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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Detecto92, post: 1661745, member: 75105&quot;]...and now for an actually helpful answer...</p><p><br /></p><p>Any roll that is listed with a coin on the other end, that does not fit, stay away from.</p><p><br /></p><p>Ex:</p><p><br /></p><p>-Roll of Indian Cents with Seated Dime on End.</p><p><br /></p><p>-Roll of Jefferson Nickels with a Shield Nickel on the End.</p><p><br /></p><p>Logic speaks loudly here. Machine rolling did not exist back then. Everything was rolled by hand. No one would roll a dime on the end of a penny roll. It just wasn&#039;t something you would do. Jefferson Nickels 1st saw mintage in 1938, while shield nickels ended their run in 1883, almost 60 years before. </p><p><br /></p><p>The chance of there being a shield nickel on the end of a Jefferson roll is pretty slim.</p><p><br /></p><p>So now your thinking, is ANYTHING unsearched? Yes, unlike the above posters, you CAN buy unsearched coins, but the main thing to remember, is understanding what may and may not be unsearched. </p><p><br /></p><p>Unsearched wheat pennies exist in bulk. Bags of 500-1000 and on up. </p><p><br /></p><p>Often times a coin shop will not have the time to sit down and sort through wheat pennies, so they sell them in bulk. I have purchased bulk lots before, and found some decent coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>The trick? Never pay more than bulk rate. Never pay more than 5 cents each for wheat pennies in bulk. That way if you don&#039;t find anything, you DID NOT loose any money.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Rolls of &quot;unsearched&quot; are not that great. You end up paying more.</p><p><br /></p><p>The second thing that can be unsearched are Original Bank Wrapped rolls, or OBW.</p><p><br /></p><p>Anything from wheat cents to Franklin half dollars can be found in OBW rolls. The trick here is to look at the roll, and check the sellers feedback.</p><p><br /></p><p>Old OBW rolls look &quot;loose&quot;, like this:</p><p><img src="http://i.ebayimg.com/t/1950-P-Franklin-OBW-Roll-Columbus-Trust-Savings-Loan-RARE-early-date-/00/s/MTM4MlgxNDQ3/$(KGrHqV,!g0FC111PtDvBQ63d0t2J!~~60_35.JPG" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>They don&#039;t look like this:</p><p><img src="https://encrypted-tbn2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRzGJ9SruqacmqllKYoAe_RtfvhUQBNeAODG25NNmubzRmVfC5I" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>People often sell OBW rolls of Lincoln cents. People like to search them for errors. I found a blank planchet in a roll of 1961 cents. </p><p><br /></p><p>Next up, unsearched rolls of Kennedy halves. Yes, people sell bank rolls of Kennedy half dollars, with the &quot;chance of finding silver&quot;. </p><p><br /></p><p>However, once you pay the mark up, your not doing so well. It&#039;s better to get them from the bank. Shipping is a killer online. </p><p><br /></p><p>Lastly, there is one more &quot;unsearched&quot;.</p><p><br /></p><p>That is ancient coins. You can purchase bulk uncleaned ancient coins on the internet. This often makes for a fun activity of cleaning them and looking for anything legible. </p><p><br /></p><p>So yes, you can find unsearched, but always check the eBay feedback 1st.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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