Decided To Do My First Coin Rolls......what To Do...

If it was me, I would hold onto 2 rolls of the 2011D pennies. You might be able to trade one of the rolls for a roll of 2011P. If you open any more pennies, wear cotton gloves when you do it, to avoid leaving oils from your skin and fingerprints on them.
And if you can, save the the roll of Lincoln dollars intact and wait. I know that before the business strikes were released, people were buying the proof dollar sets, taking out the Lincoln dollars, and dumping the rest of the set on ebay. There may be a demand for them down the road. But that is speculation. But then again, isn't most of this hobby?
If you can't save the roll, open it wearing gloves, set aside the two end coins (you don't want those), and pick out the ones with the least scratches and dings, and keep those. With the "Golden" dollars there are also two varieties or types.
Type 1 has the edge lettering right-side up when the coin is heads up.

Type 2 has the edge lettering upside down when the coin is heads up.

You might want to save at least one of each. Some people collect both, and some don't. I do.
If you can avoid breathing on them, that would be good too.
And here is what mint rolls look like.

I have 10 rolls of 2011 D, because it usually takes 10 years for all the "varieties" and errors or what not to be know and what forth, or that is what it seems like to me. IE 2000, and 1999 pennies.

I would suggest getting a Red Book (http://www.google.com/search?q=red+...280&bih=575) and that will be your source, also...post here if you find anything that you think "questionable" sometimes I think I have a double stamped, and I post here...and it just happens to be two pennies got smashed together with some extreme force.

Think it more in attachment value more than monetary, yes sometimes you'll find worthwhile pennies, but then again...if that is what it was all about...I'd be buying 1000$ of pennies every week and hiring people go through them.

Good luck, and let us know what you find.

KenRingold- Awesome info....Thank you!

16x should be perfect. Have to say I've kinda taken a break from roll searching. Was doing 2-3 boxes a week. Found myself just going through the motions and not observing each coin the way I should. A little break sometimes help me focus and reinvigorates my desire to search....

I still believe that I have a chance at finding a 72 double die.

As I am searching each roll of pennies, I set aside the 72, 92, 98, 99, 2000...and check them at the end of each roll. Gives me a break from the search grind.

Jayman- I look at every coin for varieties. Doubled dies, RPMs, etc... I especially like the transitional varieties...WAMS, RDVs etc...I like the idea that someone made a decision (purposely or not) to use the wrong dies...if that makes any sense?

"Sort of confused by your statement Shavill... If its not about finding "worthwhile" pennies (whatever that means) then what is it "about" for you?....just sayin'

Also, don't wait for varieties to be "known"...a lot of the fun is trying to find them first!"

Oh jee. I am sorry.

I meant...like...uhm. Expensive Coins.

Does that help the matter?

But after awhile, with a 30x loupe grown into my eyeball from searching for those WAMs, CAMs, DDs, RPMs..., I wound up switching to nickels and needing surgery! With no insurance, now I'm going to HAVE to find one to pay for it. I guess I could just switch eyeballs and get another loupe. Then just have them both removed at the same time.