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Valued Member
United States
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So I took a trip with my mom today to a different town to visit some good people and I thought I would try to get a box of pennies while I was there. Different town, different banks so why not. Well I learned a valuable lesson, never leave the bank with an open box of pennies... Why? well after opening the first 10 rolls I started noticing that none of them were older then 82, I thought that was weird but then I found an 81 but it was demolished. So I continue opening rolls and after 5 more rolls, I'm now sure this box was picked through and rerolled. I was crushed, not what I expected and not a great first try at a different bank. I then go to one of my "hot spot" stores and buy 4 single rolls and in the first roll I find multiples of 60's and 70's and so on. The same with the second roll, so yes I learned not to accept the already opened boxes from the bank and if they won't bring me an unopened box, it is on to the next bank for me.
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Valued Member
United States
467 Posts |
Risk vs reward. Sometimes you hit,sometimes not. No lesson needed, always take what they have.
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New Member
United States
49 Posts |
That's a bummer, AR214. At least you can still turn them in to cash again, and then go to banks you know you can trust! Happy hunting!
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Valued Member
 United States
228 Posts |
@mini_dude, yes and I am first thing in the morning, I was just so excited at the possibility of finding some good ones from the new area, but I will try again. Proof I don't live far from a fellow roll hunter lol. @oober Yes I'm aware of that and know well that there are a lot of misses, but It was just the first time I went out my area to buy and it was a huge bust, and to not even a single 70 or 60 or even Canadian in the whole box just through me for a loop, that was a first.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4809 Posts |
AT - I'm not sure if you search for varieties, but there are a number of Zincolns that are worthy of searching. This is how I look at it: finding LWCs isn't that common so searching for varieties has a better upside. And you can find some nice BU Zincolns to glean out as well. Just depends on what your happy finding. The last CRH event on cents was CWRs from at least 3 groups. I found one lot with early BU Zincolns, another with early LMC coppers, and a group with late Zincolns. I found a number of DDRs in the late Zincolns.  Just depends. Good luck on the hunt!! |
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United States
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what is CWRs? And what is DDR? Please and sorry, I'm not exactly familiar with the initials for all the terms. |
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United States
228 Posts |
I'm kinda new to all this. I have only been collecting Wheaties over the years and the varieties and zincolns are a mystery to me and I have no clue what would be worth collecting or the different late zincolns that are worth collecting. I just love the Wheaties and that is what started me on searching. I still find some that I don't have, just yesterday I found my first 1941 S wheatie and was so ecstatic, even though it not a key date or considered a value, it is to me.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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CWR is customer wrapped rolls and DDR is double die reverse. If you see how DDR is underlined, you can click on it and it will take you to the glossary for an explanation. Keep on learning, great to see young enthusiasm. |
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United States
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CWR stands for Customer Wrapped Rolls, as apposed to MWR, for Machine Wrapped Rolls.
Edited by WheatHunter
04/01/2015 1:51 pm
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 United States
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CWR can be a jackpot if someone cashed in a very old change jar or their inherited coins. |
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United States
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I wouldn't get too discouraged about it. As others have mentioned there are some nice Zinc pennies (errors, etc) to be had as well. Someone sent me this page a while ago ( http://lincolncentresource.com/). I haven't been through everything but theres a ton of good info on that page! Unfortunately for me I have never found a CAM, WAM, or DDO in my 10+ boxes of cents. Someday I will though. If I was just collecting LWC's I wouldn't even bother, I only get 10-15 a box and they are usually common 40-P or 50-D cents. I keep 2009s (which are zinc), LWCs, Canadians, all coppers, and I have began keeping AU/BU post 82 cents as well. It's really easy to just throw them in rolls and put them back in a box to hang onto. Someone had mentioned here that the 80's Zincs in AU/BU condition are actually much harder to find than common coppers anyway. Obviously how much you keep is going to depend on the amount of money you have to tie up in coins. Anyway - collect what makes you happy. Good luck and better luck next time! |
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United States
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AT - my advice is to broaden your knowledge and interest. What this will likely do is I crease your satisfaction when you CRH. The reality is that you will find more valuable coins in the ones you have been carrying back to the bank in disappointment. Doubled die coins, variety coins and error coins are more common as a group than LWCs. I think you will be pleasantly surprised.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Customer wrapped rolls are awesome!! The other day I was at the bank and I could overhear the fellow next to me asking the teller if he could have some bags to drop off his pennies... At the time I was picking up a few boxes myself....
I know it's not etiquette and can be frowned upon but this is one bank where all the tellers know me.... I turned to the side and said to the gentleman... if you're going to bring in those bags to the bank could you call me and I'll buy them off you and save these ladies a lot of work... (I proceeded to hand him my card and tell him that I like to coin roll search) He called me and the 3 $25 bags he had there were some really neat finds.....
Best of luck to you all
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Good score AgcoinAG I always think timing is everything. I got six lonely rolls of pennies and 3 CWR of quarters today. There is a wheat ender on one roll.
Thats great advice Rackster!
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04/01/2015 8:13 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4333 Posts |
Hope you don't get cut off soon.
When I listen to LED ZEPPELIN...so do my neighbors...
Roll hunting since '77
Dirt fishing since '72
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Valued Member
United States
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@fistfulladirt what are you referring to by getting cut off?
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