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Valued Member
United States
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I'm bored, so I'm probably going to the bank soon and get a few rolls to look at. I'm fairly certain the bank I'm going to is not going to have any silver coins (it was built within the past two years,) so what denomination would be best just to try and find interesting coins? I'm not really interested in Lincoln ears, even with my loupe I can't really tell. DDO's and overstrikes I might be able to spot. So if I'm not trying for silver, what other coins would it be fun to search through? edit: If you think a mix is good, that's fine too. I think I have like $100 in my wallet atm. Edited by Superhal
10/04/2013 10:43 pm
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Moderator
 United States
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I think Lincoln cents probably have the largest amount of varieties/errors to look for, and they would not lockup too much money.  |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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I as well love the cents over all the other denominations. Easy to acquire in the states...not so anymore here in Canada. Most bang for your buck when it comes to varieties to search for. My second choice is nickels followed by dimes then quarters. Here in Canada...we can not order Halves and we rarely see them in a bank. The dollar and two dollar coins...I do not have much experience searching them.
I guess it all comes down to what you like when it comes to your coin collecting experience. If your not worried about silver...I would stick with cents and nickels. You do have a chance to find silvers in nickels as well. So that is an added bonus.
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Valued Member
 United States
315 Posts |
What the heck, the bank doesn't sell customer wrapped rolls. Oh well, I went with 5 nickle and 4 dime rolls.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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nickels or pennies. you can still put together sets of jeffersons and pennies from circulation.
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Canada
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Nickels and pennies - people will put anything into a penny roll. A local store has a bin of just penny roll finds, ranging from the ubiquitous (yet oversized) British new pence, the common 2 euro cents, and the weird (Poland 5 groszy, Ecuador 1 centavo, Switzerland 2 rappen...).
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United States
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Nickels seem to yield the most old coins (1938-1959) out of all of the denominations. I used to get a Brinks box from a local Bank of America box every week, and it would have a minimum of 1 War Nickel and 1 Buffalo nickel per box, plus about 12 older coins. As far as I can tell, penny rolls tend to be mostly from coin dumps. You'll find entire boxes without a single Wheat penny, and then you'll find a box with dozens of wheat pennies and coins from all over the world. Pennies are also supposedly the best for error coins, but I truthfully don't find it worthwhile to check for anything except WAMs. I'd steer clear of dimes at all costs, and only do quarters if you are missing a few State/Territory/ATB designs. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I get the most out of nickels. Pennies are fun to search through too though, and they come in a close second.
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
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Get yourself a variety / errors handbook with lots of illustrations, to educate yourself, THEN start looking. Look at the illustrations lot of times. You will have a better idea of what to look for, with a trained eye.
A few benefits will come out of this:
1. Your collection will grow more quickly
2. Fewer valuable varieties and errors will be missed
3. You will be more knowledgeable, and will be able to better share your skills and knowledge with the rest of us.
4. Much less likely to be bored, especially on a cold night.
5. Your friendly numismatic social network will expand, here in the CCF.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Nickels work best fro me. Even if you do not find War Nickels, if you are lucky you could get a Buffalo nickel or some nice proof Jeffersons. |
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United States
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If you're looking for varieties and not silver, pennies are your best bet. Lincoln cents have lots of errors, and who wouldn't want a wheat? Pennies tie up the least capital.
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Posted 10/04/2013 10:55 pm
