Correction: Booker T commemerative Treasury Roll ? pic

Cowbilly

1946 have a roll and here is my question. I noticed that the Obverse is facing out on both ends. Would that be possible with an original roll? (US Treasury, rolled ends)

Booker T Roll

Clankeye

If it's 1946 it's a Booker T roll. Do you have a link to this?

Clankeye

nwcs

Yes, it would be possible to have a random arrangement within. However, it may not necessarily be a roll where every coin is the same.

Cowbilly

I have this roll. I beleive that it would be original. I didn't pick it up at a dealer (no offense).
What would the added value does the roll be?

nwcs

It truly depends. I would say there would be a nice premium if it appears to be a solid roll. Never as much as if you broke it out, though, if the coins are premo. But roll collectors would foam at the mouth, I would imagine.

Clankeye

Cowbilly, I honestly can not tell you what the premium for an original roll of 46 Booker T commems would be. (and again, if the date is 1946 they are Booker T's-- not GW Carver coins). I don't think the premium would be such that it would keep me from opening the roll if I owned it and checking out the coins to see what they would grade on a coin by coin basis.

Cowbilly

I guess that is the big question, is it smarter to go through the roll and grade them or just hold the roll intact? I dunno!

Clankeye

It's a gray area, Cowbilly. Since you do not seem to know the exact history or origin of the roll yourself, I don't think you could ethically market it as an original roll. It might be... but how do you know for sure. I guess maybe you are asking if there is a way to know for sure, and I would say no, not at this point.

What you have is a lot like original mint sets from the 50's. Is every coin original that comes in the set? How do you know? They can be swapped out? If you know the set came from Uncle X's collection and he got it straight from the mint, then you can be sure. The rest is just an opinion based on experience.

With your roll, if I owned it, I would open it and check the coins on an individual basis. If most of the coins are low mint state racked up examples, it probably would indicate that it is just a collection of low end Bookers somebody put together in a roll. If it truly is an original set, odds are one or two or more of the coins might be outstanding. If you open it and the coins are all mediocre, then you can sell it as a roll of Bookers. Just don't sell it as an "original roll" with all that implies.

This is just me thinking out loud. None of it carved in stone, and ultimately you should do what you want.

Carl

fivecents

Cowbilly, The end of roll coins could be facing either way and still be original. Just a wild guess, but with that luster I would guess there are S- mint coins.


Paul

BigD5

Interesting. I think I'd go the same route as Clankeye. If they are lower end coins, they won't really be worth slabbing. They are worth a peak though