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I just started roll hunting quarters and am unsure what to look for, I have found mostly 1965 and up and a lot of State Quarters. I did some research but with not much success. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Rip 48 |
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United States
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All I can tell you is good luck buddy. You may find a few die cracks in some of the State Quarters. If you find anything pre 1965 then go out and get a lottery ticket. I have searched around 500 rolls of them myself over the last few years and all I have found is die cracks which carry little to no added value. I have done better with halves (when I can get them), dimes, and cents. By the way  and read, read, read all the threads you can. A better answer to your question has already been posted to this forum, I just can't find it for you right now. |
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Tim,
Thank you for your response. I have been into the cents for months now and just wanted to look at something other than a penny, so I bought some quarters. Guess I'll look through the rest of them and turn them into the bank for something else. I'll try halves as you suggested, but have not tried them at the bank I deal with, so I'll see what reaction I get when I ask. I have been reading everything everyone has posted and I have learnt a great deal in a couple of months. CCF is great, especially for soemone new , as I am. Again, thanks for taking the time to respond, and happy hunting. Rip48
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United States
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I have heard that it is far easier to get silver searching nickels then quarters. Have not personally tried it since I search halves and sometimes cents, but is something else to consider.
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Yeah, striking silver in quarter and dime rolls is difficult, but this is especially true for quarters.
If you want halves, give the teller some kind of story if you're worried she may look at you skeptically or give you a hassle. A little white lie, if you will, such as, "I'd like to put a set of halves together for my buddy's birthday", or even better if you can pull it off, "I'd like to put a set together for my nephew"; if you can pull it off, even better still is "I'd like to put a set together for my son/daughter."
Since most tellers are female, they will instantly empathise with you, and think you're a great guy, especially in regard to the family connections; in one case, I even had a teller ask all her fellow tellers for their halves, and she told me to go ahead and check them at the table and bring back any I didn't need and she would change them back into bills!
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Rest in Peace
United States
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You're such a charmer, you sly fox you !
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Quarters are my favorite to search since no one else is so most of the rarities are still there. The very first thing you need to do is start a collection of the nicest coins you can find for each date. Don't just look for light wear but for nice solid strikes. You're much better off with a nice well struck F than an AU from heavily worn dies and obliquely struck. Once you have the set you have a reference collection to compare the other coins to. You might discover a scarce variety in the set but it doesn't matter and you'll probably find it pretty fast. There are numerous threads on several sites that can provide an idea of coins to seek other than just completing the basic set in high grade. There are type "b" reverse quarters from the late '60's and early '70's as well as "impossible" to find coins like a '64 clad quarter. There are a few OMM's and reverse varieties from later years. One of my favorites is the '85-P quarter with a small bust. The Pick Up Point (PUP) is the distance between the "E" of "LIBERTY" and Washington's head is much greater. This one is tough enough to be a challenge but common enough that they will be found. It's rare in unc or any really nice grade. There are also several rare and valuable DDO's including the "impossible" '76-D DDO. There are so many varieties that while you might not find a specific rarity you might find another rarity looking for it. Time don't fly, it bounds and leaps.
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Why is deception needed in getting rolls of halves. If they have them, what would be their reason for not giving them to you? Just curious.
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United States
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Yeah, I'd like to know why deception is needed. I ask for them, the teller will sometimes yell out, "Got any halves?" and if they do, they exchange them. Most of the time they're happy to get rid of them, silver or not.
Re: hunting quarter rolls, keep the '82 and '83 issues, especially if you find them in better shape.
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01/16/2009 7:24 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Why is deception needed in getting rolls of halves. If they have them, what would be their reason for not giving them to you? Just curious.
This is a standard question. The main reason for banks not to give them out is they are just not popular. This means that the ones they have, and they mostly do, keep them in a vault. So now you walk up to a teller, there is a line of people, you ask for a few rolls of halves. The teller would have to lock up her station, go to the vault or if not authorized, ask a teller that is, go to the vault, get those rolls, go back to the tellers station, reopen everything. Meanwhile there are about 10 people that would like to shoot you or just bash in your head. Some have to get back to work. Some have a lot better things to do than wait for you to get your silly coins. A few weeks ago I asked a teller at a bank I always go to for a few rolls of halves. She told me they don't carry them. I went back the next day to a teller I knew and that knew me and asked the same question. I got my rolls of halves, no problem. Banks are getting fussy about their handling of customers. Around me Bank of America is now all over the place and is taking over other banks. their policy is NO MORE giving out or taking in bulk coins of any kind. The exception is a buisness and there is now a charge for that service. If you bring in coins, they are put into a plastic bag, shipped out for counting, your account is credited with the amount minus the charge for the service. It is now about 7%. To dump your coins in counting machines in Jewel Stores it is 12% charge. What is really getting to me is I now must show my ID every time I withdraw anything. Even with a teller that has known me for 10 years. Bank policy. |
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United States
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Oh back to your question. If you want rolls of halves from a bank, marry a bank teller. Someone I know gets all they want. His wife works there.
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United States
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Around me Bank of America is now all over the place and is taking over other banks. their policy is NO MORE giving out or taking in bulk coins of any kind. Are you serious? I was able to get a bag of pennies from them a few weeks ago, and they gladly gave out halves way before that. Only charged FV. Is this something they've started now? Or are they more miserable up there? |
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If you bring in coins, they are put into a plastic bag, shipped out for counting, your account is credited with the amount minus the charge for the service. It is now about 7%. 7%? Yikes. My BOFA teller gave me coin bags yesterday (along with 20 rolls of cents)...she told me they wouldn't charge me a fee to dump coins there. I'll be verifying the truth of what she told me in the next couple weeks. Don't have a business account there. But I did tell her that I was trying to help my neighbor nephew son complete a set of coins.  ( I won't quit my day job ) Edited by steve199
01/17/2009 12:19 am
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New Member
United States
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I wanted to thank all who responded to my quarter roll hunting question and to Cladking for your well taken response, Thanks. Haven't found the 1976d-ddo yet, but having fun looking. I have found a couple of Statehood Quarters with a goldish tint on the reverse, not copper as I've seen in some pictures. I'll have to sent a pictures as soon as I figure that out. Florida suggested I keep the 82's and 83's, I did find a bunch of them, but don't know what I'm to look for? My question seemed to spark a debate of getting halves from the bank, I got $100 from mine yesterday, no problem, except the teller said take them back to another bank, I didn't ask if she was kidding or not. Thanks again and have a good day. Rip48 |
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Rip48............she wasn't kidding.
In regards to halves, a lot of tellers have become wise to the silver ones. I use to have a couple that kept loose halves until they had $1000. I would call or stop by every month, but they always said nothing. A couple weeks sgo I called one in question and was told they had $350. When I got there I was told it was a mistake. Only had $3.50. I think I spoke with the wrong teller on the phone.
Then on the other hand, I have one bank that give me silver, telling me he has enough of them. Go figure!
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First of all, deception is not needed.
But Carl is right -- it's more of a hassle for the teller to get them for you than it's worth to her. Don't forget -- banks are not in the business to cater to the needs/wants of numismatists. Most tellers know nothing about coin collecting except for vague familiarities with the idea that people do it. They like to go in, do their job, and go home without any unusual hassles. Bank tellering is not rocket science, and one can imagine that most of them look it as routine and boring after awhile, but it's something that lets them keep a roof over their head and food on the table, that's all.
But, don't get me wrong -- I am sure most tellers are nice people, stuck in an increasingly routine job. Giving them a reason to help you might well be something that would help brighten their day and make them feel good. For once, they get to do something for a customer instead of for the company, on a job that's becoming more company-oriented day by day, with new fees for this and new fees for that, all of which only have the effect of making the customers upset.
It's a matter of getting more flies (or halves) with honey, that's all. And it works.
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