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New Member
United States
28 Posts |
After reading some of the posts on here for a few weeks, I notice that a lot of the searchers get bank rolls from Brinks and some other companies. Being stuck here in the woods (Southern West Virginia), all the banks I visit seem to employ the "roll your own" coins. All the coins I have gotten to search seem to be customer rolled. Is this better, worse or otherwise? Don't seem to be many wheaties and I began to wonder if they have already been searched, but then I find the occasional wheat or Canadian. Just curious as to the opinions of the board.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2520 Posts |
Some people have luck with customer wrapped rolls. I have had luck with half dollar cutomer wrapped. Not so much with nickels. Once in awhile people stumble into some good customer wrapped dimes. It's sorta like a box of chocolates (ya never know what your gonna get)!
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New Member
 United States
28 Posts |
Considering the condition most of the coins, you are EXACTLY right. Looks like a roll of chocolate!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
6326 Posts |
Hitting "general" banks is one way to get rolls (most often doing that, they'll be customer wrapped IMO) But, if you want "Federal Reserve - String & Sons" wrapped rolls (boxes), then all you have to do is go to "your" bank. The one where you have an account. Go there, and tell them that you would like to order a box of Cents (they're $25.00)....these will be from the Fed. Reserv. or Brinks or wherever they happen to get them from. Might take a week or so for them to come in. Now, it seems like to me, that "finding the occasional Wheat cent or Canadian" is all you can expect no matter WHAT route you take......they're not THAT common ! ....  And Ratman is right .....some have luck with customer wrapped .....some don't....and vise-versa as well......true with all denominations. And you might get skunked and find nothing for quite a spell.....the thing is, you just have to stay persistant and don't quit.....( a break is fine....but don't quit) The ONLY thing for sure in "roll searching" ......is that if you DON'T LOOK.... YOU'RE GUARANTEED NOT TO FIND ANYTHING ! |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1042 Posts |
I still find that customer-wrapped is the best...no matter the denomination.
I am finding though, that getting my hands upon customer-wrapped-rolls is becoming more and more difficult. I've found that many banks put customer wrapped stuff directly into the vault...and tend to use rolls received from Brinks, Garda...and others to dispense back out.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
625 Posts |
Customer rolls are definately the best. 99% of the population doesn't know anything about the coins they roll up and take to the bank. You are bound to score with customer rolls.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
6326 Posts |
 .......I agree with the part about "customer wrapped in the vault". I hit a bank a couple of weeks back and they went to the vault and brought out about $180.00 in halves that way....the paper barely even held the rolls together....ZERO silver however. It was the same with the Cents they had........ I found a couple "S" mints....but nothing else. I'll look through ANYTHING......and have had luck at times with EVERYTHING....but I prefer Fed Res. boxes generally. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2520 Posts |
I don't know. I mainly search halves and nickels. If I go to the bank and ask for nickels (unless I get a box) they tend to want to push the customer wrapped at me. I guess they want to unload them just in case the customer shorted the rolls. I find generally that there are fewer pre 1960's and alot less War Nickels and Buffalo in the customer wrapped than in the Brinks. To be honest with you I usually dread going through the customer wrapped and can't wait to be done with them so I can break into the Brinks box. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1042 Posts |
As I typed my reply about the "customer-wrapped", I was sorting through a Brinks box...  when I found this... It ain't much...but it's in darn fine shape for being 46 years old eh?    My main focus is Lincoln cents...with the occasional box of halves or nickels mixed inbetween... I'm in total agreement with eaglefoot. "The ONLY thing for sure in "roll searching" ......is that if you DON'T LOOK.... YOU'RE GUARANTEED NOT TO FIND ANYTHING !" |
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Valued Member
United States
469 Posts |
I have had a 50/50 level of success in going through customer rolled and bank rolled coins. Sometimes I get really lucky with the bank rolled ones and pull out more than the usual number of wheat cents. I suspect that alot of these are comming from the coin star machines. Lately I have been searching nickels and located a fair number of 2009 which I was unable to find any throughout last year.
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Rest in Peace
United States
3039 Posts |
I like customer wrapped rolls. As was said by AGCoinHunter, most people have no clue about the coins they wrap. They might be able to pick out a Buffalo but silver War Nickels and DDs or MM varieties elude them. Same goes for 40% or 90% halves. They have no clue which is great for the astute among us ! |
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Valued Member
United States
335 Posts |
We always get customer-wrapped rolls, except when we get a box. The best nickel roll we ever found was customer-wrapped, with seven wartime nickels. Right now, we're going through a Brinks box of pennies. 15 of the 16 rolls have had at least one Wheat cent, including some S-mintmarks, and I've found some old Canadian ('41 and '51) and a 2009 non-magnetic. I haven't noticed that the customer-wrapped are generally any better or worse than the ones in the boxes. |
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Moderator
 United States
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I have mixed luck with customer wrapped rolls ...... but always look forward to trying them when available.
On one hand ........ a customer wrapped roll is the only way to score a truly outstanding quantity find ...... like the 7 war silvers Andrew & Son discovered ......
I had a similar experience when I scored 9 rolls of BU 63 and 64 Jefferson's ...... would not find that in a 'processed' roll from Brinks et all since the coins become 'mixed-up' during the sort/roll process.
On the other hand ...... I've also come across plenty of customer wrapped rolls that were dumps from other roll searchers ...... and it's boring and a waste of time to look through 10 rolls of someone else rejects!
All said ...... I always take customer wrapped rolls if they are available ..... in hopes that somebody has just emptied the family coin jar without knowing what they had.
David
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2424 Posts |
when I asked for $100 in nickles I specifically asked to bring out the "older looking rolls" and all but 10 were customer wrapped... but I think I actually did better with the security bank rolls..
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Valued Member
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Quote: "all you have to do is go to "your" bank. The one where you have an account. Go there, and tell them that you would like to order a box of Cents (they're $25.00)" I have been a customer for the past 10 years at the same PNC bank in PA and have asked several times if I can order some boxes "mainly cents" but they tell me they can't/don't order boxes of coins. I started My 5 year old grandson collecting coins last year, and he loved the 2009 Lincoln Cents and has been finding the State Quarters for his book and gets excited when he finds one he needs. Now with the 2010 cents comming out I asked again at my bank about getting a box and again turned down? Where do all the boxes on ebay come from? Isn't the 2010 cent going to be the design for future years to come? How are they supposed to get into circulation if the banks don't get them, or am I not getting the true answer about ordering boxes? Thanks -Hank |
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New Member
United States
28 Posts |
I did the same thing. I went to MY bank and asked if they could order a box of the new cents and was told that they could not get them. No reason given. Almost sort of "matter of factly". Makes you kind of wonder.
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Posted 02/03/2010 11:26 pm
