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Message:: [QUOTE="JCro57, post: 3942409, member: 92083"]In all my years of searching loose or rolled coins, I have never found a significant error with a value that would buy a six pack of beer. I think it's great that people search for them. I would never discourage them from doing it. I still do it myself. HOWEVER... it is important for new collectors to understand your chances of finding something extremely valuable are very, very, very slim. Don't count on finding something major and keep your expectations realistic. But then again, SOMEONE had to first find them, right? That's what makes searching fun, just don't get your hopes up. Die clashes are actually one type you might find coin roll hunting, most likely on Lincoln Memorial and Shield cents. (To this day, I have never seen a Washington quarter die clash that was significant.) Die clashes are also common on non-silver three cent nickels. If your local dealer has these in tubes or flips, I bet there is one in there. I bought all of these as I am building a denomination set, some for under $15. The Shield cent is very significant and is about as good an error you're going to see on current coinage. Here is a Mercury dime I just acquired (a little hard to see with the toning), as well as a counterfeit Liberty nickel with a decent die obverse clash.[ATTACH=full]1039207[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1039208[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1039209[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]