigan Posts: 361 Buffalo Nickel Shotgun Rolls I have a few tightly wrapped Buffalo nickel rolls that i purchased online. Should i open them & hope for a three- legged buffalo, or are the odds against anything valuable? Rolls much more valuable left intact?   01-19-2008, 10:17 PM   #2 (permalink) tdec1000 Coin Rich, Money Poor :D     Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 1,310 My Mood: what were they wrapped in???? Is it an original bank rll or a new machine job?   01-19-2008, 10:27 PM   #3 (permalink) AUBU2 Senior Member   Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Michigan Posts: 361 It looks like older paper that has stripes just on the ends. The ends are tightly wrapped, end coins are circulated.   01-19-2008, 10:58 PM   #4 (permalink) ldhair Coin Collector     Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 1,387 I'm not sure they were using that type of wrapper in 1938. __________________ Larry   01-19-2008, 11:16 PM   #5 (permalink) tdec1000 Coin Rich, Money Poor :D     Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 1,310 My Mood: Quote: Originally Posted by AUBU2 It looks like older paper that has stripes just on the ends. The ends are tightly wrapped, end coins are circulated. Post a picture!   01-20-2008, 07:05 AM   #6 (permalink) Treashunt The Other Frank     Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: New York Posts: 16,664 open them & check them out, then sell off then ones that you don't want. __________________ The Other Frank "Buy The Book Before The Coin!" http://www.whitmanbooks.com/Default....wUpcoming_1208   01-20-2008, 03:39 PM   #7 (permalink) Coinlover The Coin Collector     Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Festus Missouri Posts: 3,088 i'd open them! whats the fun of collecting coins if you can't see them? __________________ Star Note Lookup   Bookmarks Digg del.icio.us StumbleUpon Google Would you like to support CoinTalk? Coin Talk Code of Honor 1. Post unto others as you would have them post unto you. 2. Keep it clean, like a 1950s family television show. 3. If you don't like the coin, don't trash the person. « Holy Guacamole, found a Lincoln KEY!!!! | Anyone like die cracks? » Thread Tools Show Printable Version Email this Page Display Modes Rate This Thread Linear Mode Switch to Hybrid Mode Switch to Threaded Mode Rate This Thread: 5 : Excellent 4 : Good 3 : Average 2 : Bad 1 : Terrible Posting Rules You may not post new threads You may not post replies You may not post attachments You may not edit your posts BB code is On Smilies are On [IMG] code is On HTML code is Off Trackbacks are On Pingbacks are On Refbacks are On Forum Rules Similar Threads Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post expensive 2004 nickel medal government rolls vision US Coins Forum 15 12-04-2005 03:55 PM Have 2005P OIV and 2005D Buf nickel rolls to trade for D OIV and P Buffs The_Cave_Troll Open 0 08-25-2005 01:48 PM 2005 Buffalo nickel rolls from bank afvetroman61 US Coins Forum 2 03-23-2005 12:43 AM 2005 Buffalo Nickel Rolls Needed crystalk64 Open 5 03-13-2005 08:44 PM 3,400 + Rolls Uncirc. Silver acmebook What's it Worth 21 03-19-2004 12:30 AM LinkBack LinkBack URL About LinkBacks

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