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<p>[QUOTE="kharmon, post: 783695, member: 22036"]I'm beginning to believe the same thing. I work 50 to 60 hours a week so all I want to do on my days off is relax. Going through the rolls I pick up is a good way to relax and get off of my feet. As far as pre-1960's go, I can definitely see myself picking those up as singles as most of the ones I've found from the 50's have been pretty roughed up. </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I've only bought four rolls from the bank. I live in a very small town and the people around here are constantly rolling change and taking it to the convenience store and the grocery store and cashing them in. I've got the majority of rolls from those two places as I have a suspicion that my chances of finding anything decent will come from customer wrapped rolls at those places. </p><p><br /></p><p>As far as errors go, I haven't really been in the hobby long enough to actually know an error when I see it. I have been checking the red book and when I find a coin from a year that has an error listed I set it aside and I will take them to the coin shop in Lubbock and have an expert look at them. Once I see an error first hand and know how to pick it out on my own, spotting them will become much easier for me. I don't learn much from comparing a coin in hand to a picture....I have to have the coins physically in hand and do a side by side comparison. </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I'm pretty sure my collection isn't going to make me rich. I do it for the fun and relaxation. Plus, my son is really getting into putting books together too so it's something we can do together. One thing I have found to this point...putting together a collection from circulation is challenging, but it's also a heck of a lot cheaper to this point that the baseball card collection that I have built.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="kharmon, post: 783695, member: 22036"]I'm beginning to believe the same thing. I work 50 to 60 hours a week so all I want to do on my days off is relax. Going through the rolls I pick up is a good way to relax and get off of my feet. As far as pre-1960's go, I can definitely see myself picking those up as singles as most of the ones I've found from the 50's have been pretty roughed up. I've only bought four rolls from the bank. I live in a very small town and the people around here are constantly rolling change and taking it to the convenience store and the grocery store and cashing them in. I've got the majority of rolls from those two places as I have a suspicion that my chances of finding anything decent will come from customer wrapped rolls at those places. As far as errors go, I haven't really been in the hobby long enough to actually know an error when I see it. I have been checking the red book and when I find a coin from a year that has an error listed I set it aside and I will take them to the coin shop in Lubbock and have an expert look at them. Once I see an error first hand and know how to pick it out on my own, spotting them will become much easier for me. I don't learn much from comparing a coin in hand to a picture....I have to have the coins physically in hand and do a side by side comparison. I'm pretty sure my collection isn't going to make me rich. I do it for the fun and relaxation. Plus, my son is really getting into putting books together too so it's something we can do together. One thing I have found to this point...putting together a collection from circulation is challenging, but it's also a heck of a lot cheaper to this point that the baseball card collection that I have built.[/QUOTE]
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