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<p>[QUOTE="hamman88, post: 929466, member: 7950"]I'm in college too, so I can give you a similar viewpoint. </p><p><br /></p><p>I'm currently working on completing a dansco album of UNC and proof jefferson nickels. It's a great series to collect because 80% of them can be had for under $2 each. The most expensive would be about $15, and there is few of them. If I was you, I wouldn't be getting coins just to look for errors. It takes up a ton of time (free time can be hard to come by in college), kills the eyes, and you will lucky if you find anything. I just check the coins I buy for the collection for errors and thats all (I've found a DD washington quarter, and a quadruple die Kennedy). I've tried roll searching before, all banks will give you rolls of coins if you have an account there. The purpose is to look for silver and other older coins. It's time consuming and difficult to get anything good. I can easily name 100 better things to do with that time in college (all of them involve party).[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="hamman88, post: 929466, member: 7950"]I'm in college too, so I can give you a similar viewpoint. I'm currently working on completing a dansco album of UNC and proof jefferson nickels. It's a great series to collect because 80% of them can be had for under $2 each. The most expensive would be about $15, and there is few of them. If I was you, I wouldn't be getting coins just to look for errors. It takes up a ton of time (free time can be hard to come by in college), kills the eyes, and you will lucky if you find anything. I just check the coins I buy for the collection for errors and thats all (I've found a DD washington quarter, and a quadruple die Kennedy). I've tried roll searching before, all banks will give you rolls of coins if you have an account there. The purpose is to look for silver and other older coins. It's time consuming and difficult to get anything good. I can easily name 100 better things to do with that time in college (all of them involve party).[/QUOTE]
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