Scam Roll? or Original Bank Wrapped Roll ?

Harry779

This is supposed to be a OBW roll...what do you guys think of it?
Its a 1969-S roll.Thanks for looking.

lasvegasteddy

it is a obw
has it been search
most likely

roll searching taught me how easy it is to re-fill them back up

thing that catches my eyes is the one side not crimped...it'd be sooooo easy to open that side
use a pen to push um out
then just drop um back in
and not have to re-crimp the end...

if you bought these
chances are...no return
hope those stars n tha moon are aligned just right and score...

best of luck...update too

georgiacop50

It's been opened.

MICHAELDIXON

I remember getting OBW rolls from the bank back then. IMO this is not OBW, and if it is, it has been opened. Look at the end how cruddy the paper looks. OBW rolls should have crisp rolls on both ends

lasvegasteddy

looks like a cool clash behind his head on that one

big question here is...
if you sold a roll as unsearched...would you accept returns???

19Lyds

Personally, I think it only matters if you paid or are considering paying a significant premium for the roll. Typically, these go for between $7 and $20 a roll. Some go for significantly higher.

Most folks buy them and open them looking for the 69S/69S and have little regard for actual grade of the coins within. (An MS66 69S can bring a healthy premium to the right seller.)

I'm of the opinion that the roll you've pictured has been opened but it means little unless your only purpose behind purchasing the roll was in hoping to find that one DD AND you paid a significant premium.

Something else to consider, it's possible that the seller of the roll has not searched it. It's also possible that the roll was searched 40 years ago. Regardless, it has been opened and there will NOT be any 69S/69S Lincolns within it.

High grade coins? Possibly.
Die Clashed coins? Possibly.
Minor Doubled Dies? Possibly.
Die scratched low grade MS coins? More than likely!

Significant Premium Example

Insignificant Premium Example

WaterSport

Definitely been opened and probably more than once.

WS

cmerlo1

You will find no doubled dies in that roll. Already searched.

410a

That is NOT an unsearched original roll of 1969S Lincoln cents. That is about the best you can do when you try to re-wrap after searching.

messydesk

At least it doesn't say "Carson City State Bank" on it.

droopyd

I have many rolls that look like that. Yes, they have been opened and searched.

morgansforever

<<At least it doesn't say "Carson City State Bank" on it.>>

That's what I was expecting.

Looks like an old roll that's about it. Big time key date/DDO roll and a hack job at one end, it's been searched.
Sure would be funny if the searcher missed the DDO

MsMorrisine

previously opened.