Bank roll searchers: What's the oldest coin you have ever found?

Gator5220

I've noticed people find Walkers and Frankies when searching rolls, but have you ever found something really, really old?

ledzep87

It may not be your cup of tea, but, the oldest coin that I have found in a bank roll was a 1919-s Wheat penny. Surprisingly, I have found about 5 coins that were made before 1930-3 of the coins were 1919.

eyoung429

I found a 1880 IHC in a roll of nickles. Not worth much as it was pretty worn

Weather11am

1916-D wheat cent

Heywood

If only that was a dime!

dbldie55

1887 Indian Cent

mjc340

I found a 1905 british penny in a roll of halves I was searching. Before that the oldest I had found was a 1953 Franklin. I have also found a Un Peso and a Medio Balboa stuck in rolls.

TitusFlavius

A YN at our local club scored an 1866 seated half off a teller who just thought it was ugly (G-4, toned black with a few hits)! Later, we discovered it was a San Francisco!

Burks

^^^ I assume with that kind of face it was the 1866-S Variety 1, correct?

Oldest I've found was a 1912 Cent in AG/G condition. It looked to be honest wear as well.

Shamika

1930 Lincoln cent.

TitusFlavius

<< <i>^^^ I assume with that kind of face it was the 1866-S Variety 1, correct? >>



I forgot they made both that year. It was a with motto. Not that valuable, but how often does somebody get an 1866 coin from a bank?

mcheath

i have found about two rolls of wheat pennies in the last year including a vey worn 1910

Cam40

a dark ef45 1894 ihc
and ya i checked for a doubled date......none
still an awesome little coin find from a roll search back around y2k i think.

or a mutilated common date v nickel in a bank roll once.
someone got fancy with some tinsnips i guess.

Tols196024

The oldest would be a dateless Shield Nickel. Followed by an 1893 Columbian Expo Half and a 1907-O Barber Half.

USCGCraig

1910 Lincoln in good and a ND Buffalo in a roll of nickels.

coppercoins

1863 Army&Navy CWT in EF in a roll of cents from the First National Bank of Midwest City, Oklahoma back in the autumn of 1995.

crispy

<< <i>1863 Army&Navy CWT in EF in a roll of cents from the First National Bank of Midwest City, Oklahoma back in the autumn of 1995. >>




Now that would be an interesting find.

pontiacinf

1917 t1 slq scrubbed into a vf/xf status, found within a roll of 30's washingtons

66Tbird

Well so far I'm in the lead (and there is an old post to prove it), from a bank from Yarnell AZ I was roll searching cents. I spilled the roll out and noticed one was thicker that the rest. 1857 FE in G It's in the 7070 now

GaCoinGuy

Not from a roll, but a change find when I was like 17............got a 1859 IHC in very corroded, butt ugly. I still have that ugly little thing.

Bruceswar

I got 3 bust halfs from a bank 1833, 1824 over various dates, and an 1834 I believe... not at face, but very low.

rmoss

<< <i>1863 Army&Navy CWT in EF in a roll of cents from the First National Bank of Midwest City, Oklahoma back in the autumn of 1995. >>



I found an 1863 Army & Navy CWT in maybe XF in 1976 in a bank roll in Charlotte, NC. First Union I think. When I first saw it I thought I had found one of the copies of the Confederate Cent.

carl

Possibly the question should have been in the last X amount of years. I say that because when I was a kid, Things like Seated Dimes, Indian Cents, Liberty Head Nickels, etc. where the change of the day. I remember seeing so many things like that back then. I even saved some 0.20 cent pieces my Dad got as quarters. I almost filled a Whitman album with Liberty Head Nickels back then. If I only knew then what I know now.

construct

I found a 1901 cent in a roll from the bank about five years ago.

rec78

Long long time ago a 1857 FE cent in F condition--its still in my set.

JRocco

Got this beauty out of a register