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AT214 Valued Member United States 228 Posts	Posted 02/26/2015 9:53 pm Other then a bank and ebay, what are some ways to purchase rolls of coins to search through in hopes of finding rare coins and varieties? Not talking about buying from collectors. Report this Post to the Staff

Tunnioc Pillar of the Community United States 3171 Posts	Posted 02/26/2015 11:13 pm I sometimes go to the car wash and put $5 in the changer machine to look for ATB and Parks quarters. If I get one or two, I put 5 more dollars in. I have received quite a few that way. Report this Post to the Staff
Finn235 Pillar of the Community United States 6130 Posts	Posted 02/26/2015 11:22 pm You basically covered all the bases. The only way to get rare coins is to search for them from bank rolls etc, or buy them at fair market value. What specifically are you hoping to get? Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 02/27/2015 05:03 am Yard sales,estate sales, friends,credit unions. John1 Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 187860 Posts	Posted 02/27/2015 09:46 am Quote: I sometimes go to the car wash and put $5 in the changer machine to look for ATB and Parks quarters. I used to do that, too. I also used to buy stamps with a twenty just to get the dollar coins in change. Then two things happened. They replaced the cash machine with an electronic payment machine and I stopped needing stamps. Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
just carl Bedrock of the Community United States 20753 Posts	Posted 02/27/2015 10:45 am If you or your family go to the same stores all the time where they get to know you, ask at the check outs if you could buy a roll of something. Report this Post to the Staff
Rackster Pillar of the Community United States 4809 Posts	Posted 02/27/2015 12:55 pm Funny how some of us collectors think! I'd always go to the change making machine adjacent to the vending machines. Put my money in and get 3 quarters and 5 nickels; found many silver nickels for changing out a dollar. Then use incorrect change to make a purchase to generate more change to look at. I never give exact change when making a purchase always hoping to get something back from the cashier, but lately, cashiers keep doing me 'favors' and rounding to the nearest nickel rather than give me 3 or 4 cents. I wonder if they are told to do this? Report this Post to the Staff
ratio411 Pillar of the Community United States 1208 Posts	Posted 03/05/2015 01:47 am When you go to the grocery store, bank, or anywhere else that might harbor one of those "change to cash" machines, always discreetly eye return cup, and the floor around the machine. The stuff you find on the floor is likely just spillage, making it common stuff. However, the stuff you find in the return cup can be very interesting. The machine spits out anything out of spec. Damaged coins, foreign coins, or old coins that are out of weight spec due to precious/semi-precious metal content. Stuff that the machine doesn't like, often equals stuff that hobbyists like us, DO like! Report this Post to the Staff
ratio411 Pillar of the Community United States 1208 Posts	Posted 03/05/2015 01:58 am Oh, and don't be too obvious about this one, because I'm sure it would creep people out if you were... I look in the till when I go to a store and make a transaction. I have seen hand rolled coins before in cash registers that just had that "look", like it had been rolled a long time ago, or the wrapper was odd looking. If you have a "feeling" about what you see that brief moment the till is open, you can ask to buy it from the cashier. I admit that I haven't found a fortune this way, but I have picked up rolls that looked old that turned out to be just that. I have got a few rolls of wheat pennies out of register sightings, old nickels, and home rolled dimes with silver. I also have made nice with cashiers before, in places that I frequented, and eventually they were comfortable enough with me, that they would save odd stuff for me. Ike dollars, currency with 'other than green' seals, or anything else that didn't look the same as the normal stuff. This has been a VERY good source for me in the past. Report this Post to the Staff
SsuperDdave Moderator United States 23522 Posts	Posted 03/05/2015 11:44 am I've done that, ratio. Got a roll of Wheaties once. Report this Post to the Staff
AT214 Valued Member United States 228 Posts	Posted 03/11/2015 9:35 pm wow guys, yall have given me lots of great ideas I didn't even think of! thank yall. I'm not shy, I will eyeball the heck out the till next time I'm shopping.... lol. They can think I'm weird all they want as long as they let me buy something if I see it in there Report this Post to the Staff
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