Do You Search For Errors?

I look for errors as well as other oddities when I roll search, but my primary objective is to score some older coins, and to upgrade what I have. I think 96% or thereabouts end up being sent back into the wild.

I do and find coin roll hunting a great place to find them over rolls that came from a collectors. It will make going through rolls take alot longer but you will be surprised..

I pull out possible rpm, DDO, DDR etc and put it into a boxes to go over latter as to not stop the quick flow of coin roll hunting. the next day I then hit up those under loupe and microscope to see what if anything I got.

Where I live in Florida lots of retired people also customer wrapped rolls can be filled with a collectors old stash. Junk draws coins get wrapped up and even estate coins get rolled up. I found several nickel DDR and even a TDO. Almost any thing with mint mark could be a RPM.

I have found dime rpms, type 2. I tend to find more varieties then key dates. On nickels I find some lamination errors are found a lot.

I have found 4 unlisted coins this way also because I was not constrained by knowing what to expect.

Error hunting keeps me going back! I still am dreaming about getting a mule or a pointed '85 cent. I broke down and bought a harp penny.

When I CRH, I am looking for old coins, upgrade coins for my albums, high grade coins to stow away, error coins, and variety coins. I also like gleaning out various foreign coins caught up in the mix.

I see folks go through boxes in the time it takes me to go through one. Every box is different so having the broader interest in searching lends to happier outcomes in one genre or another (as noted above by our fellow CCF members). If you narrow the focus, the faster you move through the coin you have (boxes vs. box). Some folks have more time than others, so I'm sure that factors in.

Errors and varieties tend to take the bulk of the time; many things to look for. Each year holds it's individual treasure, so mastering what to look for helps. But finding something you weren't necessarily looking for - an instant thrill.

Good luck on the hunt!

The extra time needed to search for varieties has never been worth the potential of finding one as far as I see it. I search for WAMS and the big ones like the Cheerios dollar and 92-P CAM, but I would rather have my box complete in 1-2 hours than 4-5 hours and *maybe* have an error or variety coin to show for it. If I can't see it with the naked eye in less than 5 seconds, I don't look for it.

That said, I do have some date/mm varieties set aside, and I have a couple greasers that I pulled from change.