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Valued Member
United States
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Need some advice,today went to one of my usual banks and teller gave me a box that a guy brought in,he said was his grandpas. It was a full opened box of unopened rolls of bu 1961 D's,of course I asked if he brought in anything else,no but she said he was bringing in more and I gave her my #. I opened 2 rolls and all are 1961 D's,no DDO's,no errors,I'm asking advise on what you guys think I should do with them?what would you guys do with them,there all red or the golden color the 60's and 70's bu's seem to all be. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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If you didn't want to keep or look through them all, you could always try ebay. I hope to hear if/when you get a call from that teller! |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Sell em on ebay for a few bucks a roll and put that profit into something that you really want. Don't forget to take care of your bank teller that hooked you up! |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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And post some pictures so we can be jealous!
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 United States
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Wow.
(I can't advise you on the value differential between opened and sealed rolls, but still, wow.)
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Given how some of my LMCs spot and discolor, I'd love to know how those were stored. Still beautiful after almost 60 years. I'd leave some rolls unopened and ebay them as original bank wrapped rolls. |
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Valued Member
United States
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Thanks for the advice,I will keep half and ebay the others and I will reward my new teller friend!! |
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Bedrock of the Community
 United States
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Sounds like a good plan!  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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Make sure to look for RPM's. I would open them and look for errors-varieties-RPM's and high grade ones. John1  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Congratulations.
They will definitely be of interest to variety collectors because there are a lot of RPM's (83 for CC alone) for the date. Most not worth a lot but still very intriguing and they do appear to be mostly spot free.
And you might be able to tell whether they have nice ones by whether anyone comes back for more!! Almost like they are helping you with your search! 
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We need to consume them regularly to thrive and grow.
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Rest in Peace
United States
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Incredible for sure but I'm a little puzzled .I always new that early Lincoln Cent Memorials were stored loose in Canvass bank bags . They weren't bank wrapped and boxed until many years later .  Anyways save a bunch unopened for your self , then sell the rest as you said . |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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The biggest problem with obtaining high grade memorial cents is that dealers don't sell them. You will not be able to walk into a coin shop or show and look through coins to find what you want. They may have mint sets or possibly some rolls but they just don't like them so they don't stock individual coins. That makes is a HUGE challenge for collectors to find high grade examples. In all my years of collecting, this is the best one I've found. If you can find a nicer one in your rolls, you have a buyer for at least one!   Lincoln Cent Lover!VERDI-CARE™ INVENTOR https://verdi.care/
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01/03/2019 5:15 pm
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Valued Member
United States
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I would suggest either selling the rolls as is or breaking them all open and looking for high grade ones. You would need a 67 or higher to make it worth the grading costs. Good luck whatever you end up doing!
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Posted 01/02/2019 8:36 pm
