Coin Roll & Mint Set Hunting.
Coinscratch
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Post your CRH & MS finds past and present.
Here are some of my recent finds before and after the grades.
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unstruck quarter planchet
Natural forces of supply and demand are the best regulators on earth.
This was out of two or three boxes, and yes, that 64 quarter was in a roll of half dollars. Top left was my favorite.
Wow...some good luck there.....
I hate typing so I'll be breif.
Interest is a must factor first and fore most.
Patience will follow your interest.
Know what to look for with some knowlege.
Slowly, and carefully inspect.
Your level of interest will show as you will have questions.
More to follow:
@Wahoo554 . What is that top left coin?
I cannot locate the picture for some reason, however, I did find a '43 WLH in a roll....not recently, I have not roll searched in quite a while... I should get back to it, can be fun when a silver half pops out... Cheers, RickO
Successful transactions with : MICHAELDIXON, Manorcourtman, Bochiman, bolivarshagnasty, AUandAG, onlyroosies, chumley, Weiss, jdimmick, BAJJERFAN, gene1978, TJM965, Smittys, GRANDAM, JTHawaii, mainejoe, softparade, derryb
Bad transactions with : nobody to date
How did that offcenter fit in a roll?
It did easily, I will have to get actual measurements, if I can find it, because you are not the first to ask that question.
It was in a machine wrapped roll from the bank.
Successful transactions with : MICHAELDIXON, Manorcourtman, Bochiman, bolivarshagnasty, AUandAG, onlyroosies, chumley, Weiss, jdimmick, BAJJERFAN, gene1978, TJM965, Smittys, GRANDAM, JTHawaii, mainejoe, softparade, derryb
Bad transactions with : nobody to date
Some more recent finds and a few of these will make their way to Newport Beach soon.
Will post grades later.
@CoinscratchFever
I like your coin roll finds but I am also interested in your large magnifying glass, I've been looking for something like that
Successful transactions with : MICHAELDIXON, Manorcourtman, Bochiman, bolivarshagnasty, AUandAG, onlyroosies, chumley, Weiss, jdimmick, BAJJERFAN, gene1978, TJM965, Smittys, GRANDAM, JTHawaii, mainejoe, softparade, derryb
Bad transactions with : nobody to date
It certainly helps. It was either Walmart or CVS. Next, I will be looking for one that is self-standing I don't have to hold. That should speed things up a bit.
A roll hunt from a local grocery store earlier this year. Close but no banana, I sold one 66 and kept the other.
Line Items Cert # PCGS # Description Grade Region
1 1 37602891 717988 2019-W 25C Lowell NP Early Find MS64 USA
2 1 37602892 717988 2019-W 25C Lowell NP Early Find MS64 USA
3 1 37602893 717988 2019-W 25C Lowell NP Early Find MS64 USA
4 1 37602894 717988 2019-W 25C Lowell NP Early Find MS64 USA
5 1 37602895 717988 2019-W 25C Lowell NP Early Find MS65 USA
6 1 37602896 717988 2019-W 25C Lowell NP Early Find MS65 USA
7 1 37602897 717988 2019-W 25C Lowell NP Early Find MS65 USA
8 1 37602898 717988 2019-W 25C Lowell NP Early Find MS63 USA
9 1 37602899 717988 2019-W 25C Lowell NP Early Find MS65 USA
10 1 37602900 717988 2019-W 25C Lowell NP Early Find MS65 USA
11 1 37602901 717988 2019-W 25C Lowell NP Early Find MS65 USA
12 1 37602902 717988 2019-W 25C Lowell NP Early Find MS65 USA
13 1 37602903 717988 2019-W 25C Lowell NP Early Find MS65 USA
14 1 37602904 717988 2019-W 25C Lowell NP Early Find MS64 USA
15 1 37602905 717988 2019-W 25C Lowell NP Early Find MS65 USA
16 1 37602906 717988 2019-W 25C Lowell NP Early Find MS66 USA
17 1 37602907 717988 2019-W 25C Lowell NP Early Find MS65 USA
18 1 37602908 717988 2019-W 25C Lowell NP Early Find MS66 USA
19 1 37602909 717988 2019-W 25C Lowell NP Early Find MS65 USA
20 1 37602910 717988 2019-W 25C Lowell NP Early Find Genuine UNC Details (98 - Damage) USA
21 1 37602911 717988 2019-W 25C Lowell NP Early Find MS64 USA
22 1 37602912 717988 2019-W 25C Lowell NP Early Find MS64 USA
23 1 37602913 717988 2019-W 25C Lowell NP Early Find MS65 USA
24 1 37602914 717988 2019-W 25C Lowell NP Early Find MS65 USA
1893 Columbia Exhibition half dollar. Oldest coin I’ve ever found in commerce.
Nice, got me beat by 10 or 12 years, I found a 1903 or 05 V while on the nickels.
Whats going on here? At least a couple of things one being not a close AM.
Was going to say strikethrough and possible die polishing, but... hmmm...
Edit.
Maybe.
A strikethrough should go over any reliefs. Those line appear to be under. So maybe a gouge on the die and an attempt was made to polish it out.
Might want to post as a separate thread with a catchy title for a wider exposure.
@Hemispherical . That sounds good enough for me - Kinda what I suspected. Because of the polish marks from a distance it looked like a Close AM and caught my attention. And then just had to post to make sure it wasn't something rare
I found these while roll hunting the other day. The bottom 12 have reflective surfaces, especially on the reverses. The top 4 are just regular looking and are for perspective only. I will assume these are the attributes for PL. Do you think any of these would qualify? And why or why not? Thanks!
More perspective, Regular in the middle.
1992
"What's going on here? At the F
G
a couple of things"?
Time for a close up, if you could,
Please?
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I need to get back to roll hunting... supposed to be retired and have lots of time... HA!! Seems I had more time when I was full time employed...Maybe I just used my free time more judiciously... OK...have to go to the bank today... will try to get a roll of halves and a new roll of quarters...Stand by... Cheers, RickO
Found a handful of 1998 and at least one 1999 Wide AM's back in the day.
Never had any luck with the '92 (and wasn't there a '96?)
The '99 sold for like $70 raw, and I was giddy at the time. The '98 didn't seem as scarce.
Now looking at their slabbed prices makes me feel no so giddy... lol
I am back on the bandwagon in a way. Sticking to proof sets and mint released rolls ATM
BST: KindaNewish (3/21/21), WQuarterFreddie (3/30/21), Meltdown (4/6/21), DBSTrader2 (5/5/21) AKA- unclemonkey on Blow Out
I will take a close up later when back home but, it looks like the standard FG for a wide AM. Picture is just blurry maybe.
@yspsales . I think I read somewhere that the 98's are more scarce. I have turned over thousands upon thousands of them and never found one. I have found plenty of the 69 no FG's and wasn't even aware of the 96. I mainly search customer wrapped rolls from small town banks when possible. They usually have higher quality coins that haven't been through as many hands as the fed rolls.
@Hemispherical . Well there you go - both sides eh. I wonder if an acetone bath might help clear the cloudiness and bring out mirrors on the obverse of 1 or 2 of them?
@ricko . Good luck on the silver expedition! Post here once you find it, you happy poster you
Not what I expected, last roll included a 2017-D and two 2018-D's
Pacific Northwest Numismatic Association
Went through 50 rolls of halves yesterday. I was looking for silver, proof coins, or 1987.
I'll be returning 1000 halves to the bank soon.
DPOTD-3
'Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery'
CU #3245 B.N.A. #428
Don
It's been many years so I may have my dates mixed.
It stands to reason... if they did it in '92, '98, '99, and I think '00 (as well as Close AM proof sets) they did it in the other dates as well.
Probably attrition plus not enough people seriously looking for them...
Only issue I had was disposing of the pennies and not causing problems with the bank.
I have started looking closer at quarters. Easier to spend... haha
BST: KindaNewish (3/21/21), WQuarterFreddie (3/30/21), Meltdown (4/6/21), DBSTrader2 (5/5/21) AKA- unclemonkey on Blow Out
@yspsales . I was taking them to coinstars but that takes too long and is expensive (11.9%). I recently joined a credit union and they have a much faster machine that is free. I switch gears once in a while and hunt quarters and nickels too.
Whats up with 1987?
@carabonnair . Maybe someone was looking for a high grade. Last year I bought a bag of new halves from the mint and now i don't even remember why
Kennedy halves were distributed only in mint sets that year - although not particularly rare, I have never found one in a roll.
[Edited to clarify - half dollars]
Pacific Northwest Numismatic Association
This.
DPOTD-3
'Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery'
CU #3245 B.N.A. #428
Don
Okay, I take back what I said about fed rolls... It was all I could muster today so, I flew through two boxes of mostly zinc and looking only for gems. And found a few keepers.
Wow...an IHC in a box of cents....Now that would be a thrill....Congratulations on that find. Cheers, RickO
The 15-d is a major score.
DPOTD-3
'Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery'
CU #3245 B.N.A. #428
Don
Yea, that one really surprised me, along with the '72 which might be getting graded soon.
I might send that one off as well. It wouldn't have to grade very high to cover the expense.
Nice finds but again, going through 5,000 fed wrapped rolled cents to find one or two worthy of a slab...
Will be on the hunt again today for the infamous customer wrapped rolls. Once your in those, you can tell quickly if they have already been searched buy the existence or non-existence of Wheaties and high grades.
Some of my best roll finds come from unsuspecting little corner stores.
My truck was designed with roll hunting in mind
Wow...Is that a haul from the stores you reference? I would say people bring them in when a coinstar is not around...plus, the proprietor probably rolls a lot of the cents received - and likely does not check them. Good luck...Cheers, RickO
Yea, about 7 or 8 of them today. I work them into my route. I can't stop too many times or I'll never get any work done.
Each store is usually good for a few rolls on average.
The stores way off the beaten path tend to have the home rolled versions while the busier stores have the fed/armor type.
But, you just never know unless you ask...
Found this over the weekend! She's worn, but its always great to find a V nickel.
@Poseidon89 ....Wow... great roll search find.... 120 year old nickel....Cheers, RickO
@Poseidon89 . Nice!
Here is my latest & greatest roll find to date.
Now, back to the hunt.
Isn't it the truth!!!!!!!
Modest finds from today's search
I can't recall finding a 30-D before.
Might be a first for me.
It's a nice VF that someone erasered or cleaned the obverse at some point. Reverse undamaged.
The 1920 while cool, is horribly cleaned.
I am attempting to fill Lincolns from change in some of the old blue Whitman's.
Also working on a RD and RB Memorial set from change as well as a lowball memorial set.
I find it relaxing and stress reducing. And it's cheap.