Just wanted to open up a debate over Coin Roll Hunting best practices. This is totally opinion based. Each style has it's merits. Just curious how popular each happens to be right now.
If you vote or if you find there's another way to go about CRHing. Please comment.
I think that if you are a CRH enthusiast, your looking at dates...picking out old coins, low mintages, variety hunting, error hunting, and high grade coins. If you are a silver hoarder, then scanning the edges should do the trick. I suppose that you could elect to pull out a few bright copper clads to check, but that would seem to be casual CRH instead.
Like Crazy...I hunt nickels and cents, so edges only clue me in on the possible higher grade coins to consider. Good luck on the hunt...whatever you may hunt.
Good video but one thing to add. Edge hunting is "NOT" always evident. I've been focused on half's the past year. I have been averaging (going thru) two boxes a week. I open a roll and start off looking at the edges. The coins are dirty. Many 90 and 40%'ers have "almost" gotten by me from time-to-time. If nothing jumps out at me, I look at date and conditions. I have also found many proofs and NIFC coins. In the beginning, I searched to fast. More then ones, the "sound" if the coin being dropped into the "used pile" has tipped me off. I've learned to slow down. I'm also looking for errors and varieties. In my opinion, if you're only edge hunting (with half's) you're losing money. Happy hunting.
All 2009 Dimes are worth saving, as are most Quarters made from 2009-2012, and all Halves made after 2001...
All high grade 1982 and 1983 dated coins of these three denominations are very much worth saving, and, in many cases, are worth more than "junk silver" coins.
Never have been a fan of "edge searching," and never will be.
CRH Nickeloholic. 1,600,000 nickels searched in eight years! Have found FOUR complete Jefferson sets!
I once got some half rolls from a bank that the teller told me had been turned in by a local who searches the rolls regularly. He had missed some 40%; a 72 and 74-D DDO; and a 72-D no FG.
Clashes, MADs, RPMs, etc, cannot be told by only looking at the edge.
All high grade 1982 and 1983 dated coins of these three denominations are very much worth saving, and, in many cases, are worth more than "junk silver" coins.
I just watched the video and think it's pretty good, but one thing in there bothers me. How do people pull coins out of circulation rolls and claim they are now "BU"? I would never label any coin I got in change "Brilliant Uncirculated"; I would however possibly pull it and mark it as "AU".
atticguy- I understand your point. It's completely logical. How can you find a Brilliant "Uncirculated" coin in circulation? I have pulled more then one coin (mostly 64 through 69 Kennedy half's and Lincoln Cent) from circulation (roll hunting) submitted to ANACS for grading and they have come back Mint State.
All high grade 1982 and 1983 dated coins of these three denominations are very much worth saving, and, in many cases, are worth more than "junk silver" coins.
CRH Nickeloholic. 1,600,000 nickels searched in eight years! Have found FOUR complete Jefferson sets!
How do people pull coins out of circulation rolls and claim they are now "BU"? I would never label any coin I got in change "Brilliant Uncirculated"; I would however possibly pull it and mark it as "AU".
To make it as simple as possible, "Uncirculated" is a state of preservation, and NOT the literal meaning of the word. For example, let's say that the person at your local grocery store just got a roll of brand new 2018-D Lincolns in their drawer... they give you some in change, and they would all be in Brilliant Uncirculated condition.
A few nights ago, this 1938-D nickel showed up in one of my rolls. It is fully as Brilliant as the day it was released some 80 years ago. Likely would grade about Brilliant Uncirculated 65 as there are no marks on it anywhere. (Note: the verdigris next to the E and L did come off after photo was taken)
CRH Nickeloholic. 1,600,000 nickels searched in eight years! Have found FOUR complete Jefferson sets!
Quote: I would never label any coin I got in change "Brilliant Uncirculated"; I would however possibly pull it and mark it as "AU"
Atticguy: nice to see I'm not alone. And to prove my point, I just released into my bank dump today, coins that came out of what I know to be OBW rolls, those imperfect ones and even some these folks slather over. Just to be sure, I fingered each one, at least once per side, to be sure my body oil was applied. Exactly like most of these coins found in a bank pulled source (whether rewrapped by carriers or customers). So all you fellow CRHers in the Midwest KC/St Louis area, get ready! Uncirculated to me is untouched by human hands, period.
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