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<p>[QUOTE="doug444, post: 1871270, member: 38849"]When I was a kid, coin roll hunting really paid off. Nowadays, I'm not so sure, because 90% of "all dates" has been cut off (the silvers). You are reduced to looking for tiny die varieties and defects that no one seems interested in buying. That said, it is a conservative approach and you're not likely to lose money. Yes, you might find an occasional silver half, especially the 40% variety. But banks HATE roll hunters, and seldom cooperate, even if you have an account. Once upon a time, it was great fun.</p><p><br /></p><p>The other problem is, you quickly run out of new rolls to examine. The few rolls of halves the bank has today, have probably been sitting there for several years. Nobody wants halves, and they don't circulate in commerce. Look through those few rolls, and you're effectively finished, and good luck trying to talk the bank into ordering more. I still like prowling the flea markets, where there's fresh meat every weekend.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="doug444, post: 1871270, member: 38849"]When I was a kid, coin roll hunting really paid off. Nowadays, I'm not so sure, because 90% of "all dates" has been cut off (the silvers). You are reduced to looking for tiny die varieties and defects that no one seems interested in buying. That said, it is a conservative approach and you're not likely to lose money. Yes, you might find an occasional silver half, especially the 40% variety. But banks HATE roll hunters, and seldom cooperate, even if you have an account. Once upon a time, it was great fun. The other problem is, you quickly run out of new rolls to examine. The few rolls of halves the bank has today, have probably been sitting there for several years. Nobody wants halves, and they don't circulate in commerce. Look through those few rolls, and you're effectively finished, and good luck trying to talk the bank into ordering more. I still like prowling the flea markets, where there's fresh meat every weekend.[/QUOTE]
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