Cool Lincoln Roll Finds (From Bank Rolls) - Post Yours!

I'd say wheats may be random but mint marks are a little less random. Over here in San Diego I get mostly D marked coins, and in New York I bet they get mostly P. And since San Fran is close over here in the west, S mint coins are more common than on the easy. I get about 24 to 30 s mint coins per box, which I think is a lot more than some of these east coasters.

lincolncentguy wrote:



then murrellington wrote:



I agree with murrellington... it's demographics, not randomness. I'm in central Ohio, and "S" mints are pretty hard to find. From two boxes I've searched now, I have found exactly 25 "S" mints (.5%), a fair number of "D" mints (maybe 35%) and the rest are "P" minted.

I have found exactly 25 Wheat cents from 2 boxes (.5%), so for me, "S" mint pennies are equally as rare as Wheaties.

Les

As I was cashing in bottles at the grocery store I work at, the cashier at the courtesy desk informed me that he found two old cents. It turns out they were both 1891 Indian Heads! These are now the oldest coins I've found in circulation, my first nineteenth century finds, and unlike the 1902 I found weeks ago, these aren't corroded!

Hello all, just recently got back into coins after along absence. My quesion is, where do you think the best chance is of finding Lincoln cents of any value: large banks, local community banks, or businesses like Brinks ? I'm in the Chicago area..thanks for your information and help and good luck out there coin hunting

its always fun finding these rolls, even though it will probably be a common date.

Just open it already! Lol

1942D

pennycollecter93, you'd do best to obtain a copy of the Red Book of U.S. Coins... it has detailed descriptions for the different grades of all the various U.S. coins, and at least a rough guide to rarity and values. It's inexpensive and a great guide for beginning collecting.

Oh, and welcome to CCF!
Les