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Valued Member
Canada
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I acquired a couple shrunk wrapped mint rolls yesterday one being a head/head with a 2013 under the queen on one side (1812 quarter) and other with mint mark under the queen so I'm assuming it to be a regular caribou 2013... The other roll was a head/tails but one side was a 2003 caribou and other was a queen with the RCM mint mark under the head... Is it normal to have mixed years in a mint roll? I know the 1812 coins tended to be mixed color/non color.. but I found it odd to have completely different years in one roll |
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Pillar of the Community
 Canada
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Shrink wrapped rolls aren't necessarily mint rolls.
"Dipping" is not considered cleaning...
-from PCGS website
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
1700 Posts |
Some banks wrap their coins with plastic wrappers that resemble paper wrappers.
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Valued Member
 Canada
55 Posts |
here is a couple pics...    So these could be just circulated quarters that have been rerolled in plastic? |
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Valued Member
Canada
250 Posts |
I have found different years in a few of these shrink wrapped rolls, so they are not what they seem. Be cautious if buying them as a mint roll.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
849 Posts |
Interesting... personally I haven't seen this in shrink wrapped rolls but have seen them in older bank wrapped rolls...
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Valued Member
Canada
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Thanks guys... so I ripped them open and found a bunch of dirty old quarters... nothing special at all.. I did get them from the bank.. but its good to know they're out there...
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
686 Posts |
Anyone can remove coins from a shrink wrap mint roll and replace the coins with whatever they want. It's not that hard.
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Moderator
 Canada
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It can happen from the mint. Remember that multiple coin presses are running simultaneously, the coins end up in big hoppers, that then go to rolling machines.... I have found different years in rolls from a sealed mint box.... someday, maybe I'll find a double-struck one...
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Some of the distribution centers here in Canada have started using the clear shrink wrapped rolls for distributing coins. They are following in the footsteps of Brinks and others in the states. When it comes to quarters and nickels...I have not found a coin older then 2000 in such rolls. Sure does put a damper on coin roll hunting when I get such a box.
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Valued Member
Canada
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I have met 1 regular caribou in a 1812 Tecumseh roll. I　tried to catch any difference on it from normal caribou quarter, but failed. It just looks mixed. I believe it's kind of error but totally have no evidence to it.
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Valued Member
Canada
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And the 2003 looks somehow circulated...is it possible someone touched the roll?
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Valued Member
Canada
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Shrink wrapped rolls can happen during recycling of coins by the mint and or one of the recyclers. Also it is not very difficult to take coins out of shrink wrapped rolls and put them back again.
So moral of the story:
Shrink wrapped rolls does not automatically mean uncirculated coins and
Shrink wrapped uncirculated coins does not automatically mean untampered coins.
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Posted 07/06/2013 11:21 am
