Can anyone please explain to me why this roll set has become so expansive? They were issued at $8.95 per set I think and I have seen them go for as high as $180 for a 2 roll set. Some auctions mention early error rolls whare the D roll is longer then the P roll. Is there a variety or something? What makes the D roll longer? thanks Joe
Not to sure about the longer roll thing...but these nickles were only minted in 2004 and never again. I think that is a little high for the 2 roll set...remember that the rolls from the Mint with the Mint wrapper are done so by a contractor, not the mint...all the nickles were at one time dumped into the hopper for rolls to be packaged. I have a set of these would you entertain 150.00?? hahah just kidding these are put away for my son! Good Luck!! RickieB
I asked my dealer and he said that people just are hoarding them and they are hard to find...I sold some for $12.00 a roll this year and I have sold some for $5.00 a roll but since I'm down to 1 roll I think I'll keep it....when they came out I got over 20 rolls....all have either been sold for a proffit or traded for something better! Speedy
One roll being longer than another isn't as unusual as you might think. But for some reason in the past year or two people have begun to notice it. I suppose it has to do with the popularity of the mint products. But the reason for it is rather simple - the planchets are not perfectly uniform. Some are a bit thicker than others is all. And occasionally you will have a coin or two with finning due to a higher striking pressure. That's all it takes.
Diminutive of planch, flat plate, slab, from Middle English plaunche, plank, from Old French planche, from Late Latin planca, from feminine of Latin plancus, flat. See plk-1 in Indo-European Roots. http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=planchet
