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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;huntsman53, post: 482377, member: 1242&quot;]I agree with everything Ben says about the Lincoln Cent rolls! There are specific Dates and Mints that generally have nice coins and others that most of the coins are just totally trash that no one wants. I have purchased many 1972-P and 1984-P OBW rolls that came out of hoards and although they were sealed tight and untouched, the coins inside were absolutely horrible. You also have to be extremely careful and knowledgeable when buying so-called Original Bank Wrapped rolls, whether it is buying off of eBay, from a local Coin Dealer or from a Dealer at a Coin Show. There are many Coin Dealers that have the own Coin Rolling Machines and they roll up Lincoln Cents and sell them as OBW rolls. Study and learn the different types of paper and logos for the many known OBW rolls. I have seen Coin Dealers and many eBay Sellers selling 1960&#039;s or early Wheat rolls as OBW rolls but they were wrapped in rolling paper that was not produced and used until the 1970&#039;s. I believe that there are sites that show examples of OBW roll paper along with the Dates of production and use. There are also Dealers that sell OBW roll paper of many different Dates of production and years used and they cater to Coin Dealers that make up the so-called OBW rolls. I have purchased quite a few so-called OBW rolls that were supposed to be original as they were shipped to the Banks from the Coin Wrapping Service Companies that supply the Banks. These coins come directly from the Mint in bags, are dumped into hoppers where they are counted, then rolled up, so they should be untouched by human hands. Well, most if not all of the coins (mainly Cents) in some of the so-called OBW rolls that I have purchased and searched, had fingerprints on them. Although some Dealers have guarantees on the OBW rolls that they sell, once you pay for them, you have very little if any recourse as they will always claim that they received the rolls as they are and/or they were unsearched by them. So before you hit the Coin Shops, Coin Shows or go to eBay looking for OBW rolls of Gem BU coins, know your OBW rolling paper and the time periods (Production Dates and Years used) and you may save yourself some time, money and frustration!</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Frank[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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