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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Oldhoopster, post: 6446867, member: 84179&quot;]Searching Random change and rolls to find something significant offers very low odds of being successful.&nbsp; Almost all of the unusual coins that stand out are either PMD, die deterioration, or MD.&nbsp; Occasionally you’ll find minor errors, and while they can be interesting, most of them don’t add any value.&nbsp; Finding one that would retail for more than a $1-2 is a rare event.</p><p><br /></p><p>I’m not trying to dampen your enthusiasm, just want to make you aware that’ it’s not easy to find something good.</p><p><br /></p><p>You can increase your chances in a couple ways.&nbsp; One is to build a strong understanding of the minting process.&nbsp; That makes it much easier for you to spot damage and not waste your time on it.&nbsp; It’s also good to study the types of errors and look at as many coins and pics as you can (Error-ref.com, doubleddie.com, and varietyvist.com have lots of good pics of real errors and varieties)</p><p><br /></p><p>But if you really want to find something, the best way IMO is to study the Cherry pickers guide and figure out which dates/denominations have something valuable.&nbsp; For example, Flying eagle cents clashed with double eagles, 1917 Lincoln DDO, repunched dates on Indians and seated coins Washington 25c Superbirds or even 1983 DDR.&nbsp; You can even determine if a dateless Stand Lib 25c is a 1916 or Buffalo is a 1916/16.&nbsp; There are too many to list.&nbsp; Armed with that knowledge, go to coin shows (when they return) and coin shops and look for them.&nbsp; Dealers don’t know every variety or don’t have time to look for them.&nbsp; If you know what to look for, you can find some good stuff cherrypicking dealers. </p><p><br /></p><p>As with everything, the key to being successful is knowledge.&nbsp; They more you know, the better “luck” you’ll have.&nbsp; Just my opinions from almost 50 years in the hobby[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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