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New Member
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I have never coin roll hunted before but I read other topics and learned some stuff. When I learn some stuff I will absolute buy nickels or Eisenhower Coins. I am a kind of new coin collector thanks for the tips and tricks!
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Moderator
 United States
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Learn the minting process and what to look for. Doubled dies,RPM,trail dies etc. Good luck. John1  |
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Are you using a scope? Loupe? Just eyesight?
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Rest in Peace
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Luke, Ah padwan! You seek seek knowledge from the correct sources. John1, agree learn first and set a plan on what specifically are you going to look for in this one type of coin. Don't go full blown into all at once, its too mindbogglingly that way. Pick one type, like nickels for instance. Learn the dates and mint marks that are the five key dates, learn what the War Nickels are. Then learn about how you view your coins, a 5x to help read dates, a 20x loupe to view Repunched mintmarks and search for doubled dies, die cracks and other various errors. Possibly add a microscope setup for detailed survey and closeup pix. I've taped a divided layout of dates around my work surface to set aside when looking through vast amounts of coins(many rolls at a time). Not every coin is a choice candidate for closer scruntity. That's the importance of learning those coins to look for and devising your plan of attacking that. You mentioned nickels and Ike's, Ike's you don't get from the banks anymore(not very often), so suggest do nickels first, learn them then branch out. Set a goal like building you first set of Jefferson nickels from 1938 to present from CRHing, it can be done, going to take a lot of searching. Learn about RPMS & DDO / DDR's. Read the resources here, ask questions. I've even visited the local library for coin books. heres some ideas of mine:    |
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New Member
United States
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Thanks, Man I will absolutely use the advice.
Edited by Luke757
07/06/2017 10:29 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
 United States
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 Roll hunting nickels is a good place to start. There is a manageable amount of key dates/mm's to remember (or a very short cheat sheet), keep all silver War Nickels, a few RPMs/OMMs/DDOs/DDRs to look for and, of course, obvious errors just like any other coin. Plus, they're only $2 a roll instead of $20 and you increase your chances of finding something special two-fold compared to Ikes/large dollar rolls (if you can even get them). As a bonus, you may end up finding Buffalo nickels mixed in or even Liberty (V) nickels!  In Memory of Crazyb0 12-26-1951 to 7-27-2020
In Memory of Tootallious 3-31-1964 to 4-15-2020
In Memory of T-BOP 10-12-1949 to 1-19-2024
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Valued Member
Canada
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Or you can also choose to coin roll hunt dimes, it is easier to find silver dimes, both Roosevelt and Mercury dimes, than in nickel rolls where the only silver you can find are the War Nickels. Pennies are the cheapest to coin roll hunt, at only 50 cents a roll and there is quite a bit of copper pennies in penny rolls. You may also occasionally find a Wheat penny or if you are lucky maybe even an Indian Head penny! |
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United States
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IMHO, 20x loupe is too much. A 10x for general viewing and a 12 or 14x for error/variety searching. It does not matter if you zero in one cents,nickels or what ever. The minting process is the same. Am RPM on a cent or nickel or dime is still a RPM. A doubled die is the same on a cent,nickel or dime etc. Learn the minting process. John1 |
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When I learn some stuff I will absolute buy ... Eisenhower Coins. A wise choice! |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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, do all this! Now for what you shouldn't do: Don't dump coins where you got them and only count the rolls you get, not the coins. The tellers are doing you a favor, and will quit giving favors if people are rude, tacky, or take too much time. Good luck!  |
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Valued Member
United States
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I hunted a box of quarters for the first time recently. I only found one silver. But, I was impressed by the variety of reverse designs and all of the possible errors.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Hey John1, could you post pictures of some magnified coins at 14x?
I bought something that claims to be 30x and 60x but I have a feeling it's lying.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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A couple other hints: Heed the advice above about not dumping where you receive. Also, take whatever the tellers offer you. If you ask for a box of pennies take what they give you with a smile. If they have a bunch of junk stuff they want to get rid of take it off their hands, you can dump it later.
My local grocery saves me their junk coins for me and often they have a bunch of clad halves or golden dollars they prefer to dispose of. Even though I don't really want them, I take them because I am helping them and they like that. In return they remember me with the occasional silver, foreign and other neat stuff that makes it through their cashiers.
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Pillar of the Community
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AND: Patience, Patience, sometimes you find some good keepers, sometimes you search 20 rolls and get nothing. Persistence pays off in the long run!
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New Member
United States
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After looking at all the post it gave me some real good ideas....
I am new at collecting coins and now I know some of the things to look for and I love to get rolls of pennies so now I can and have an idea what to look for...
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Posted 07/06/2017 7:44 pm
