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<p>[QUOTE="Kasia, post: 1293137, member: 31533"]Roll searching can be fun, but I gave up on buying boxes of halves because it ultimately was costing me much more than the silver I found in the rolls to continue. Things like adding in the cost of gas to go get the coins, to return the coins, time involved, etc. I never found the "mother load" in one of those boxes, although some people have. So it's possible. But I think it's akin to winning the lottery. Some people do, but most lose their money on it.</p><p><br /></p><p>But I still roll-search the lower denominations, as it's a great way to build a modern collection and sometimes find some neat errors, as well as training your eye to recognise an uncirculated coin from a circulated coin. And it's easier to get the lower denominations from just about any bank, so I don't have to spend extra money on gas to get me between banks. I can just combine with my normal shopping, errands, etc. for the most part.</p><p><br /></p><p>But if you find it fun, why not?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Kasia, post: 1293137, member: 31533"]Roll searching can be fun, but I gave up on buying boxes of halves because it ultimately was costing me much more than the silver I found in the rolls to continue. Things like adding in the cost of gas to go get the coins, to return the coins, time involved, etc. I never found the "mother load" in one of those boxes, although some people have. So it's possible. But I think it's akin to winning the lottery. Some people do, but most lose their money on it. But I still roll-search the lower denominations, as it's a great way to build a modern collection and sometimes find some neat errors, as well as training your eye to recognise an uncirculated coin from a circulated coin. And it's easier to get the lower denominations from just about any bank, so I don't have to spend extra money on gas to get me between banks. I can just combine with my normal shopping, errands, etc. for the most part. But if you find it fun, why not?[/QUOTE]
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