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Valued Member
United States
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I apologize I am probably posting in the wrong forum, I'm not sure which one I would post this in. I went to the bank yesterday and asked for 20$ in pennies. She handed me a few rolls of new? 1964, 1986, 1973, 1974 a ton of 1980 rolls, as well as mixed rolls of multiple years. My question is...is this strange? Why would there be rolls of 50 year old pennies just now being circulated?
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Probably someone passed away/stole a collection and them cashed in to the bank. If they have more, buy the rest of them.
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Pillar of the Community
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I just picked up a bag yesterday and probably 90% of them are BU. From the late 1990's through 2014. I would like to know the story of them as well. It is just slightly unusual but not unheard of.
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Valued Member
United States
218 Posts |
Thursday I came across a couple rolls that had some BU 1970's I always wonder how they have stayed in such nice shape
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Valued Member
 United States
79 Posts |
I would try to buy the rest, but it's luck of the draw at the bank, I get what I get unfortunately lol. So I know the store across the road from that bank must do their banking there because same thing there, I ask to buy pennies, and I'm getting rolls of old, new pennies at times. I'm noticing also that last week was all 1980, this week seems to be 1986, 2 weeks ago was 1974. Just seems weird..
Edited by J4337
05/21/2016 7:40 pm
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Rest in Peace
United States
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As a bu roll collector that I am ,I would have been in heaven getting those rolls from a bank now.  Like coop say's , buy all they have of the older dates. |
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Valued Member
United States
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T-Bop, I have to ask..what would you do with them? Do you open them and look at them for anything interesting? Or just keep them in the roll? I have to say, I definately enjoy looking at the new old pennies more than the old dirty ones, but the "what if I come across a key date" excitement factor is gone with a roll of the same date.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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You might come across the "what if" variety or error in a roll. Pretty much guaranteed the coins will be from different dies. I bought several rolls's of BU 62's and very happy with the results of opening them.
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Valued Member
United States
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Ok..I was just curious, I have many to go thru, wasn't sure what I was missing...
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2253 Posts |
It's kind of like gambling. You got to ask yourself "Do I feel lucky?"
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Rest in Peace
United States
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j4337 , I don't look through my bu rolls . Most collectors do and they look for errors and varieties . I just hoard them for my grandchildren .
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Valued Member
United States
79 Posts |
Oh that's a good idea, never know what may come up in them later
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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When I get a box of the same date, I search 5 rolls to see what is usually in that run. If I find nothing interesting, I save the rest of the box un-opened and sell them to roll collectors.
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Posted 05/21/2016 6:52 pm
