50 Roll Mystery Box Of 1981 D Pennies

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fixerdj New Member United States 2 Posts	Posted 03/31/2019 4:43 pm Hey Y'all, new member here. I just got an older looking box of penny rolls, and inside I found a whole box of 1981 D pennies.That is, all of the enders are, and I haven't opened any rolls to look further. They appear to be circulated, but in very good and mostly shiny condition. I am stumped as to why someone would have gone to all the trouble to collect and roll these, unless it is because they are the last full year of the copper ones. Any ideas? Thanks in advance for your help and I look forward to being in this community! Report this Post to the Staff

oriole Pillar of the Community Canada 5239 Posts	Posted 03/31/2019 5:15 pm It may have been a collection dump. Someone was hoarding them and finally got tired of it. Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34397 Posts	Posted 03/31/2019 6:34 pm @fixerdj, first welcome to CCF. Second, since you are asking for opinions on what to do next, I'd open up the rolls, look for varieties and errors and then dump them back in to the banking system as opposed to hoarding them. We do have a few folks here who stack copper so you may get some alternate advice here (which of course is fine). "If you climb a good tree, you get a push." -----Ghanaian proverb "The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed." -----King Adz Report this Post to the Staff
nick10 Pillar of the Community United States 3207 Posts	Posted 03/31/2019 7:36 pm if all the ends on that many rolls are the same 1981-D it is unlikely the coins are circulated Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 03/31/2019 8:11 pm Judging from the rim colors, they're circulated, and the reward potential is low. to the CCF! Report this Post to the Staff
TJLang Valued Member 424 Posts	Posted 03/31/2019 8:27 pm I agree with above. I would read up on 1981 errors Then check these and keep the best of the best then cash in the rest. Report this Post to the Staff
fixerdj New Member United States 2 Posts	Posted 03/31/2019 8:42 pm Thanks to all for the quick replies! I really do appreciate the input. I got really excited when I opened this box, thinking that they might be uncirculated, then I realized the rims looked a bit ugly here and there, and as I look closer at the enders that there were definitely circulation markings on them. My next Hope was that there could be proofs amongst these somewhere, but then I found that 1981 proofs all came from San Francisco. LOL dashed hopes! I think I will take the advice given, check them for any errors unless someone thinks a complete collection like this still rolled up is worth anything. Other than $25 that is. I suspect that since these are the last of the Copper's someone might have been collecting them for that purpose. I'm too old to wait out the possibility that they'll allow us to melt them down again someday LOL. Thanks again Report this Post to the Staff
just carl Bedrock of the Community United States 20753 Posts	Posted 04/01/2019 09:03 am I'd simply open the rolls just in case there is something really valuable in there. Could be a roll dumped into some place just to get rid of them. Or part of a collection. Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 187950 Posts	Posted 04/01/2019 2:31 pm to the Community! Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
T-BOP Rest in Peace United States 18456 Posts	Posted 04/01/2019 2:40 pm Interesting pick up . Open 10 random rolls and see what's there . After that you can make a decision on what to do next . Report this Post to the Staff
BadThad Bedrock of the Community United States 19935 Posts	Posted 04/01/2019 6:56 pm Search them for the impossible MS-68! If you can get one into a PCGS slab in that grade it would be worth thousands. GOOD LUCK! Lincoln Cent Lover! VERDI-CARE™ INVENTOR https://verdi.care/ Report this Post to the Staff
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