I am curious ...do you open sealed rolls of coin and search the rolls....for example rolls of state quarters purchased in a sealed box?
The question is, why did you buy them sealed in a box? Because you can be assured they haven't been searched, or to keep and sell at a premium later? I have done both, bought some from the mint to hang on to, and some to open and go through, but it usually depends on the type coin and cost to me. On another note; I see you've been a member since 2018 but have only posted three times. Too busy or just a part-time hobbyist? Just curious.
I bought a roll each of 2012 Chaco Culture p/d 25c (22mil mintage) for .40 a coin in the US mint rolls my kid the other day. Thinking about some 2009s too since they are not very abundant in the circulation rates I have counted.
I helped a friend liquidate his late fathers collection. He had over a thousand dollars face value in rolls of state quarters. We couldn’t generate any interest and the rolls went to the bank. It was a popular series and a lot of folks kept rolls. I can’t see you harming and value by opening the rolls.
Yeah the 2008s and whatnot with hundreds of millions of coins will never be worth much. Hopefully the low mint ones will when my kid is older. Lord knows I squirreled away stuff they was literally worthless years later when I was a kid. At least he could always take them to the bank also.
I have been reading Coin Talk since 2018 but sadly could never post.....just recently I have been able to sign in and post.....Love this site and all the good information shared.... I have collected coins off and on for many years years....now I am at a stage of trying to decide what to do with them...thinking the mint rolls are of no "extra" value and that I might open them and see what is there...but hesitate....really not sure what to do....
If you like the Chaco Culture, the other low minted quarters are the Acadia and El Yunque. These three are all much lower than the 2009 territories.
The only stat, ATB, territory quarters worth saving that aren't top grades are the current Ws. I love moderns but the whole it was only 150 million minted 5-10 years when most even fresh from the mint are mid MS at best isn't going to make a difference Even if you go back to SBAs which are mostly about half a century old, the draw to bags and boxes is looking for high grade ones or toners not the run of the mill grades which most things contain
My son pointed out ALL the low mints from his red book. I think 2018 silver quarters might be a good buy they are all spot plus reg premiums and no collector cost built in right now. 350k run.
There are 22mil 2012P Chaco’s not 150 mil. The premium is low and they are collected and with 40 mint 25c it’s a fun roll hunt in the future for a high ms or sell for premium as a roll if I can. Or spend the 10$ and lose 6$ Which basically means I paid a 6$ storage fee for 8yrs. It’s a fun part of collecting and takes up less than a shoe box rn and most was had for face and it’s all the lowest mint of its era. I get it Roman coins are 10$ and they are a 2000 yrs old. That just makes margins lower and timing more important.
