How Many Lincoln Cents Looked At Before Finding One Of Value?

I go through 5 rolls in about 15 minutes , but then again I'm just a date, mint and condition collector .

I can't even begin to fairly answer your question about how many I go through before finding one of value because it's sooo all over the place.. I'm not sure I could even come up with a good average.. If I catch a crappy bank box I can easily go a dozen rolls before finding anything worth keeping for any reason.. If I catch a good unc roll I can have half of it in flips by the time I get to the 50th coin..

How long to go through a roll is easier.. First off though, lately I'm lucky to dedicate an hour to roll searching -- and I only get that cos it's my main wind down to hitting the sack while already in the sack instead of reading.. Bank wrap / customer wrap rolls are like 3/hr if decent to maybe 5/hr if crap cos ya still gotta look at the ones that aren't dissolving in or sticking to your fingers.. Unc rolls tend to be one-and-done if nothin's happenin' to multiple days if it's in a giving mood since I usually 'sleeve' & label at each find..

Swamp

Kind of funny you make mention, Coop -- cos until the time it became totally cost prohibitive (and truth be told, until just a couple years ago regardless) the g/f & I would make at least one trip a year up into the Carolinas or N GA n camp at spots where we could do this exactly..

As a side note to everyone: The reason one-time branch mints Charlotte and Dahlonega were chosen has nothing to do with "pretty location" or "location drawn out of a hat.." Can you guess what that reason is..? Hint: See quote..

Swamp

Lol. Nice.

Nice John1! Will you be posting pictures anywhere?




What is a "bar on column" error?

The "bar on column" is not an error, but a variety, since it happened in the die making process. Anyway, it's a minor Doubled Die Reverse on the middle column, where Abe Lincoln is.

You're very welcome! Did you receive my coins yet from the giveaway?