I purchased A brick of 2008 Pennies on the 'bay...

mach19

The first roll I opened had (7) older pennies included with the 2008's. I have never seen this before? What is up with that?

derryb

Might have already been searched, put back in original rolls. The older pennies were to replace the double dies that YOU should have gotten.

19Lyds

Interesting!

I have no idea how these are controlled or even how you determine if the rolls a solid date rolls.

Was this a sealed box? Do all the end coins show 2008's?

P's or D's?

GrumpyEd

Sometimes they mix em up, often at the end or beggining of a year they have a strange mix. The companies doing the rolling are using whatever is in their bins.

BigE2

Bear in mind these coins come from the mint in big tubs. They go to armored car companies that actually do the rolling. So you have no gaurantee of a solid date brick

mach19

<< <i>Have you only opened one roll or are you finding older dates in all the rolls? >>




I will open another roll, P.S. these rolls are tight

mach19

<< <i>Interesting!

I have no idea how these are controlled or even how you determine if the rolls a solid date rolls.

Was this a sealed box? Do all the end coins show 2008's?

P's or D's? >>




Lee, the box was open, however all the rolls show 2008 or tails in red. " P " mint

pontiacinf

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<< <i>Have you only opened one roll or are you finding older dates in all the rolls? >>




I will open another roll, P.S. these rolls are tight >>



Just because the rolls are tight, does not mean they are original...sealed bricks usually are, but just keep that in mind if buying single rolls.

I can spot a hand job roll a mile away

mach19

The second roll is all 2008 ?

wayneherndon

This is very common. The armoured car services that wrap the rolls aren't necessarily interested or motivated to assure that rolls are solid date. Their job is to get the coins to the banks for commerce purposes.

WH

Bochiman

<< <i>Might have already been searched, put back in original rolls. The older pennies were to replace the double dies that YOU should have gotten. >>



Nope...I would bet big bucks against that.

As mentioned by BigE2, they are just put in bigs tubs. Sometimes, some cents get stuck and come out when it is refilled, or, others are just poured in.
I talked to my bank about this a few years ago and they said that, aside from the state quarters (and now, the prez bucks), it is a total crapshoot on if the whole roll is the same or not. They can't order them "pure".

So, when it is "new coin" time, a lot of times, you WILL get solid rolls, but other times, you will have a few that aren't and that are mixed in.
I've seen this on cents and nickels so far (seldom get the dimes)

derryb

What date were the older pennies.

mach19

<< <i>What date were the older pennies. >>



79, 82, 89D ect..

19Lyds

<< <i>The second roll is all 2008 ? >>



Well thats just kinda weird!

mach19

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<< <i>The second roll is all 2008 ? >>



Well thats just kinda weird! >>





Yes it is, Let's crack open another

mach19

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<< <i>The second roll is all 2008 ? >>



Well thats just kinda weird! >>





Yes it is, Let's crack open another >>




All 2008, Strange. I have gone through quite a few rolls in my time, That was a first

derryb

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<< <i>What date were the older pennies. >>



79, 82, 89D ect.. >>



Weren't left over in the bin. Like I said coins were searched and put back in original wrappers. If you look at one end of the rolls VERY carefully you will see that it was re-crimped. I believe they even have a tool available to do that. I've searched over 200,000 new coins and always put them back in the original roll, re-crimp, put back in the brick, tape it up, mark it "searched" and return it to the bank. It much more convenient to push them out one end and drop them back in. I've re-crimped so many by hand that they look like they did when I pulled them out of the brick. That's why I mark the brick "searched" when I return it. By the way, never return the brick to the bank that sold it to you - they don't like having to dispose of it (It's a searcher of new coins courtesy thing).

cinman14

<< <i>This is very common. The armoured car services that wrap the rolls aren't necessarily interested or motivated to assure that rolls are solid date. Their job is to get the coins to the banks for commerce purposes. >>



This is what I was told by the Loomis rep I contacted that supply my bank. When I seen the sealed boxes going for 3 times face on Ebay I thought I need to get some of these.
The rep told me coins are dumped into large bins feeding the roll machines. They said the new coins delivered from the mint are mixed with the coins picked up from local banks and business locations they service. Based on that info alone I would never pay more than face for a roll of anything recent. My boy called me when they received their change order and said he had a full box of "bright" pennies. So I grabed a box from the closet and exchanged it.

Better get it on Ebay before they lose their premium

kevinstang

Only had it happen once to me, got a brick of 2006-P pennies, one roll of the 50 contained a 1970-D penny, the funny thing was it was bright red and looked BU as well.

bigmansam88

I had a box from my bank (shrink wrapped rolls) that was 3/4 2007 pennies and then the rest of the rolls were old.

I thought it was pretty strange.

Bigrig52

I've already bought original bank rolls or at least thats what the dealer told me in Springfield,Mo of 1960-d pennies and when i went through a roll i found 1980's and 1990's in some rolls (not just 1 roll)...Boy i was pissed..I will never go back to him..