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Valued Member
United States
453 Posts |
I'm new to this so just don't want to do something dumb. Don't clean anything is a rule but "don't open anything" is not? This is what looks like a pretty old (well, maybe 70's or 80's) customer roll of bicentennial quarters. No reason not to open this Right?  |
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Valued Member
United States
101 Posts |
Other than just being cool, I would either open it or flip it on the bay. People spend stupid money for this stuff.
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Moderator
 United States
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I would open it, but it is not my roll to open. I am a curious person and give no extra value to an intact roll. However, many others do give it value. If value is important, leave it alone; if not (and you are the curious type as well) then open it! Clear as mud?  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I have a roll just like that. My kids and I made it while we were collecting an album of State Quarters. Without any definitive provenance, your roll is no different than ours, worth $10. I would open it just to " check it out " |
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Valued Member
 United States
453 Posts |
Thanks for the feed back. I'm kind of in the "open it" camp. Going to sleep on it.
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Valued Member
United States
396 Posts |
Even if the roll was wrapped in, say, 1977, the chances of finding silver in it are only slightly better than in a roll wrapped in 2014. In my recollection, by '76 most silver, except 40% silver half dollars, had been removed from circulation.
But you might get lucky. You certainly would find some of the early clad quarters in better shape than you see in circulation today.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3755 Posts |
If it were a 75 or 76 solid roll of BU coins, then I might not open it. But it simply appears to be a CWR from back in the day. And your chances of there being silver in there are WAY better than now. I say open it!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
940 Posts |
The end of the roll appears to have been hand-rolled, which makes me think it is not original. I agree with Wesal94; "People spend stupid money for this stuff."
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Valued Member
United States
453 Posts |
How stupid do you suppose?
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Valued Member
United States
337 Posts |
I'd open it. I have to unwrap everything since there's always a possibility of something nice/rare.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1234 Posts |
I had a roll of nickels once, bank rolled. There was a Canadian on the end and I was thinking of holding onto it. It was sitting there and I absent mindedly picked it up and tore the end open... then realized HECK I wanted to save that... Well here is the coin that was directly underneath the Canadian...  still up to you  |
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United States
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4809 Posts |
You might be able to promote that the roll is older, perhaps rolled in the 70s/80s as you note. But no guarantee. Without that, some folks would drop out without authenticity. Then, how much could you get? ebay may have ballpark numbers you could research. But what you'd be banking on is the 'wow' factor. May not be a lot of 'wow' there. So assuming you could double your money, is it worth $10 to potentially find some silver or higher grade quarters from 30-40 years ago? How about $20? Again, not sure what folks are getting for 'unsearched quarter rolls from the 70s-80s', most of which are probably gimmicks to be wary of, but do the research and find your comfort zone. You might ask a crazy number where you would feel comfortable in letting it go and who knows - you could buy something you really desire. Good luck!! |
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Valued Member
United States
272 Posts |
Id open it I found a mint state 76 quarter and I was afraid to pick it up with white gloves so be cautious
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Bicentennial on the end appears to be circulated. If so just a typical roll of circ quarters. Go ahead and open it if you want.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I agree with Conder. Unless both sides are BU bicentennial quarters, you're unlikely to see any premium for this. Heck, it might not even be old... I've popped open rolls that looked to be 20+ years old, and out popped some brand new coins. Even if it is solid bicentennials, there's no premium in that.
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Posted 02/25/2014 6:01 pm
