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<p>[QUOTE="mrz1988, post: 808658, member: 21121"]I'd say cents as well. I've searched maybe 1000 rolls and the earliest I've found was a 1910, but there are definitely more early dates out there. People keep huge stashes of pennies lying around in their houses for decades and when they finally return them it adds a good amount of older coins into circulation.</p><p><br /></p><p>With nickels I've found some older coins (1940s-50s, and a few 1938-1939s) as well as a few wartime silvers. I've heard Jefferson nickels are the only coin variety you can complete entirely out of circulation these days. </p><p><br /></p><p>Dimes and Quarters are tough. I don't really search them as often because they usually just yield roll upon roll of 1965-date clads. I've had better luck with dimes than quarters though, finding 5 silvers in maybe 50-100 rolls. The only silver quarter I found an old lady paid with at the sandwich shop I worked at, a 1951-D.</p><p><br /></p><p>If you can find them, halves are a great way to find silver as well.</p><p><br /></p><p>As far as errors... I don't have the patience to go over every single coin in a 2500 penny box with a fine tooth comb needed to find the errors. I usually grab the ones that stand out, which to date has only been a 10% off-center 1987 Lincoln.</p><p><br /></p><p>I find Lincolns to be the most fun to search by far because of the frequency you find the wheats. I've even found a few steels of every mintmark. Good luck![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="mrz1988, post: 808658, member: 21121"]I'd say cents as well. I've searched maybe 1000 rolls and the earliest I've found was a 1910, but there are definitely more early dates out there. People keep huge stashes of pennies lying around in their houses for decades and when they finally return them it adds a good amount of older coins into circulation. With nickels I've found some older coins (1940s-50s, and a few 1938-1939s) as well as a few wartime silvers. I've heard Jefferson nickels are the only coin variety you can complete entirely out of circulation these days. Dimes and Quarters are tough. I don't really search them as often because they usually just yield roll upon roll of 1965-date clads. I've had better luck with dimes than quarters though, finding 5 silvers in maybe 50-100 rolls. The only silver quarter I found an old lady paid with at the sandwich shop I worked at, a 1951-D. If you can find them, halves are a great way to find silver as well. As far as errors... I don't have the patience to go over every single coin in a 2500 penny box with a fine tooth comb needed to find the errors. I usually grab the ones that stand out, which to date has only been a 10% off-center 1987 Lincoln. I find Lincolns to be the most fun to search by far because of the frequency you find the wheats. I've even found a few steels of every mintmark. Good luck![/QUOTE]
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