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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Victor, post: 227046, member: 5454&quot;]<b>Roll searching strategy-warning it&#039;s long</b></p><p><br /></p><p>I was kind of looking around for a thread to share my thoughts on some strategy.&nbsp; So here it is, I found this thread, which isn&#039;t a&nbsp; main big searching thread...yet!</p><p>One thread I used to post to (Kennedy halfs) got shut down (closed) and I still don&#039;t understand that one.</p><p>But rather than get mad and quit, I am overlooking that unfortunate decision and moving forward.</p><p>Enough politics.&nbsp; This thread seems to be seeking ideas so here are some.&nbsp; I have thousands of thoughts and maybe I&#039;ll remember ten or so to share.&nbsp; On May 12, 07 I found a 1984P Broadstruck Kennedy.&nbsp; You may want to visit that thread._ _ _ _</p><p>&nbsp;First my rolls of choice are half dollars.&nbsp; Don&#039;t be sad if you don&#039;t get any silver.&nbsp; Look for keys like the 1987</p><p>and choice coins of any year.&nbsp; Don&#039;t neglect the 1982 and 1983 looking for no initial reverse.&nbsp;&nbsp; The 1986 and others.&nbsp; You know about the 1974D DDO right? Do you know the 1971D, 1972P,1977D&nbsp; can have the same doubling?&nbsp;&nbsp; How about the 1968D reverse? </p><p>East of the Mississippi look for Denver mintmarks.&nbsp; West of the big river look for the P coins.</p><p>And do open an account if you intend to return to the same bank more than a few times.</p><p>Go to small towns, small banks.&nbsp; In New England the hicks and farmers save coins.&nbsp; Then they come out of the woods with a box or bag full and cash them in.&nbsp; They don&#039;t go to big cities.</p><p>Go to banks that have been in the same location for years without changing their name.</p><p>Use the phone and call customer service.&nbsp; They can tell you how many rolls and what branch has them.</p><p>This is probably the most important thing:&nbsp; Clean them out.&nbsp; Buy it all.&nbsp; They usually ask me &quot;Well how many do you want?&quot;&nbsp; Always reply &quot;As many as you can sell me.&quot;&nbsp;&nbsp; This is not for the people who order boxes.</p><p>Boxes come from the outside.&nbsp; The rolls in the vault, onhand, is what I&#039;m after.&nbsp; Chances are they have been sitting there and have not seen the light of day for years, maybe.&nbsp; If you hit a small bank and buy all they have, you get the bottom of the barrel too.&nbsp; The bottom of the barrel is where the lunkers sleep.</p><p>If I didn&#039;t buy everything- all $420 worth of halves last Saturday, I may not have found the broadstrike.</p><p>If I only bought $400 worth, that broadstruck coin could still be in the vault today and not in my hand.</p><p>So clean them out.&nbsp; Buy it all.</p><p>Bone up: Know what you are looking for. Read books, search the net, educate yourself.</p><p>Don&#039;t be too fast returning your rejects and culls.&nbsp; Sort into years.&nbsp; When I got serious, I bought a printer&#039;s tray at a tag sale for $4.00&nbsp;&nbsp; It has compartments that I just throw the different years into at first.</p><p>Don&#039;t be too fussy examining each coin at this stage.&nbsp; Once you get the lot divided into years, then you can look for the particular intrinsic idiosyncratic peculiararities pertaining to that year.</p><p>For example the 1984 Lincoln cents.&nbsp; Go through all your 1984 cents at the same time.&nbsp; Just the 84s.</p><p>You know you are looking for the double ear.&nbsp; Just look at ears until you are done with the 1984s.</p><p>Stick to the same strategy without changing.&nbsp; If you are looking for RPMs just look at mintmarks for that day or night, or session.&nbsp; Do not stray or get sidetracked.&nbsp; Just look at that one area of the coin for that day.</p><p>If you are looking for date doubling, just look at the date on each coin, nothing else.</p><p>By having the shape, form, in your mind, it is easy to spot an oddball.</p><p>Again, keep all the choice, gem, or AU-58 (or better) coins for now.&nbsp; You can take your time and cash them in later.&nbsp; Before you finally junk the rejects, look at them one more time before you cash in.</p><p>Don&#039;t return right away to the same bank.&nbsp; Do not be afraid to wait.&nbsp; I wait a month or two before I go back to the same bank for rolls.</p><p>Give the Farmers time to cash in their stash.</p><p>Ok long enough.&nbsp; There is more but I&#039;ll stop now.&nbsp; Happy Hunting![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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