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<p>[QUOTE="MKent, post: 1881452, member: 33625"]I like rolls and collect OBW rolls of solid date coins. I just think they are cool, and if I bought a roll with BU 1943d cents on the ends in an OBW and opened it to find a bunch of commons I would be HOT. About 6 years ago when I got back into coin collecting I started roll searching with my then 5 year old nephew, he liked the wheats and Canadians calling them old uns and queen heads. When the '09 Lincolns came out he was hooked with shiney new designs and a different one every few months. I had the bright idea of getting on eBay and buying some unsearched wheat rolls for us to open, what an eye opener. I had never bought any coins online although I had been an eBay member since '95. I made the assumption that coin sellers on eBay were just as honest as the other people I had done business with, I found out different and quickly. I bought us 5 rolls for about $40 knowing finding a true rarity wouldn't be likely just becuase of the math involved I never realized you get that many damaged,verdigred, rusty coins in a roll let alone a couple from the '80s that managed to be in there. I considered it a lesson learned and have since found CT and gained a lot of info on eBay. There are honest sellers and buyer be ware is still good advice but unsearched rolls aren't even a crap shoot they are just crap.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="MKent, post: 1881452, member: 33625"]I like rolls and collect OBW rolls of solid date coins. I just think they are cool, and if I bought a roll with BU 1943d cents on the ends in an OBW and opened it to find a bunch of commons I would be HOT. About 6 years ago when I got back into coin collecting I started roll searching with my then 5 year old nephew, he liked the wheats and Canadians calling them old uns and queen heads. When the '09 Lincolns came out he was hooked with shiney new designs and a different one every few months. I had the bright idea of getting on eBay and buying some unsearched wheat rolls for us to open, what an eye opener. I had never bought any coins online although I had been an eBay member since '95. I made the assumption that coin sellers on eBay were just as honest as the other people I had done business with, I found out different and quickly. I bought us 5 rolls for about $40 knowing finding a true rarity wouldn't be likely just becuase of the math involved I never realized you get that many damaged,verdigred, rusty coins in a roll let alone a couple from the '80s that managed to be in there. I considered it a lesson learned and have since found CT and gained a lot of info on eBay. There are honest sellers and buyer be ware is still good advice but unsearched rolls aren't even a crap shoot they are just crap.[/QUOTE]
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