Uncirculated 1959 Lincoln cents in plastic container jammed

Lots of talk from folks who have never done this.

Is there anyone on this forum who has actually removed coins from a Meghrig roll?

 

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I thought they sold the roll tubes part to H.E. Harris? Meghrig supply house sells them as Harris. They are just polystyrene tubes with a polypropylene cap, so what is the difference? I have some of both brand and the color of the cap is slightly different white and they both seem over the years to be susceptible to developing crazing in the polystyrene. I have never had any coins stuck in the tubes so no I haven't had a need to saw the sides. If you like them for your use, enjoy them. Jim

 

Odd post...not sure what you're referring to. The tubes that shrink were produced by and marked Meghrig, and have a slip-on fitted cap, not white screw type. They are not polystyrene. I don't like them, or enjoy them. I have purchased quite a few of them over the years, filled with coins, and they have shrunk such that the coins won't come out.

 

When I searched :
http://meghrigsupplies.com/ROUNDCOINTUBES.html

they say "Some collectors prefer round coin tubes. We carry an industry leader H.E.Harris' Round coin tubes. This product sometimes comes under the brand name of Whitman Products."
I thought it strange that the name company store doesn't carry its own brand of tubes if they are still being made.

 

The tubes in question are more than 50 years old. They were from the 60's. Likely they don't make these anymore, especially given the poor reputation.

 

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Not sure what you mean about them being not that valuable. Do you mean Fair Market Value?

 

You are correct. It was the Meghrig container. In all my life on earth, I have rarely found any work done right by completing the job very fast, so I used @Dave363 method slowly. I took the time one by one by cutting the plastic around each cent careful not to touch the rims of each cent. In all, I have 18 1959 cents that I believe will grade MS67-68, or better.

 

MS 68, that's a very high grade let's see some photos.

 

It's true that Meghrig rolls often contain many gem coins and varieties. They were put away in the early 60's, and shrunk by the mid-70's such that these coins have not been searched for 40-50 years. That said, the bar for a 1959-P to achieve MS68 is pretty high. I don't know the population but I would be if the 18 coins indeed were MS68 it would represent a majority of the top pop coins.

 

No problem. I’ll post a photo of a cent or two within the hour.

 

I agree. Thus my reason for buying the uncirculated roll. It was only $5. Seemed worth it to me.....

 

Here’s a couple of photos from the first best one I have come across. I’m no grading professional, but it looks good to me for a 67-68.

 

Not 68. Maybe 64 and 65 tops.
It has to be almost perfect to be 68. Any flaws, any discolorations, any nicks is going to drop it way down.

 

Have you seen the ms67 recent sales photos in the price guide? I counted 14 nicks on one. They can have nicks that do not stand out strong and still have a chance of receiving a high grade. Here’s another few photos of another cent.

 

I too have been shocked at what I see being graded at 67, but usually those coins are of scarce dates, where it is obvious the grades are a lot more lenient. Can you link to a 59P that has lots of nicks and still graded 67?

 

If you want to send it in, it's your money. But you're not going to get a 67 with either of those. The 2nd one looks a little better than the 1st.

 

Yeah and I like the 59's the best. When their all shinny and clean they look top pop

 

Check the price guide. They are there.

 

I don't know what price guide you are talking about.