New To Coin-Roll Hunting Pennies, What Should I Look For When Opening?

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MrRabbit New Member United States 13 Posts	Posted 02/09/2018 12:44 am I am brand-spanking new to opening rolls of pennies from the bank. In fact, I bought my first box of circulated pennies about 6 hours ago. I ended up finding 10 wheat pennies, 2 Canadian cents, and 3 2009's. The rest I plan on returning to the bank to buy more. Should I be hunting for anything else? Wheat pennies are the big ones I was looking for, but are there any other dates, mints, etc I should be keeping my eye out for? If someone who has been opening penny rolls for a while could give me the basics, I would really appreciate it! * Moved by Staff moved to a more appropriate forum. * Report this Post to the Staff

Fuzzy317 Moderator United States 14463 Posts	Posted 02/09/2018 12:49 am I moved your post to the appropriate section for the proper attention. Report this Post to the Staff
spru Bedrock of the Community United States 12477 Posts	Posted 02/09/2018 01:52 am MrRabbit! I would suggest downloading Volumes 1 & 2 of Crazyb0's Coin IDing for Dummies here: http://goccf.com/t/296596 The end of Volume 2 has a list of things to look for when searching Lincoln cents, as well as Jefferson nickels. There are many, many other things to look for, but it takes a bit of knowledge of what exactly you're looking for. Those PDFs will help. 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 Report this Post to the Staff
Crazyb0 Rest in Peace 10197 Posts	Posted 02/09/2018 02:22 am Thanks Spruett001! Was getting set to use my "finger", ahh, why not, do it anyway! to the funnyfarm MrWabbit,shhhhhh! We hunt wabbits... This one's for you! Besides the wheats, there's the error coins, big and small. Mint errors like Cuds, broad strikes, off center strikes. Then doubled dies of all sorts, and Repunched mintmarks(my favorites). Some folks like the die cracks and teeny, tiny micro errors. So there's lots of things to look for. Read these booklets, its easy reading, gets your feet wet. Then go where you find an interest. Happy hunting! Edited by Crazyb0 02/09/2018 02:30 am Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 02/09/2018 05:13 am to CCF.You forgot to mention all of the different types of varieties to look for. John1 Report this Post to the Staff
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MrRabbit New Member United States 13 Posts	Posted 02/10/2018 02:56 am Quote: Thanks Spruett001! Was getting set to use my "finger", ahh, why not, do it anyway! to the funnyfarm MrWabbit,shhhhhh! We hunt wabbits... This one's for you! Besides the wheats, there's the error coins, big and small. Mint errors like Cuds, broad strikes, off center strikes. Then doubled dies of all sorts, and Repunched mintmarks(my favorites). Some folks like the die cracks and teeny, tiny micro errors. So there's lots of things to look for. Read these booklets, its easy reading, gets your feet wet. Then go where you find an interest. Happy hunting! Yeah, finding errors may take me hours sorting through each penny haha, but I will definitely take a look at the guides. I ordered a magnifier so I can see 'em close up. Report this Post to the Staff
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