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<p>[QUOTE="bsowa1029, post: 1695576, member: 34652"]Coin roll hunting isn't meant to be a job or a way to make money. It's just another way to enjoy the hobby of coin collecting and IMO it can be very rewarding.</p><p><br /></p><p>I'm not sure how many boxes of nickels you have to go <i><b>THROUGH</b></i> to find a 35%er and I can't imagine that it's even possible to find out.</p><p>I myself have only ever gone through 3 full boxes of nickels. I found 2 wartime's in one box, 1 in another, and zero in the third. Out of those three boxes I also found a 1928 P Buffalo in about VG and 2 and 1/2 rolls of pre-1960 nickels. To me it was well worth the time going through the boxes just for those finds. I have also found about 10-15 unc nickels from the 70s and 80s which I kept.</p><p><br /></p><p>Pennies - I've gone through maybe 10 boxes and have been able to fill 3/4 of a gallon jug with the copper cents. I've found several unc coppers, right around a full roll of wheats, and a few old Canadian small cents.</p><p><br /></p><p>I've also gone through 1 full box of dimes, 1 box of quarters, and somewhere around $70 in halves and never found any 90% or 40%.</p><p><br /></p><p>Just for an example I found all of these CRH</p><p>[ATTACH]257566.vB[/ATTACH][ATTACH]257567.vB[/ATTACH][ATTACH]257568.vB[/ATTACH][ATTACH]257569.vB[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="bsowa1029, post: 1695576, member: 34652"]Coin roll hunting isn't meant to be a job or a way to make money. It's just another way to enjoy the hobby of coin collecting and IMO it can be very rewarding. I'm not sure how many boxes of nickels you have to go [I][B]THROUGH[/B][/I] to find a 35%er and I can't imagine that it's even possible to find out. I myself have only ever gone through 3 full boxes of nickels. I found 2 wartime's in one box, 1 in another, and zero in the third. Out of those three boxes I also found a 1928 P Buffalo in about VG and 2 and 1/2 rolls of pre-1960 nickels. To me it was well worth the time going through the boxes just for those finds. I have also found about 10-15 unc nickels from the 70s and 80s which I kept. Pennies - I've gone through maybe 10 boxes and have been able to fill 3/4 of a gallon jug with the copper cents. I've found several unc coppers, right around a full roll of wheats, and a few old Canadian small cents. I've also gone through 1 full box of dimes, 1 box of quarters, and somewhere around $70 in halves and never found any 90% or 40%. Just for an example I found all of these CRH [ATTACH]257566.vB[/ATTACH][ATTACH]257567.vB[/ATTACH][ATTACH]257568.vB[/ATTACH][ATTACH]257569.vB[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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