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As mentioned in another thread, here is a recent purchase. This was a mint-sealed bag, bought in 1964, and it sat as a door stop for 48 years. I just cut the lead seal on the bag, and opened it. The coins that are toned, are from being in contact with the insides of the bag. Now, the fun begins. Since it is a common year, I will only be searching for errors and really gem strikes (MS-66). Die clashes are just too common, and there is no real demand for MS-64 and MS-65 grades. Most of the mint errors we know of, from the 1960s to the 1980s, came out of bags like these.  This is my version of roll hunting... except everything is bright and shiny. The toned coins will go to the bank, I will put together some grading sets for the Ottawa Coin Club and rest I will probably sell by the roll or by the pound.   "Discovery follows discovery, each both raising and answering questions, each ending a long search, and each providing the new instruments for a new search." -- J. Robert OppenheimerContent of this post is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported License. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses...0/deed.en_USMy eBay store
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Where did you find this bag?
Keep us posted on your finds, this would be great to search through!
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Valued Member
Canada
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...The toned coins will go to the bank... You try the ebay route for copper content. |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Siting here with 2 boxes of nickels and cents in front of me, but I find myself daydreaming about that bag. LOL!
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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SPP...If a person had lots of time to spare,how long would you say it would take to search the whole bag?
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Valued Member
Canada
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Very slowly, until the first exciting find-- then-- greased lightening!
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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I had three 1963 bags ($20). Each took me two days to go through, about 8 hours in total per bag.
I'd love to get a 1962 or a 1964 bag!
What surprised me was the number of coins with black fingerprints on them!
Edited by ikandiggit
05/26/2012 06:56 am
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Valued Member
Canada
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Good luck Roger.All I have is a MS-66 ans a hanging 4 for that year
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
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When the term 'bag marks' is mentioned this is how they are caused. The finished coins are just spat out of the coining presses at a great rate of knots, directly into a receivibg bag, such as this one.
Newly made coins that are collected and rolled sustain far less damage before they leave the mint.
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Valued Member
Canada
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That is incredible SPP. Sorting through that would be an excelent way to spend a weekend!
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 Canada
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Nope. The weather is too nice. I am spending the weekend outdoors...
"Discovery follows discovery, each both raising and answering questions, each ending a long search, and each providing the new instruments for a new search." -- J. Robert OppenheimerContent of this post is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported License. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses...0/deed.en_USMy eBay store
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Valued Member
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always nice to see the queen's first portrait!
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SPP-Ottawa, I take it you don't hoard copper since you're taking the toned ones to the bank?
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Canada
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No, I don't bother hoarding copper. Frankly, it is not worth it for me. So, my bank returns will be some future coin roll hunters' find...
"Discovery follows discovery, each both raising and answering questions, each ending a long search, and each providing the new instruments for a new search." -- J. Robert OppenheimerContent of this post is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported License. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses...0/deed.en_USMy eBay store
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 Any results as of yet or is the bag still sitting there waiting for you to send it to me to search through? |
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Posted 05/25/2012 7:02 pm
