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Just found this in my safe - .25 cent bank roll of Linc 1959 cents

I forgot that I had this in my safe until I went digging around in it today. It's an old shotgun roll of cents dated 1959. I know this roll has never been searched, as I'm the second owner of it, and my grandmother was the original owner that bought it from the bank. Pretty neat little find. Probably not worth a lot, but it sure is a good conversation piece to the newer generation who probably never seen a .25 cent roll before.









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Now that is one of the rolls even I would not open.
Leave her intact.
That's so cool!!!
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Thanks for sharing.
<< <i>please don't ever open it up! >>
Don't worry, I don't plan on ever opening it up and my daughter won't open it up either.
bob
I learned something New today about the 25 cent roll.
Thanks for sharing.
<< <i>A .25 roll of pennies...I didn't know there was such a thing. And I thought I was too old to learn new things.
Thanks for sharing.
I never have seen a .25 roll either.
Thanks for sharing.
Ray
Very nice find, it would be neat to see what's in the roll.
Could you clarify the half dollar rolls? I have seen both ten and twenty dollar ones. Was yours five dollars? I find your use of halves in the 1980's unusual. Is there any story there? In my experience, stores in the early 1950's did not order half rolls. We ordered quarters. Halves would float in from customers and we would give them out (avoiding women who were apt to have change purses that wouldn't hold them). By the 1980's halves were out of circulation here. There was an armored car strike and quarters were getting short. I offered half dollar rolls to the company cafeteria. They turned me down.
By the way in he 1950's, our banks had both three and five dollar rolls of dimes.
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OK I have wanted to ask for a while now so since some one else brought this up thought it would be a great time
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<< <i><<I have seen a few of them before, I even saw 1/2 half dollar rolls and 1/2 quarter rolls order and shipped to my store in the early 80's. Although not mint wrapped I don't think. Washington Dc Bank could of rolled them.>>
Could you clarify the half dollar rolls? I have seen both ten and twenty dollar ones. Was yours five dollars? I find your use of halves in the 1980's unusual. Is there any story there? In my experience, stores in the early 1950's did not order half rolls. We ordered quarters. Halves would float in from customers and we would give them out (avoiding women who were apt to have change purses that wouldn't hold them). By the 1980's halves were out of circulation here. There was an armored car strike and quarters were getting short. I offered half dollar rolls to the company cafeteria. They turned me down.
By the way in he 1950's, our banks had both three and five dollar rolls of dimes. >>
I'm sorry as I don't explain things well because when I was a little kid I used to bump my head all of the time.
The Half dollar roll I was speaking of had a face value of $10.00 so that was a 1/2 dollar Half dollar roll I was speaking of.
Another thing comes to mind is in Alantic City and Vegas these were plentiful. I could remember the lines when people were buying coins and only having a few bucks to spend. Something comes to mind of a $2.50 roll also I don't know if that was a 1/4 quarter roll or 1/2 Dime roll. Hope this helps.
TD
Another thing comes to mind is in Alantic City and Vegas these were plentiful.>>
Thanks for the clarification.
I see both CaptHenway and I consider the $10 to be the standard. That is all that I have ever seen in circulation. A friend gave me some empty $20 rolls from California.
<< <i><<The Half dollar roll I was speaking of had a face value of $10.00 so that was a 1/2 dollar Half dollar roll I was speaking of.
Another thing comes to mind is in Alantic City and Vegas these were plentiful.>>
Thanks for the clarification.
I see both CaptHenway and I consider the $10 to be the standard. That is all that I have ever seen in circulation. A friend gave me some empty $20 rolls from California. >>
Correct. The industry standard for half dollar rolls is $10.
TD