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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;ewomack, post: 2492420, member: 15588&quot;]Reverting to previous experience with baseball cards (not a perfect analogy, I know) - an unopened pack always seemed to be worth more than an opened one. Something unopened has a sense of mystery to it. Could it contain a rarity? Not to mention that there are probably far fewer rolled coins than loose ones. In any case, steel pennies don&#039;t have incredible rarity. I would keep them rolled while fighting back curiosity of what&#039;s inside. Regardless, it&#039;s very likely a full roll of steel pennies intermixed with other wheaties. People apparently hoarded them at the time due to their novelty. You might be able to tell by weighing the roll. According to the Red Book, the 1943 steels weigh 2.70 grams, contrasted with 3.11 grams for the coppers. So a precise scale and some simple math could at least suggest the roll&#039;s contents.</p><p><br /></p><p>One remaining question: is the roll a genuine 1943 roll? I have no idea what one looks like. Others may know. It&#039;s possible that the roll was simply collected and wrapped up at a later date. If that turns out to be the case, then you may as well crack it open.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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