Coin Roll Sources

Good idea! One of the things I like todo is track the box types I get from various banks. Some are clearly labeled 'brinks', etc and I also track the years they produce much like the "cent project" (which I had a great interest in, too bad it fizzled). I can use these results to identify the banks/suppliers to one with the most potential (oldest average coins).

An idea I saw that I'm going to try as well was to get coins from small town banks, the idea was that coins were more likely to be recirculated longer in a small area.

i dont buy whole boxes normaly just 5 dollars in cents and 10 dollars in nickels from my local grocry store

You may want to ask small vending machine companies.

I rarely buy boxes, I get customer rolls from the banks I deal with, the vault tellers love it, saves them from having to send off rolls as frequently. Using this approach at three different banks I have managed to convince the tellers to save all the silver that comes through (not alot) for me. I have filled my Dansco Franklin half dollar set with the exception of the 51D (several in BU) using this method. Two of the banks even call me when they get rolls in marked wheats or large silver dollar rolls. I think I have a better shot at finding the keys this way. I never return coin to these banks, I have a different special bank with mean tellers for that.

Kie