I don't believe Looms culls silver. I just found 2 silver quarters in a Loomis roll this past week. Admittedly, it's very rare to find silver...
After years of collecting US wheat cents via coin roll hunting, I've also been saving most of the Canadian cents I find. I finally acquired...
I don't know for sure, but my guess is that the 2017 totals will be similar to 2016. The low mintage of 2009 was not planned, it was a result of...
Whether you should buy "unsearched" wheat rolls depends on what you are trying to accomplish. I bought a few such rolls on Ebay once but I knew...
In my coin roll hunting for wheats, I typically save any pre-1990 cent I find that appear to be uncirculated (mostly just because BU cents from...
My worst skunk was picking up 10 CWR rolls of pennies. I opened them up and literally every single coin was completely covered with green...
I think I read somewhere that it takes about 20-30 years of continuous circulation to wear a coin down to poor condition. So any coin more than...
Unfortunately there is really no strategy for finding valuable old coins from circulation. Some unsearched rolls may exist out there somewhere,...
I doubt it's been continuously circulating for the past 80 years, especially if the date has not worn off. It probably sat in someone's coin jar...
Thanks for all the responses. Just to clarify, I'm talking about OBW rolls which I obtained directly from the bank, not a third party. I coin...
I'm a coin roll hunter and over the years I've built up a small stash of uncirculated OBW rolls that I've held onto. My question is whether I...
Yes, that set sat in my parent's attic for 35 years. Except for the 55-S they were all circulation finds (either my own finds or trades I did...
Back when I put my first Lincoln post-1940 set together (many years ago), the 55-S was the only one I just could not find in circulation. So I...
Interesting numbers. Good luck finding that 1950-D. If you live out West and still haven't found one after 200,000 tries that makes me feel less...
Oh, I agree with you which is why I have never bought any of these unsearched rolls. However, after that conversation with my co-worker recently,...
Actually for me it's not about getting something for nothing. Most of my collection is indeed purchased. I also realize (as someone else on...
Fair point. I know myself I have zero interest in error coins. I search rolls all the time but I only search for silver, key dates, pre-1940...
q We can't assume everyone has the same knowledge and mind set about coins that we collectors have. My own father did the same thing as...
I really don't think it's 100%. I say that because just last week a co-worker of mine told me that she had sold a bunch of penny rolls on...
Ok, call me skeptical but I am pretty sure that 99% of the "unsearched" rolls being sold on Ebay are not truly unsearched. Either the seller is...
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