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<p>[QUOTE="Moen1305, post: 69521, member: 2544"]You're right on the money TOLS!! Volume is the key and you can't be discouraged if you go through an entire box of 50 rolls and find nothing. I looked through 1,500 dollars worth of halves yesterday and the first 1,000 dollars worth had little to nothing I needed. The last box had lots of 69's, 68's, 67's, 65's, and some 64's. Sometimes the rolls contain several silver coins and sometimes there isn't a one in the whole box. It's just hit or miss.</p><p><br /></p><p>SMON - I do look for and put aside well-struck examples of all years. Even if I already have enough in my collection. I save the best for future trading opportunities. </p><p><br /></p><p>Interestingly, I came across about a half a box of 1998-P's with small but visible die cracks from the bottom of the bust to the rim and from the face to the rim. All examples looked exactly alike and the coins hadn't been circulated. I saved a couple but returned the rest to the bank. I don't know if this is a variety people look for or not.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Moen1305, post: 69521, member: 2544"]You're right on the money TOLS!! Volume is the key and you can't be discouraged if you go through an entire box of 50 rolls and find nothing. I looked through 1,500 dollars worth of halves yesterday and the first 1,000 dollars worth had little to nothing I needed. The last box had lots of 69's, 68's, 67's, 65's, and some 64's. Sometimes the rolls contain several silver coins and sometimes there isn't a one in the whole box. It's just hit or miss. SMON - I do look for and put aside well-struck examples of all years. Even if I already have enough in my collection. I save the best for future trading opportunities. Interestingly, I came across about a half a box of 1998-P's with small but visible die cracks from the bottom of the bust to the rim and from the face to the rim. All examples looked exactly alike and the coins hadn't been circulated. I saved a couple but returned the rest to the bank. I don't know if this is a variety people look for or not.[/QUOTE]
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