Wheats Rolls

Do not buy a roll of wheats that the seller claims is unsearched. I will quarantee they have searched it. I recently purchased a roll (indian one one end) they Indian was garbage and I found 2 1943 coppers (yea right) that had been scrathed to expose the steel below. I hate people who lie, and there are a lot of them out there.

 

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Sorry you had to experience that Steve. We (most of us) have been warning people forever about these "made up" rolls. Anyone can buy a rolling machine and old paper tubes and do a number on the unsuspecting. Just hope you did not bid up too high on it.

 

Could you post the listing link so we know to avoid the seller.

 

I learned this one the hard way, about 30 times over...

 

I did not pay much for the roll, it sounded good so I bought it. Thanks for your comment.

 

I bought it on Ebay I will try to find the link. Thanks.

 

That is why membership in a coin forum such as this one is so valuable, especially for beginning collectors. I expect there have been numerous topics created in just the past several years on 'unsearched rolls' and those that sell them on eBay. The shared knowledge on the forum can help newer collectors avoid many of the more obvious pitfalls that come with collecting.

 

Thank you.

 

So how do you know what is legit!

 

Easy, none of them are legit. The only possible way you could find legit rolls is by buying an estate collection that someone had. And even if you did that, as a fellow numismatist, would you let any of your coins go unsearched?? Likely not.

 

You're preaching to the choir.

 

1. Not buying from someone who says it's unsearched

2. Luck

 

Thank you.

 

And honestly, what were you expecting? You bought an inexpensive roll and didn't discover anything of value inside, so what would you have needed to find to believe the roll was indeed "unsearched"? Yes, such rolls are almost always a gimmick, but just because a roll is supposed to be old and unsearched, it does not mean one is going to pull valuable coins from it. I don't mean to sound harsh, but it sure seems as if you were setting yourself up for a fall in more ways than one.

 

This looks like damage from a coin counting machine or something similar.

 

There is no way of knowing if a roll is 100% legit unless it is a Mint-wrapped roll. Even a Mint bag can be re-stitched, so you have to be sure to examine the stitching with a loupe.

Chris

 

We don't need the link in order to avoid the seller... a quick scan of a seller's listings can speak volumes about them if one uses a little common sense. When you start seeing obviously salted rolls, it should be all the sign one needs to avoid.

 

They say experience is the best teacher, Steve.

PS: My lovely wife says I'm only a half-liar. That in itself is at least some recommendation.

 

Sorry about that, when I started I bought some knowing they were searched, I just wanted to complete my 1940-1958 album.

I remember making a thread related to the subject.

https://www.cointalk.com/threads/the-funniest-un-searched-wheat-penny-rolls.258587/

 

I have just started collecting Cents. Your comment is reasuring thanks a lot.