My first box of pennies (results)

Agree...if you look at the last sampling posts, between the time and expense, you could have easily went to a show or coin shop and found those Wheatie dates in BU condition. Sure you may have paid anywhere from 25 cents to a $1.00 each for those AU/BU Wheaties, but add up your time and expense.

Every show has dealers with bargain-bin boxes (i.e., 50% off). It is wise to look through them instead of $50 of Lincoln cents from your local bank...unless these cents were from an "unsearched estate of a retired grocer's attic."

 

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boxes of coins are fun to go through regardless though.. especially if you're new to it all. and have nothing else to do..

 

I wish I knew where all these "coin shows" are that everybody talks about. I live in a rural area so no chance of any shows around here.

David

 

I get a few Canadian cents in rolls, too, which doesn't surprise me since I now live in Michigan.

I lived in Phoenix for almost seven years and never saw a Mexican coin in change. Maybe the coins are more dissimilar to U.S. coins than Canadian coins are, so they get picked out or rejected quicker. I reject Canadian coins given to me in change if I catch them in time; some of the vending machines won't accept them and I don't collect them.