I bought these two rolls of Lincolns 55S and 54S. I got the ends open after a little fenagling. The coins are almost shrink wrapped. You can feel the ribs on the outside cylinder. Both ends open. I would rather not destroy the rolls. If you have any Ideas please let me know.
The torch didn't work I felt like it wasn't loosening them. One ender did come out after a little tap against a corner. I tapped a few times no luck I don't want to rim ding them. If this is a preview I am gonna have some fun. The coin below is a BIE, a Clash, the beginning Of an interior die break on the 9, a die crack tht runs from the first 5 down thru the MM and to the rim. There is also a large die crack running thru the jacket with a retained IDB.
The retained Interior Die Break is RIDB-1c-1954S-01 Lincoln Cent Retained Interior Die Break; 1909 – 1958 – Cuds on Coins
Those are nice coins in that roll. I’m not sure of a good way to get them out but I did hear once that if you put them in the freezer the metal will shrink with the cold. I don’t know if that works or not. But I’ve always felt if you put coins in the freezer when you take them out they’ll be cold and sweat I wouldn’t want the water on those coins. I’m just not sure what to do but best of luck cause they’re really nice looking.
I gotta tell you this coin really has my interest. Not just because I like the errors in it but it’s also my birth year and this is my birth month so I’ll be another year older by the end of the month.
That's exactly what I worry about, I have heard that also. I think that I may have to get the pipe cutter out and cut the rolls up. If they are that small than I wouldn't be able to reuse them anyways.
We used to sneak into a trout farm pond down in NM. No joke a red #4 hook and they would attack it as soon as it hit the water. They would spit the hook immediately.
