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New Member
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Hello all, my first post here. Figged id search for a good forum to ask this question on.
Today I went to my local bank of America and asked for a roll of quarters. I received a roll of Oklahoma coins.
The coins were wrapped in a roll by dunbar. I wanted to add the roll of coins to my collection of state coins. A collection ive slacked on for a long time. Due to curiosity I wanted to see if the coins were all of the same state and what quality they were.
I broke open the roll, the coins looked to be BU, no finger prints or scrapes. I have a question. Would these coins be considered BU? Or do they have to be in the original roll they came from the mint from? I'm asking this because the roll was made by dunbar.
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Moderator
 United States
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The mint doesn't roll coins. They ship em off to armor companies to roll. If they are nice and shiny without ever really being circulated then I'd call em BU
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New Member
 United States
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Alright, thanks for clearing that up. Is there anyway to tell if the roll is full of new coins? Such as if the two end coins are new is it possible that the inner coins are old, used coins?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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It is possible to get any number of new & old coins mixed in the same roll. I've had what I thought was a full box of 2007 Lincoln Cents but when I started weighing the rolls I found some that were heavier because they had copper coins in them.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Since Oklahoma was just released about a month ago and you got a solid roll from the bank, it would be safe to assume that they are all in mint state condition. You should be able to tell by looking at the surfaces- fingerprints, dirt, and scuffs would all be signs of circulation. That is not to say that a coin straight from a new roll will be pristine because it will not be. The coins coming off the presses at the Mint are dumped into huge Ballistic Bags of multiple thousands of coins, all of them getting banged together and knocked around. The various small marks caused by this handling are called bag marks. Eventually they will be rolled by an armored carrier and this process can sometimes create small circular scratches near the rim of a coin. With a little experience, these types of marks can be easily differentiated from signs of circulation. Edited by biokemist6
03/03/2008 11:07 pm
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New Member
United States
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Thanks for the solid answer. Tomorrow I'm going to go pick up another roll.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I picked up a box of quarters today, and went thru 25 rolls. Wy, was the newest coins there, and they were relatively scsarce. Maybe a roll in the 25 rolls checked. Theree were more of them, than the Nev. Neb. Very few 2007 coins present.
Dick
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New Member
United States
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Just got home from the bank. Picked up a roll of the State Quarters (bu) and a roll of the Presidential dollar pieces. I read on here 2 or 3 days ago that someone went to a bank and asked if they had any bison nickels, I believe they got 7 of them. What are the chances that my local bank still has them (the bison nickel)? ebay is to costly with shipping for a roll of nickels ;/ |
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Valued Member
United States
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BU (Brilliant Uncirculated) is a coin that has a grade of MS66 or more, which is a pretty hefty grade. Most rolls of the latest State Quarters are BU, however. Which Bison Nickel are you talking about? The Indian Head Nickel, an old nickel with a buffalo on the reverse, or the Liberty Buffalo nickel, a new nickel with a similar bison on the reverse? If it is the Liberty, they'll probably have them. If the Indian Head... not a chance they'll have a bunch of them. |
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New Member
United States
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Im talking about the one that was released in 2005. Not the old Buffalo nickel with the Indian on it. And thanks for the info. |
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