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United States
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I'm interested in hearing why you personally do it? Who got you started? When did you realize man I'm hooked? What is your main goal that you are trying to reach? I do it because it reminds me of my Grandpa(My avatar is a coin I got from my Grandpa, he had a guy in California that hand painted coins). I didn't even know it was called coin roll hunting until recently. My wife nicknamed it Click Clacking since that was the sound it made as I threw the coins in the bag after going through them. My main goal is to be the biggest Coin Hoarder in Florida and nothing beats the feeling when you find a really nice coin!! I'm addicted... Big Time. Look forward to hearing your reasons why you do it.  Edited by Mr Click
05/14/2014 09:19 am
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I roll hunt because I can get more bang for my buck.I started because it started to get expensive buying coins I needed/wanted.I got hooked on roll searching when I started finding errors/varieties I only paid face value for that are worth more then face value if you can find a buyer that is.Not to long ago I sold two LMC's varieties for almost $50 that I found roll searching.I am not in it to get rich though it's just fun to "hunt" for that treasure. John1  |
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United States
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Mr. Click............ Quote:
I'm interested in hearing why you personally do it? Who got you started? When did you realize man I'm hooked? What is your main goal that you are trying to reach?
I do it because it reminds me of my Grandpa(My avatar is a coin I got from my Grandpa, he had a guy in California that hand painted coins). I didn't even know it was called coin roll hunting until recently. My wife nicknamed it Click Clacking since that was the sound it made as I threw the coins in the bag after going through them.
My main goal is to be the biggest Coin Hoarder in Florida and nothing beats the feeling when you find a really nice coin!! I'm addicted... Big Time.
Look forward to hearing your reasons why you do it. Thrill of the hunt... AG......... Fill out my holes.... Up grade my Eisenhower dollars... Looking for ERROR coins.... Looking for TONED coins... And anything (when I have duplicates) that might sell on ebay ... to help pay for the hobby. |
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The main reason I roll hunt is definitely for the thrill of the hunt. You just never know what will be in that next roll, and that's what keeps me going even if I'm not finding anything good.  Most people don't have the patience to roll hunt for varieties, and would rather pay good money for them on ebay. NOT me! It's an amazing feeling you get when you actually find rare varieties in circulation.  Even though I'm not really into selling my finds, I know that if I ever do, I will make tons more money than my initial face value investment cost me. I did sell two Lincoln Cent Cuds on ebay once, and made $35! How did I get started? I got sick of looking through the average change my dad would bring home, and when I saw online the stuff you can find in bank boxes, I was naturally very excited. And after that first box of pennies, I knew I was hooked!  Since I mainly search pennies and nickels, my personal goal is to pull from circulation as many Indian Head cents, wheat cents, errors, varieties, Buffalo nickels, and pre-1960's nickels as I can! Edited by Rollsearcher37
05/14/2014 10:18 am
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My Proudest moment Click Clacking wasn't when I found my first silver. It wasn't when I found my first Indian Head penny or my first 1909 penny. The proudest moment was when my 4 yr old son was searching with me and he said" Look Dad, I found a Wheat"!! Take a guess on what the Tooth Fairy brings to my kids! That's right. Silver Quarters and Halves |
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United States
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I do it for the fun of it. Also you can't beat proofs, silver, errors, and retired designs for face!
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United States
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Building modern sets from circulation. No immediate apparent investment value, but you never know. It was just fun finding every date and mint-mark from 1965 to date for all current circulating (or barely circulating) denominations. Got almost all of them now, and starting to buy mint sets and proof sets to crack open and upgrade them all to BU/Proof.
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Who got you started? CCF. Quote:
When did you realize man I'm hooked? After the first roll; when I found some good nickels. Quote:
What is your main goal that you are trying to reach? Get all of the hole fillers! |
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United States
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I do it for the cheap, short-lasting thrill that we coin nerds feed upon.
When I listen to LED ZEPPELIN...so do my neighbors...
Roll hunting since '77
Dirt fishing since '72
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United States
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this is going to sound all weepy eyed sappy but its the truth My Dad was a coin collector. ever since I can remember he has collected them.he tried to get me interested. I wanted no part of it. I collect Guns and do not have time to look through a little glass at stupid coins. Then my Dad passed, while I was going through his stuff I saw where my Dad had stopped collecting. and out of love and respect for him. I wanted to complete his whitmen books Then the darn coin bug bit me in the butt. ..I still do it for Dad but now I like it. gotta fill them holes!! |
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United States
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@frodo
I have a similar story to yours. My Grandpa was a huge coin collector. He used to give all his grand kids coins for Christmas every year. He passed when I was 10 years old. My Grandma continued the tradition and still gave out coins from Grandpa's coin collection until she passed 20 years later. Now my mom passes out his coins at Christmas time.
I still have all his coins separate from my Click Clack collection, (My favorite coin I rec'd from him is my Avatar Coin) I wish I could talk to him about coins now that I'm really into it.
I really wish I would have gotten into Coins instead of baseball cards back then.
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Valued Member
Canada
372 Posts |
I restarted collecting a year ago. I was looking through all kinds of loose change and asking family to check dates etc. I was looking for common dates just to say I had one. I came to realize that it would be easier to find coins if I just got $20 in rolls and took them back later to the bank.
Then I found something called coin roll hunting on the internet. Thinking "what the heck is that" I checked it out and found that it's exactly what I was talking about. I got all my common dates in no time, and found others as well.
I have paid a premium for coins I felt I'd never find, and the next roll I opened there it was. I likely won't quit the hunt.
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United States
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@wolfman-11
A pretty cheap hobby when you think about it. Ha!
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Valued Member
Canada
372 Posts |
Yep. Finding proofs, silver and non circulation coins at face value is always cause for excitement.
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Valued Member
United States
174 Posts |
I started because I found a cool coin in my change. Dont even remember what it was. I do it because it's a quiet zone where time stands still, and all stress leaves my body. I knew I was hooked when I was tearing through so many rolls that I filled an entire kitchen trash bag with the paper wrappers, and still wanted more. To me, finding a Wheat penny from the teens or twenties, or a Buffalo nickel just shocks me to think: How did this get back into circulation? What has this coin seen in it's life? Who's held it? |
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United States
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I do it because it's a quiet zone where time stands still, and all stress leaves my body. and love this quote too people will need counseling to quit this addictive hobby thanks for sharing the stories fellow crh ers |
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