Warning: Roll searchers...
joeykoins
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Just a heads up! I know many here on the forum participate in this tradition as I do. It is a tradition many collectors have been doing for years and years, ever since we were kids actually. Even today our children are following our old tradition that our parents taught us. Only one difference, yes, you know. We must be very wise and careful afterwards or maybe, not even
risk it? I love roll hunting but instead of finding something we want to find, we may find something that we truly DON'T want! 
"Jesus died for you and for me, Thank you,Jesus"!!!
--- If it should happen I die and leave this world and you want to remember me. Please only remember my opening Sig Line.0
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And how about the CoinStar reject coins? No idea where they may have come from.....
Don't put coins in your mouth & wash your hands.
I've thought the same thing ... but ... haven't seen so much as a corroded Lincoln cent in a Coinstar reject slot in more than a month.
They might not even need to be "corroded".
"Jesus died for you and for me, Thank you,Jesus"!!!
--- If it should happen I die and leave this world and you want to remember me. Please only remember my opening Sig Line.I figure this thread might not last long? I just wanted to warn everyone, even though I know most here are wise to this.
"Jesus died for you and for me, Thank you,Jesus"!!!
--- If it should happen I die and leave this world and you want to remember me. Please only remember my opening Sig Line.Coins are a very poor vector for disease. This is especially true when they've sat around for a few days rather than being handed to you in a transaction.
If you want to worry about something, worry about paper currency.
Maybe just date the box and then wait. It seems there is always a chance of some sort of contamination when roll hunting.
I found a 1918 cent the other day and immediately washed my hands
One source said this new virus can live on hard surfaces for 7 days. Of course it's much lower on copper and our coins are mostly copper.
Ya' rolls da dice and takes ya' chances. Just wash your hands afterward... ...they'll get dirty anyway.
I can't order anymore anyways ... banks are closed here except for the drive through.
Be sure to always carry gloves in case of a parking lot find. Just sayin'.
Worry is the interest you pay on a debt you may not owe.
"Paper money eventually returns to its intrinsic value---zero."----Voltaire
"Everything you say should be true, but not everything true should be said."----Voltaire
I bought a box of quarters last week, the teller actually put it through the tray in drive through! I was thinking he was going to leave it out by the door or something.
I've got lots of gloves with me for receiving coins and notes. Can of Lysol for decontamination. My wife made me masks. Notes are the concern for me as there's plenty of proof the cloth fiber notes are dirty. Peace Roy
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I put the CRH on hold about a month ago. Haven't seen a coinstar in about 2 weeks. Last coinstar find was a 1926 Lincoln.
Now is a good time to hunker down and look through stuff I already have but haven't looked at in a while. Last night I was going through a mini hoard of Russian wire money from the 16-17th century.
Anyone CRH'ing should be used to washing up afterwards...silver is anti-bacterial, but we do not have much silver anymore...
Cheers, RickO
WOW ... That's cool .. a tray. Here it's a tube like capsule 10" x as round as a coffee cup.
Just go through the business line next to the building that's where the tray is, besides then the teller will assume you own a business. So just act real serious and busy and she'll give you what your looking for
I am having no problems ordering from the banks and use rubber gloves to open and inspect the rolls. The hard part is getting the credit unions to let me in to use the coin counters.
Next year we will all be looking for PCGS certified coins with the "Decontamination Effect" labels.
@Jimnight . Equally effective, just hand her a note telling her you need a bag full of small coins...NOW!
We here, have tubes in our drive-thru along with the tray lane, right next to the building.
"Jesus died for you and for me, Thank you,Jesus"!!!
--- If it should happen I die and leave this world and you want to remember me. Please only remember my opening Sig Line.One would think the coins that the metal detector people find would be SAFE!
"Jesus died for you and for me, Thank you,Jesus"!!!
--- If it should happen I die and leave this world and you want to remember me. Please only remember my opening Sig Line.The virus is in the air all around us! Don't forget to wear a mask and soak the unopened rolls in 90% alcohol before opening them. Then dump the soaking wet coins on to a clean white terrycloth towel and use a hair dryer to dry them. Wipe down the kitchen table with bleach - after a while it will add some nice patterns to the wood. Don't forget to wash the towel when through searching. Stay Safe and good luck!
I feel dirty now, think I'll go wash up...
Stay away from any coinstar finds that contain Pratt’s incused design. They are vectors of infectious disease!
The only good thing about the present situation is the fact that the mustard is on my gloves and not my shirt!