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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;19Lyds, post: 1481625, member: 15929&quot;]I will pay whatever &quot;premium&quot; I feel is warranted with regard to searching rolls of coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>However, <i><b>a<b>s </b>a general rule,</b></i> folks should never pay premiums for a roll of buffalo nickels expecting to find a 1918/17 or expoect to find a 3 legged buffalo.</p><p><br /></p><p>Now, if enough actual research into the seller is done, one can usually figure out if the offer is legitimate.</p><p><br /></p><p>For example, a seller that sells antique jewelry or beanie babies and has never sold a roll of Buffalo Nickels, may in fact be selling a roll that he personally has not &quot;searched&quot;. He may have looked at it to insure that it was all Buffalo Nickels but not really &quot;searched&quot; it.</p><p><br /></p><p>If a seller does not normally sell coins, it is totally possible for them to be selling &quot;unsearched&quot; rolls but its up to the buyer to make that determination.</p><p><br /></p><p>I recall buying a roll of &quot;unsearched&quot; BU 1972-D Kennedy Half Dollars for around $27(?). I searched it, pulled out a 1972-D No FG variety which graded out at a top pop MS63 (There are still ONLY 2 at that grade level) and later sold that coin for better than $1,000 in cash and trade. I got really lucky on that one.</p><p><br /></p><p>Notice the phrase &quot;really lucky&quot; as most of the time the search does not pan out with such rewards but thats the cost of looking at coins which are simply not available any longer.</p><p><br /></p><p>For the OP, undated Buffalo&#039;s can go for about .25 each on the high side which would put a roll at about $10.00 or so. Lincoln&#039;s might go for around $2.00 to $5.00 depending upon the condition of the coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>You might get lucky but then you might not.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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