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Valued Member
United States
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One of my kids recently asked me what she could get me for a Christmas (can I still say that word?) gift, but she does not have much money. I told her to keep the money but she insisted on buying me something.
I told her that she could just get me some rolls of "pennies" from the bank and that I really enjoy searching them.
We'll see how many I get... Hopefully, Mom will help her out with a few extra bucks to buy some.
This is my first post in quite a while (since last winter, I think).
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Valued Member
United States
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Rest in Peace
United States
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Rolls of Lincoln CENTS Would be a nice Christmas gift. yes the word Christmas is the proper name used in the USA . |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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My wife surprised me with some nickel rolls last year for the holidays.
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Rest in Peace
United States
7075 Posts |
A couple of rolls of cents is a great gift -- especially if you keep returning the non-keepers for fresh coins. It would be kind of fun to see how many keepers you get out of that gift over the next year.
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 United States
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This is my first post in quite a while (since last winter, I think).  back! Your last post was October 2014.  |
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Valued Member
United States
118 Posts |
I would much rather open rolls instead of presents...especially my favorite Lincolns. Definitely a great Christmas gift idea...even for kids to learn more about collecting and to add to their piggy banks...Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays everyone! |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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That is a great Christmas gift. I hope you get a box!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4963 Posts |
Good idea for a Christmas gift!
In my opinion, the Christmas controversy is kind of stupid. If you celebrate Christmas, that's fine. If you celebrate a different holiday, that's fine as well.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Great idea! My parents hooked me up with something like 10 rolls of nickels and 10 rolls of cents last year. Was pretty awesome :)
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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What a great idea! And of course you can say Christmas.
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Valued Member
 United States
100 Posts |
Thanks for the warm welcome back!
When I mentioned the Christmas thing it was sort of "tongue-in-cheek". "Political Correctness" seems to be getting out of hand these days. The company I work for no longer has a Christmas party (it is now called a holiday party). Our overseas sites call it a Year-End party. My town cannot put up any religious Christmas displays, for fear that it might offend someone.
Thankfully, I still have a Christmas tree (not a holiday tree).
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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If the kids get you coins, go through the rolls with them! Might be a good chance to get them interested in the hobby and can be something fun to have in common with them. Btw welcome back!
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Valued Member
United States
100 Posts |
Thanks! Great idea to have the kids help go through them. You never know, they may come back to the hobby.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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That's what I got from my wife last year. A box of cents, nickels, and dimes. It's pretty much the only time I've roll hunted in the last couple years. It was fun.
I requested it again for this years present!
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Valued Member
United States
100 Posts |
Happy New Year everyone! So I got a box of cents (bank-wrapped) as a Christmas gift from my kids. I found about 12 wheats in it, along with a few other minor errors and varieties of LMCs. So I bought another 20 rolls from the same bank branch, but this time they were all customer wrapped rolls. I spent New Year's Eve going through them and found an entire roll of wheats, ranging in dates from 1923 through 1957. This has never happened to me before, and I practically screamed with joy. The total between the box and the other 10 rolls was 89 wheats, including one 1958 sparkling with mint luster, and a 1957-D (uncirculated) which was apparently plated in chrome!?! It was so brilliant and shiny that I could not photograph it properly.
I cannot wait until tomorrow morning when that bank branch opens. I will be first in line to buy more rolls.
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Posted 12/08/2015 1:16 pm
