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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;huntsman53, post: 66791, member: 1242&quot;]Without reading every response to this question, I will give you my take on purchasing rolls from Banks!</p><p><br /></p><p>I find that the best investment is to purchase cent, nickel and half dollar rolls but I also purchase quite a few quarter rolls! Due to the similarities such as color and having the same Obverse and/or Reverse, the chance of getting a few wheat cents, Silver War nickels and 40% Silver halves are fairly good. There are lots of errors to be found on Lincoln cents some of which are not even documented yet! You may also get an occasional Indian cent, Buffalo nickel and Silver Kennedy half from time to time! Also, you often get a few extra coins in the rolls and I usually get an average of 5 to 10 extra cents and 2 to 4 extra nickels for every 20 rolls of these that I purchase. Even if you do not find any semi-key, key date, error or older cents (Wheats) and nickels (Silver War Nickels), that is still not a bad investment in my book! Purchasing Kennedy half rolls is a fairly good investment and usually turns up quite a few 40% Silver-Clad coins, an occasional 1964 Silver half and possibly a few halfs with errors. Since most Banks keep very few rolls around, you can usually resell Clad Kennedy halfs especially full rolls for a small premium and 40% Silver-Clad halfs at a much higher premium at a local Flea Market. These are many times purchased by older folks that want them for their grandchildren, who are unable to get them at their local Bank. Even if you don&#039;t find any error or Silver Kennedy halfs, they are still a fairly good investment. I find that in purchasing dime and quarter rolls, you will find much few Silver coins as these are used much more and folks appear to pay much more attention to the color and the sound that they make when jingled with other coins or dropped on a hard surface. You still might find an occasional Silver dime or quarter but finding a quarter with an error is much greater as there seems to many more errors on quarters than dimes, nickels and even halves.</p><p><br /></p><p>As for returning the rolls to the Bank. Most Banks especially smaller ones and the one where you have your account, will usually take the rolls. However, if you don&#039;t need the money, then tuck them away in a safe and secure place and you will insure that you will never have to look through them again. Look through the rolls but then re-roll the coins immediately and you won&#039;t have to do so later down the road. Although they will not gain interest or little if any value other than face value, they are still like a Savings Account or an old age Retirement Fund to be used or given away when needed!</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Happy hunting...Frank[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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