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Message:: [QUOTE="Troodon, post: 465039, member: 4626"]Some people just save the entire roll as a collectible in its own right.  Some break the roll open to look for errors and varieties and such, or just the highest grades they can find. I usually don't buy rolls from the Mint except for the half dollars.  I break them open, save one of each mintmark for my collection (the best one of each I can find), sell whatever friends and family members want, then spend the rest. President dollars and state quarters I get for face value from the Denver Mint's gift shop.  Usually get the equivalent of a roll's worth when a new one comes out.  Again, I just save one of each for my collection, sell whatever people have interest in, then spend the rest. I rarely have the cashflow to go to a bank and search through boxes, but I did once... went through $500 worth of half dollars.  In that box, found 5 40% silver ones, and a few post-2001 ones (that were never issued for general circulation).  Some people have better luck and strike silver, even finding things like Franklins, walkers, etc.  Your mileage may vary.  The ones I didn't keep, I spent a few (it's fun seeing the reactions of people who have rarely, sometimes never, seen half dollars!), most I deposited to a different branch of my bank.[/QUOTE]