Coin Roll Hunting: A Beginner's Guide

Done! Thank you for the correction and suggestion.

Don't forget the US 1987 half dollars or (maybe?) NIFC halves (2002 and after).

Also, maybe you could combine the Canadian dimes, quarters and half dollars into one "section" like you did for the US dimes, quarters and half dollars? Maybe?

Maybe note in Canadian section that halves, cents, silver dollars are not regularly found, no longer circulating? Also there was no mention of silver dollars in either section.

Canadian halves are also not likely to be found in rolls, unless really new

ace_ftw, I'll point tat put. I can use a personal antidont to show why it never hurts to ask. I'll write something up about siolver dollars for both sections on the off chance someone could use it. I have yet to ask for old dollars and get a silver but hopefully one day.

jbuck, thank you.


Well I guess I can't edit after 1 day so I will write up some more stuff to be added and then bother one of the admins about it.

Address some of the less like currency you will come into, discuss silver dollars, make list of key dates, add buying world lots as a possibility to CRH and I would like to add some more CRH terms if anyone feels I left out some important ones.

Couple more -

Dream box: box loaded with silver

Ender: roll with a silver or collectible coin on the end, ie; "Bender"( Franklin half) "Kender" (Kennedy silver half) lol.

CWR: customer-wrapped roll
MWR: machine-wrapped roll

Kind Box: Smokin' box full of silver. OK, I just coined that one myself.

You forgot the basics: people skills.

Say please and thank you when picking up and dumping and when necessary bribe the banks that get you coin and count your coin for no fee (which costs the bank money) with donuts, pizza, gift cards or whatever you choose but be sure to thank them for their efforts.

Hey, could one of the admins do something for me?

At the end of the body of text found in the "Where do I get piles of circulating coinage?" could you tack on...

Although not at face value you can also buy "Unsearched" lots of foreign coins on ebay, Vcoin or similar platforms. I put "unsearched" in quotations because most Coin Community Forum members will tell you that these lots are often seeded with the occasional world silver or Indian Head cent to lure you in but the majority of the lot is made up of lower grade/common dates that has been picked over.

*Always be polite and courteous. Use "please" and "thank you". If they have no boxes in say "Thank you for checking" and be on your merry way. Once you get a rapport going you may even get called in for stuff. Don't be afraid to surprise your teller with a box of Tim Bits once in a while. Yes, tellers are their to serve you however they are not their to be your personal slave.

Right after the Canadian Section what do I keep blah blah list of half dollars could you add this list of key dates?

Key dates by denomination
Cents
21-30
1936 Dot
1946 "A to denticle"
1955 no shoulder fold
1962 Harp
1985 Pointed 5

Nickels
1925
1926 Far 6
1932 Far 2
1944 Tombac
1951 High Relief
1965 Small Beads
1970 (from experience pretty much impossible)
1990 Bare Belly

Dimes
1956 Dot
1969 Large Date

Quarters
1973 Large Bust
New Brunswick Coin Alignment

Half Dollars
1921
1982 Small Beads

In both sections (America and Canada) when I listed all the roll information could you add Silver dollars: Loose, ask

I updated the slang list and alphabetized it, could it now read...

Buffalo: Nickel with a buffalo on it
CWR: customer-wrapped roll
Dark Side: foreign coin
Dream box: box loaded with silver
Dump Bank: The bank where you drop off your searched coins
Ender: roll with a silver or collectible coin on the end,
Exonumia: A token or medal, something coin like but not an actual coin
Face Value: The value stamped on the coin
Indian: Indian Head cent
Intristic Value: The value of a coin based on it's metal content
Junk SIlver: a silver coin too beat up to be collectable
Key Date: A year a coin was produced in small numbers
MWR: machine-wrapped roll
Numismatic Value: The value a coin commands by being desirable amongst collectors
Pick up Bank: The bank where you get your coins to search
Skunk Box: a box of coins with nothing of interest in it
Vicky: Queen Victoria
Wheatie: Wheat back cent
Zoel Number: A number used to denote a Canadian variety coin

Lastly could you add the following members to the thank you list..

fistfulladirt
jack jeckel
ace_ftw
WheatHunter

and of course the admin that makes these changes.

How about listing Proof coins in your definition section and as a type of coin you'd want to look out for and keep?