How Many Are Into Coin Roll Hunting?

My wife and I had never searched rolls until reading this post of Ben's. We decide to try half dollar rolls and I went to the bank my company works with so I knew they would be helpful. I picked up 10 rolls and went home. When we checked them we found a number of 90% silvers and a couple of 40%. I went back to the bank and found out they had somewhat over $500 worth of half rolls left and I purchased all of them. When it was over, my darling and I had found well over $500 at spot price in half dollars. Most of these were Franklin and Walkers. My wife and I were immediately planning our retirement. Since then we have looked at 100s of rolls from other banks and have found exactly one 40%er. Deb says we need to find banks with dust on the bottles. Obviously these rolls had been setting there for a long time. My plan now is to go to small towns were the turnover on half dollars would be very slow and hope they have some rolls. May work, probably not, but it has sure been fun trying. Jim

went to a new bank and signed up there today. Bought all of the $130 in halves they had, no silver, although I did get 1 1991-s proof (kinda messed up though) and a 2002-d. I also got a 2005-d from 3.50 worth of halves I bought at my other bank a few days ago. It's funny b/c that was the 1st time that'd happened, and than it happened a few days later Got some more halves coming sunday - wish me luck.

I love crh, you never know what you will find in all those rolls you get, its very exciting!

First post here guys, great site, I am curious as to how a Proof coin ends up in a circulated roll? I have a few of the Washington Dollar rolls lying around that I was going to save for a few years. I imagine an unopened, uncirculated roll will appreciate over the years? Great site,

Thomas

Well, my rolls came in today. 2 had nothing in them, the other 2 had 4 40%'s each; go figure.

And in answer to the proof question, I imagine there are 3 real ways it happens.
1. Someone dies, and their unknowledgeable heirs just "cash them in," w/o thinking about numismatic value.
2. they are stolen, and the thief doesn't want to alert the fuzz by selling a bunch of rolls of old coins; or, they assume they are just reg. coins w/ reg value.
3. They have actually been in our out of circulation for a long time. I.e, a 1964 dime that has circulated since 1964, or, someone deposited a bunch of coins 20 years ago at a small bank and they've just been sitting there, or they get sold to another bank, etc.

Well, got my 150 worth of halves, and did not get a single silver, proof, or non-circ. I did get a full rolls worth of 1999-d halves in 65+, which is great since they have the lowest circulation mintage, other than the 99' p's. I always hang on to good condition ones of those dates - could be sleepers a million years from now.

I just opened 17 Nickel rolls and I found a Buffalo, a 1940, a 2001 with an odd gold tint, and a Canadian 5 cent

I have an unopened US Nickel roll with an Australia 2 Cent piece at the end.

Any ideas if that's be worth anything unopened as an oddity on ebay?

-GO

I guess you could call me a roll hunter ,,I just finished 20 OBR's of 1990-D lincoln cents,, I found four different Reverses and two different obverses,,

as well as a few Very nice MS coins ,I believe will grade at 68 RD perhaps a bit higher .

I love it when that happens !! definitely an upgrade for the collection !!

Metalman