Hello all,
I apologize in advance if this question has been addressed, but I honestly haven't looked too far into it yet.
I am relatively new to coin collecting and coin roll hunting. I thought I would just make a stab at buying
some coin rolls from my bank and see what happened.....
2 rolls of quarters, 5 of dimes, 5 of nickels, and 10 of pennies......
quarters were all circulated, so good hunting there (although no terrific finds, but at least there was a chance).
but, dimes, nickels and pennies were all apparently brand new 2014 rolls. For example, I opened a few of
each denomination, and found perfect uniformity in all dates and mint marks in each roll (at lease the
ones I opened). I assume the ones not yet opened are the same based on the coins showing on the ends. All of the cent rolls
contain 2014-D, and all look like mint condition (so I assume they may be new mint rolls that have just
never been opened). The nickels and dimes, were the same.....entire rolls with a uniform date and mint mark, and
look like brand new condition.
So, the question is...... was this a total strike out, and should I just open the rolls anyway and recycle them
back into the free coin machine at my bank, or is there ANY value at all in keeping some of the rolls I have not
yet opened so they remain in the original machine rolls? I figure in 50-100 years or so an unopened roll of original
mint-rolled 2013 uncirculated pennies might be worth something, but what about now? Since I just picked these
up from the bank and that is all I got, I know they are not rare or anything. I assume there can't be a market for
these on
ebay or anything as they are readily available at the bank. So other than being worth something
to my great-grandchildren in 100 years, is there any other reason I should keep these now? I am 35, so I don't
see them being excessively rare anytime in my lifetime.
Thanks so much for any input, and good hunting to you all.
Michael
Posted 02/25/2015 5:52 pm
