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<p>[QUOTE="rbf, post: 134916, member: 3588"]XpipedreamR, thanks for the information about the inexpensive coin roll crimper machine. I never knew about that. I'm tempted to buy one now just for the fun of it <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>longnine009, believe it or not, you can still find some unsearched coins out there. One time I was lucky enough to purchase some unsearched wheat cents at my local coin store. How do I know they were truly unsearched? Because I found a 1909-S and a 1914-D in the same bag! (not to mention a number of other better dates too, that no one in their right mind would leave behind!) And yes, there were a few memorial cents in there... but that was a tell-tale sign that this batch of coins was really unsearched. From my experience, TRULY unsearched coins will almost always have a few coins that don't "belong" in the bunch.</p><p><br /></p><p>Just Carl, I agree with your comment. I always get a good laugh when I see a dealer advertising something like "Bag of mixed wheat cents, 1909-1958, VG to XF, guaranteed unsearched." How could they POSSIBLY claim to know the dates and conditions of all the coins if they didn't search them?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="rbf, post: 134916, member: 3588"]XpipedreamR, thanks for the information about the inexpensive coin roll crimper machine. I never knew about that. I'm tempted to buy one now just for the fun of it :) longnine009, believe it or not, you can still find some unsearched coins out there. One time I was lucky enough to purchase some unsearched wheat cents at my local coin store. How do I know they were truly unsearched? Because I found a 1909-S and a 1914-D in the same bag! (not to mention a number of other better dates too, that no one in their right mind would leave behind!) And yes, there were a few memorial cents in there... but that was a tell-tale sign that this batch of coins was really unsearched. From my experience, TRULY unsearched coins will almost always have a few coins that don't "belong" in the bunch. Just Carl, I agree with your comment. I always get a good laugh when I see a dealer advertising something like "Bag of mixed wheat cents, 1909-1958, VG to XF, guaranteed unsearched." How could they POSSIBLY claim to know the dates and conditions of all the coins if they didn't search them?[/QUOTE]
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