My Grandfather got these cases back in 1980 for some reason. Apparently he thought that the 100% copper pennies would have some value. They have recently been given to me. i do not really have any use for cases of pennies. I am curious if they hold any collector value, or should I just take them to a bank. Here are some pictures. Thank you for any help.
Can you see the coins on the ends? If they are uncirculated, they are worth more than face value. Charlie
Wow, how many cases do you have? A $50 Mint sealed bag of 1979 cents sold on ebay for $104.00. Your coins should be worth somewhere in that ballpark. Charlie
If you sell to a local shop you won't have to deal with freight hassles, but you won't get as much as you would selling them online. Also, I doubt a local shop would want more than one case. Charlie
A coin dealer won't give you much for these unless he #1...has a buyer or #2...deals in Cents.... Cent rolls aren't something that people buy everyday. I would put them on ebay. Speedy
If you can find them, there are probably collectors of bank memorabilia who would be very interested in your Riggs National Bank wrapped cents. RNB was acquired about a year ago by another bank as a result of its severe money laundering problems involving Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet, among others. It had been the bank of choice for many foreign embassies, and with its predecessors had carried the personal accounts of about one-half of all U.S. Presidents, beginning with John Tyler in 1842.
