Look what I found!

In the last 2 days I went through 201 penny rolls that I got from the bank. After going through 150 I didn't think I was ever going to find any Indian head/wheat pennies. Today I went to the bank and got a box of 50 rolls of pennies, went to my car, found 2 quarters in my pocket and decided to go and get 50 more pennies. After getting them I went home and set the roll aside and started on the box. Went through all of them and found only 2012's and 2013's. Out of frustration I forgot about the other roll I got. An hour or 2 passed and my niece found the last roll and brought it to me. I then ripped it open and started going through each one. As I got to about the 6th one I saw an Indian head, I could not believe it! picked it up and it was a 1905 Indian head penny. Right after that one I found 4 more Indian head pennies with the years 1900, 1901, 1906, 1907.

I am glad to say I will be collecting coins for longer than I suspected, I guess sometimes you are lucky sometimes you aren't.

Here are some pictures of the coins

 

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penny roll searching is only successful when it is a HAND ROLLED tube. the boxes come right from the mint for that year, or at worst, a year or two behind.

 

I agree. I still don't understand how someone could put these in their roll... I surely would notice them. Unless they really did not care.

 

I remember going to a coin shop and picking up a couple of Indian Heads for $1 a piece. They resembled this condition. I have given them away since, mostly as gifts, and replaced them with a handful of IH's where you can actually see 3 to 4 diamonds.

Are these worth more than a dollar a piece? Is it worth it for this condition?

 

I don't really know but these are the first Indian heads I found so I will keep them

 

not necessarily.

And not direct from the mint, they are rolled by private contractors.

 

No, not worth more than a $1 apiece.

But, it is FUN!

Also, they are cents, not pennies.

The penny is a British coin.

 

Pretty cool finding so many IHC's in one go. I've only found 7 or 8 in all of my searches. I don't usually do CWR though. Perhaps I should work more of those into my searches. Congrats.

 

perhaps one oldest one had babies in that roll?

 

Sure they are, and Stand By Me was a British movie.

 

like stated above, the boxes u get from bank are rolled by private companies like n f string, not by the mint, an i always check the box top to make sure the coins are not all new an shiny...

 

Ahhh, the good old days. Here is a bank bag I went through a couple of years ago.


http://www.cointalk.com/threads/bag-of-1970-s-lincolns.88810/
Jim

 

I would like to know how I can find a bank that gets rolls straight from the mint because I would like some rolls off BU cents from one date.

 

the anal-ness of some forum members is sickening. totally takes the fun out of this hobby. mint to distributor. distributor to bank. COOL NOW GUY?

 

To get them from the mint, don't you have to be on time and willing to pay a premium?

https://catalog.usmint.gov/webapp/w...ctId=16184&langId=-1&parent_category_rn=35238

 

I think they are priceless. You found them. Its like finding treasure. Your hard work paid off. You have something that has been on this earth for over 100 years. I keep a nickel book with found change and occasional roll searching. Anyone can buy a coin....finding one is a different story.

 

Yeah? Well, I'm of the mindset that anyone who goes through hundreds of rolls from the bank, might find an older and worn out treasure. I can't be bothered. The reward is not great enough. Too much pointless busywork and strain on the eyes.

 

I agree with you Westtexasbound. Torontokuba I guess you could say it is pointless and the reward is not great enough, but I'm not in it for the money, I could care less about how much each cent is worth. I collect coins for the thrill of the hunt. Not trying to be rude.

 

I guess a needle in a haystack is thrilling for some. I can't see the appeal, especially when looking in rolls of the same type of coins, from the same country and all of a single denomination. I can understand hunting for treasure in a mixed lot or bin of world coins. Anyways, when looking for something specific, like a date, mint mark, error, etc. remember, it's always in the last place you look.

 

Look what I found!

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