well guys its a strange find. I was looking at my nickel rolls from the mint and noticed that one of my peace rolls if shorter than the rest What Should i do? Would this be considered an error roll? Im confused How many eggs should i throw at the mint?
Compare the weight and length to that of a normal roll, which will weigh 200g and be 76mm long (with tiny additions for the paper). If the roll is 1.9mm short and 5g light, or some multiple of those numbers, it doesn't have enough nickles in it. Send it back unopened, and demand your two-way postage plus your purchase price due to defective merchandise. (You might want to copy your Congressman on the cover letter you send the mint.) It the weight/length variation is inconsistent with the above, take it to a reputable coin dealer (still unopened) and get an expert opinion on what the probglem is.
Hey, Spidey! I don't know if I'd call it an error... although it seems that plenty of sellers on eBay have decided on that tactic (in this auction, for example). I can't guarantee the accuracy of the information, but here's a link to a discussion of the shorter P-mint peace medal rolls on another forum -- scroll down until you see the highlighted words "striking pressure". Also, check out this eBay auction -- the information provided there would tend to corroborate the "striking pressure" post. Hope that helps. (Of course, if anyone else knows anything about this, please feel free to chime in!) - Andrew
It's counter-intuitive but the auction has it backwards. The shorter rolls are the result of LOWER pressure strikes, not higher pressure. They think that a high pressure strike would result in a thinner coin, but actually a high pressure strike results in the rims being more fully struck up and since the coins stack on the rims 40 coins with full rims gives you a taller stack than 40 coins with lower weakly struck rims. As evidence look at the edge of a proof coin as compared to a business strike coin. Both are struck from planchets of the same size and weight but the proof is struck twice and at higher pressure. You will see that the proof coins are MUCH wider at the edge than the business strikes. So HIGH pressure gives you longer rolls.
I have to agree with Condor101 on this one as these long and short rolls are very common with the statehood quarter. The harding they are struck the higher the rims! Nothing rare here or unusual here. Actually have opened statehood quarters and counted them only to find out they are all there! I wouldn't waste my time opening and counting them. One thing is for certain, the MINT does not roll coins, as that is done by an outside contractor!
I popped open a bison nickel (bank) roll the other night and was happy to find 41 nickels in it. Nothing major, but it did make up for the end nickel that was all gouged up by the rolling machine
