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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Hi guys! I'm slightly skeptical of this seller's 'unopened' Wheat penny rolls. I have bought similar items before, and this one actually looks a lot more believable than the others I have bought. No sappy story about how they acquired the rolls, gives full on pictures of every angle, and surely appears to be crimped tight. I'm no professional, and I'd like some opinions.  http://www.ebay.com/sch/jodilynne76...047675.l2562 |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Unless you're actually buying it for the "bait coin" on the ends, don't bother. You can put these together yourself by purchasing wheats by the pound, some culls of bait, and a roll crimper ($7.95). Use sand paper to ruff-up the crimped ends.
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Rest in Peace
United States
18456 Posts |
 with Biedercoins . Roy anything you see on e-bay that looks too good to be true, usually is . It's time to reject these kind of listings no matter how promising they make it sound .  |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
1609 Posts |
Alright. I was thinking so. I purchased one of these types of rolls for 11.50 and was suspecting it would have been searched. It had a Mercury dime and an Indian head on the ends, and when I counted the coins, surprise surprise, there were 52. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1609 Posts |
I'm also sometime hoping to purchase boxes of pennies from banks, storing em away, and making a legitimate ebay listing when I'm old. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1602 Posts |
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'm also sometime hoping to purchase boxes of pennies from banks, storing em away, Biggest problem with that, Roy, is the mintages of current coins. They are in the billions, and they aren't built to last. A better strategy might be to seek out and buy rolls of satin finish bronze cents from the late Memorial issues. Those will be the keys to Lincoln collecting when you get old. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
911 Posts |
The end coins on a few of the auctions I checked did not seem like collectible quality coins - so I would pass. After wasting a fair amount of money on other ebay seller "unsearched" cent rolls, now I only buy an occasional roll with an end coin that I want & that does not appear to be counterfeit. Good luck |
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Valued Member
United States
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Feedback gives that seller away, also the other items they are selling, they are milking the ebay train. They are wise though, and know enough to seed rolls with enough good stuff to pump their feedback ratings, but .. as I look at this sellers feedback I Sometimes wonder if these roll sellers are not in some kind of club and purchase rolls from each other to pump their feedback ratings. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4211 Posts |
The term...."run Forest run" came to mind when I clicked on the link to the auction.
Most of these type auctions are to benefit the seller...not the buyer.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
11951 Posts |
Would I buy any of these?
No
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Rest in Peace
United States
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Valued Member
Canada
458 Posts |
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Valued Member
United States
422 Posts |
bait coins on ends and the rest will be 40's and 50's commons
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Valued Member
United States
408 Posts |
Never trust these. Why would you not search them if you are a seller? There might be a coin worth hundreds or thousands in that roll. What motivation is there for the seller not to search? Think about that and then decide whether these rolls are unsearched or unopened.  |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Why would you not search them if you are a seller? There might be a coin worth hundreds or thousands in that roll. Because the odds are EXTREMELY low, and there are plenty of suckers out there that will pay silly money for the "unsearched" roll. |
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Posted 11/11/2016 3:16 pm
