Okay no charity here.. I have a real question.

Its definitely hit or miss. Just some results most rolls I've gotten have been zeros on silver. Picked up about 10 rolls all had a mark on them. None had any silver. I probably got some some one else had gone thru. I bought a $500 box. Got 2 40% silver and 1 90% silver kennedy's halves. But just a little while ago bought $140 worth of rolls and ended up with 62$ face value 40% silver halves and one 90%.

 

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It all depends on what you are looking for. For new collectors who fill Whitmans and the like with circulated coinage, one can find a good chunk of their collection quite quickly by searching through rolls (my raw Roosevelt set was largely assembled this way).

Many people search for silver coinage this way as well; as was mentioned earlier in the thread, they are relatively easier to find in halves than in other denominations, though the challenge of finding them can certainly add to the fun

 

I did thanks, I'll have to give it a try, seems like a waste over all but then wouldn't be if you found something of real value. :hatch:

 

Over the past 5 years, I have collected nearly 10 full rolls of silver halves just from looking through rolls from banks. Unfortunately, most of those were found in my first three years of looking. Based on my experience, I am definitely finding less silver halves now, than I was 5 years ago. Here is the breakdown...6 rolls are 40% (5 are full and one is not quite full), 1 roll is 1964 Kennedys (not quite full), 1 roll of walkers (not quite full) and two rolls of frankies (1 full and 1 almost full). This as been quite prosperous for me. I would highly recommend this. THere is much silver to be found still floating around out there.

 

I have some Wheaties I don't think are worth much but I am below the learning curve here. I'll post pictures soon.

I like foreign coins against Amercian (not that I am anti American), unless I can find Rare US coins, so I am always looking. When I get change I am careful with it until I can get somewhere and really take a look at what I have before I put them away. By "Putting them away" I mean:

I have a (coin-calculator) jar of pennies I have to go through again after reading all these posts. I am collecting the State Quarters, (7 x 50) new Nickels and New Pennies for seven children and four or five $2.00 Notes. I have a few odds and ends of the painted State Quarters and other coins. But because I am putting together my coin collection for my kids, I regard them as not being mine and am always on the look out for those special finds; like we all are.

I never thought of buying rolls before, if it works and it seems like it does, I'll give it a shot. With collecting Pennies (or whatever) then in my first roll look them over of course, keep the Wheaties (Post) oldest (Post), etc?

Thanks!

 

I usually go for cents, but keep saying I'm going to look for the larger denomination coins. I enjoy the Lincoln Cent series, so part of my "value" is recreational. Frankly, I don't find much, but should look a whole lot harder than I do. For a while I thought I'd go through nickels to look for the war nickels (they are part silver), but I never found one searching rolls...even years ago. The "silver" nickels I have found in my life have all come directly from pocket change.

As for what I search for in cents...Wheaties, key dates, and errors. Years ago I found an Indian Head in a roll. I keep hoping I'll come across an 1909 S VDB, but I also keep hoping for wold peace, the perpetual motion machine, and an exciting Republican Presidential candidate. (LOL)

That's my two cents.

Art Haule

 

Art thanks, I always check out my cents (sense) when ever I get a chance. I had an 1800 series pass over my head once as I was at my desk where I worked. the receptionist gave her husband some change and the first thing he said was WOW! You just gave me an old Indian-head penny...Oh well.

Really, unless you make it a point to search everyday for what you want, sometimes you go right pass it never knowing you had.

 

Nickels.

On paper the value of the metal is now slightly over 5 cents each.

There are at least two reasons you can't take advantage of this, but there is a sense in which nickels are the best value you can get from the bank.

 

So Bank employees do not take on the task of looking before stuffing their goodies in the bag (wrapper) huh?

 

Exactly what I was going to say. That way you can take your time looking through a greater assortment.

 

Actually in many banks it is illigal or just against company policy to stash anything on the side for yourself or others. In some banks if your caught attempting to weed out anything it is automatic dismissal. I've met people that tried to help out a family member with coins at a bank and were fired on the spot.
As to finding coins of value in circulatioin, lately it is fantastic. Although the amoung of roll and bag searchers are on the increase, so are many crimes that involve the loss of coins. Dealers have been robbed to and from coin shows. Coin and hobby stores have been robbed excessively lately. Home invasions are on the increase and in many instances, coin collections are stolen. Not to blame insurance companies but so far several people I know have been robbed and no one knew of the coins except the insurance companies.
Usually criminals do not attempt to sell coins as coins, they simply dump them into coin counting machines or take to a bank in a bag. Many collectors and dealers have told me of the amount of decent to valuable coins appearing in change and from rolls from banks.

 

It depends who your teller is.