Found in Roll Stories

Georgems65

Haven't seen any found in rolls stories lately. So does anyone have any????

NumbersUsacom

There is a good thread over in the Precious metals forum titled "silver half hunting update"

He has a running tally of his finds.

DNADave

Back in the early 90's I was working during the summer for the WV DNR. I would regularly go to a nearby bank for rolls of halves and by the end of '93 I had a dozen or so rolls of 40% and five or six rolls of 90%. I unloaded for big profit at $5.00 spot
Hind sight is 20/20 aint it? VERY few others were doing that around here back then... Now it's hardly worth the effort.

metalmeister

Back in the 90's I was roll hunting silver also. Picked up a solid $20 original 1959D roll from a bank teller.
Sent 3 in for grading . 2-MS65, 1-MS65fbl

coindeuce

A new customer came to me about 10 days ago, short of breath as she entered the store. At first I thought someone had been chasing her. She was just hyperventilating, because as she told me, she works at a MacDonalds and that day as she arrived for her shift, the manager was opening some paper wrapped rolls of quarters. As soon as she heard the sound of silver coins hitting the cash drawer, she told the manager to stop unwrapping them. She bought all of the wrapped quarters at face value from her boss, who had just obtained them at a local bank. She left me with a check for over $900 on an initial outlay of less than $50.

SereneDude

<< <i>A new customer came to me about 10 days ago, short of breath as she entered the store. At first I thought someone had been chasing her. She was just hyperventilating, because as she told me, she works at a MacDonalds and that day as she arrived for her shift, the manager was opening some paper wrapped rolls of quarters. As soon as she heard the sound of silver coins hitting the cash drawer, she told the manager to stop unwrapping them. She bought all of the wrapped quarters at face value from her boss, who had just obtained them at a local bank. She left me with a check for over $900 on an initial outlay of less than $50. >>


So you paid 18 or 19X face?

coindeuce

I stated over $900. I didn't state exactly how much was sold or how much was paid. Get a life.

SaorAlba

I would share my roll finds more often, but if I did I might inspire others to do the same things, and competition in this business is NOT welcome thank you. I have found some pretty neat stuff including errors though.

SereneDude

<< <i>I stated over $900. I didn't state exactly how much was sold or how much was paid. Get a life. >>


Why the anger?

coindeuce

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<< <i>I stated over $900. I didn't state exactly how much was sold or how much was paid. Get a life. >>


Why the anger? >>



Why the question about the rate paid?

SereneDude

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<< <i>I stated over $900. I didn't state exactly how much was sold or how much was paid. Get a life. >>


Why the anger? >>



Why the question about the rate paid? >>


Just curious was all.
Since you mention the dollar amounts, I didn't think you'd mind saying.
I apologize if I hit a nerve unwittingly.

coindeuce

I purposely left out exact details about money, as that was not the intent of the thread. The account was related to share that two parties had a positive experience over a "found in roll" story. Let's not derail the OP's thread.

DNADave

The forum was once a friendlier place to share information. Now there are more and more attacks as folks differ on what is a fair price to pay vs what is a rip-off.

But back to the OP. The best roll I ever had was roll of Unc. Kennedy Halves (1964). I remember it well as I bought it at a bank just before 911. When I was activated after 911, I bought rolls of cents to look through as I spent 12 hour night shifts being a Security Forces radio operator on a small base (BORING). I filled a pretty big part of a Whitman album and found wheats back to 1910.

grote15

18-19x face is a very fair amount for a shop to offer when silver spot is only at 22x face anyway..unless the rent and overhead are free, that is..

AUandAG

Bought about 100 rolls of Morgans about 5 years ago and got these:

Line # Item # Cert # PCGS No. CoinDate Denomination Variety Country Grade
1 1 08573134 7286 1903-O $1 US MS64
2 1 08573135 7226 1893-S $1 US VF20
3 1 08573136 7228 1894 $1 US AU58
4 1 08573137 7232 1894-S $1 US AU58
5 1 08573138 7156 1884-S $1 US XF45
6 1 08573139 7148 1883-S $1 US AU55
7 1 08573140 7131 1881-S $1 US MS63PL
8 1 08573141 7270 1900-S $1 US MS62
9 1 08573142 7186 1888-S $1 US AU55
10 1 08573143 7356 1921 $1 Peace US MS64

That was a fun search!
bob

MsMorrisine

<< <i>Haven't seen any found in rolls stories lately. So does anyone have any???? >>



I'm working on one now.


it may not post until later this week.


last $50 unwrapped and on the desk and $100 left in the one box left of 4 boxes of half dollars.


I hope I can go through them tonight, then post photos later.



will not get me a you suck, but has some interest to it.

66Tbird

Roll find huh, well ok. This happened about two weeks ago.

I'd been telling my mom to look for the gold eagles dad kept for safe keeping while I was hospitalized in 2000. I had been stacking them like a mad man back then at 263/oz. So my old man dies in 04 and around 07 I start pushing mom to look for, find and return that stash. About a month ago I really applied the pressure, you know, be a good stuwart(sp?) and all. Well this one afternoon the driveway bell goes off and I glance at the cam and its my mom. She parks in the usual spot and heads off toward the back shop. She's looking pissed with a quick step for 67. Through the gate she goes, only to return moments later with a dolly cart (that has a flat). She gives the camera the bird on the way back by. It was only a box she wheeled into the house. But it was a good box. All the silver dad and I pulled from change so long ago and the start of date sets. Oh and the gold. Many, many rolls and pages of dimes, quarters, half's and even a close to complete date run of Morgans and peace. So I thanked her and we promptly pull the 90% out of the pvc pages for a bath then took it to the SDB. Except the Morgans because I need a crash course on VAM's. Plenty of BU stuff but no 93s or anything.

So its not found in roll, it's rolls found.

jmski52

Nice find, 66TBird. That's quite a visual image of your mom wheeling a box of pms around, looking pissed giving a finger to the camera.

19Lyds

Best roll find was this 1970-D Washington DDO-001 (FS-101) from a roll bought from a coin dealer on his way to the bank to cash it in.

Next best roll find was a 1972-D Kennedy No FG (found in a roll purchased off eBay) which graded MS63.

SaorAlba

I'd like to see the camera footage of 66Tbird's mom flipping the security camera the proverbial single finger salute as she comes up the driveway.

NumbersUsacom

<< <i>The forum was once a friendlier place to share information. Now there are more and more attacks as folks differ on what is a fair price to pay vs what is a rip-off.

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Agreed DNA Dave,

All the self righteous wringing of the hands over someone getting a good deal or not, just seems to be a lot of little boy school yard attacks.

She basically received the Silver Free herself and she didn't have to accept the offer.

SereneDude

<< <i>18-19x face is a very fair amount for a shop to offer when silver spot is only at 22x face anyway..unless the rent and overhead are free, that is.. >>


Absolutely for a B&M. Didn't mean to imply otherwise.

VTCoins

A customer of mine once found an 1856 $2.50 gold piece in a roll of dimes.

coindeuce

Not found in a roll, but inside the slip case of a modern proof set: a hand stitched denim change purse fastened by a single snap on the flap cover, containing one BU 1927 $2.50 Indian, and one XF 1942/41 dime.