Coin Roll Hunting finds

[SumkidMember]

Like others wanted so, I’ll post all my results on coin roll hunting here on this topic. Stay tune!

 

(PS: Feel free to add your coin roll hunting results also!)

• This topic was modified 5 months ago by  Sumkid.

[MammothMember]

Not so much results, as this is premature since the results are not yet in, but…

During a recent purchase from a private seller I picked up a 1916-1936 book for Walking Liberty Halves and there were already a few coins in there.  To help get my kid interested in coins (&PM’s), for this month’s regular Silver buy I ordered a roll of 1916-1929 Walking Liberties, as well as two additional specific dates.

When these arrive, the little Princess and I will sit down together and fill some of the holes in this coin book.  Good, clean family fun!

Will post results of the coin-roll search here.

[CrissyMember]

I just got 20 rolls of cents from the bank. Found 3 rolls of Cu, 2 Canadians, five wheats and a clad dime. In five rolls of nickels I found 2 from the 1940′s. Oh, you probably meant finds that are worth mentioning? Probably why there are few posts on this thread.

[silver-nutMember]

Being in Florida, I get a lot of Canadian coins in my penny rolls.  I don’t mind.  Some day  when TSHTF, Canadian currency may be more acceptable here.  I even got a King George cent.

[Marchas45Member]

I’m Lucky. My bank me calls me when rolls of halves come in. Most times their someone elses dump but other put a smile on my face.

[RocketsRedGlareMember]

I’ve never had much luck with quarters or halves. I’ve had lots of luck with dimes though.

[SumkidMember]

Coin Roll Hunting result #1: (24.50$ in pennies)

George VI: 14 coins

1953 to 1964: 0.50$

1867-1967 centennial: 0.41$

1965 to 1979: 3.50$

1980 to 1981: 1.50$

1982 to 1996: 6.00$

American copper pennies: 0.67$

American wheat pennies: 1947 D, 1942, 1946 D, 1926, 1935 D

Other finds: Canadian 2008 dime, Republic of Trinidad and Tobago 1 cent

(The pennies are all calculated with their face value and the numbers are not exact since I rounded them up.)

[MammothMember]

Well, (above) on Dec. 17  I promised to post the results of my latest coin-search.  To help get my kid interested in coins (&PM’s), I bought a Walking Liberty coin book and ordered a roll of 1916-1929 Walking Liberties, as well as two additional specific dates.

These arrived on Christmas Eve; the little Princess and I sat down together and filled some holes in the coin book.  Nearly half of them were dated 1920 and well-worn, but there were ‘D’ and ‘S’ mintmarked coins so now have a complete set from that year; also got a 1923-S, 1918-D and a rare 1917 with the ’S’ on the obverse.  The others were duplicates so we’ll just sit on these until the next ‘bump’ up in Silver prices and sell.

@Marchas45, I’ve not had much luck searching through rolls of halves but that doesn’t keep me from being an optimist and picking up a roll every time that I visit the bank!

Interesting – recently I have received a number of very nice 1958 wheatback Lincoln Cents in change when shopping in the small town where I live; perhaps someone recently spent that jar full of them their grandparents stashed away back when the Lincoln Memorial cents came out in 1959.

BTW – despite historical evidence to the contrary, Lincoln is doing very well in the theater.  Bwa ha ha!

[SumkidMember]

Coin Roll Hunting result #2: (25.00$ in pennies)

George VI: 1941, 1944, 1945, 1945, 1951, 1945, 1950, 1943, 1947, 1947

1953 to 1964: 0.66$

1867-1967 centennial: 0.15$

1965 to 1979: 4$

1980 to 1981: 1.50$

1982 to 1996: 8.50$

American copper pennies: 0.50$

American wheat pennies: 1923, 1940, 1956

Other finds: (None)

(The pennies are all calculated with their face value and the numbers are not exact since I rounded them up.)

[SumkidMember]

Coin Roll Hunting result #3: (25.00$ in pennies)

George VI: 1939, 1946, 1950

1953 to 1964: 0.39$

1867-1967 centennial: 0.07$

1965 to 1979: 3.00$

1980 to 1981: 1.00$

1982 to 1996: 6.00$

American copper pennies: 0.38$

American wheat pennies: 1949, 1956 D, 1945, 1948

Other finds: Two Euro cent coin, Two Euro cent coin, Two Euro cent coin, American 2009 Formative Years in Indiana penny, American 1971 S penny

(The pennies are all calculated with their face value and the numbers are not exact since I rounded them up.)

[SumkidMember]

@Mammoth Just be careful with your kids because they might talk about precious metals at school and all the students might laugh at them. I avoid talking about the fundamentals of precious metals at my school because of that unless if it is part of my schoolwork.

 

@Crissyl I meant all finds including the number of copper pennies. My best find is a 1889 Indian Head penny from a 25$ penny box. That was my second box of pennies that I’ve ever had which is a beginner’s luck!

 

@silver-nut Don’t  forget to keep the Canadian and the American copper pennies because these will be more accepted for their melt values during the SHTF. Also, check out the melt values of Canadian and American coins.

http://www.coinflation.com/

 

@Marchas45 In Canada, there aren’t any halves available in circulation since the Royal Canadian Mint releases them as collectibles.

 

@RocketsRedGlare I never tried to do coin roll hunting with halves because they are not available in circulation and with quarters because I’ve heard that it is way impossible to find silver quarters like that. I also had luck with dimes since I found two silver dimes after searching through 500$ in dimes. In Canada, it is harder to find silver coins in circulation because the Royal Canadian Mint removed a lot of them with their “Alloy Recovery” program and because a lot of people hoarded them in the 1980s when the Hunt Brothers drove silver’s price very high.

[SumkidMember]

Coin Roll Hunting result #4: (25.00$ in pennies)

George VI: 1951, 1951, 1943, 1938, 1946, 1940, 1945, 1947

1953 to 1964: 0.88$

1867-1967 centennial: 0.10$

1965 to 1979: 2.50$

1980 to 1981: 1.00$

1982 to 1996: 5.50$

American copper pennies: 0.86$

American wheat pennies: 1946 S, 1955 D, 1956, 1945, 1941, 1950, 1958 D, 1952, 1940

Other finds: Two Euro cent coin, Two Euro cent coin, Canadian 2006 dime, American 1971 S penny

(The pennies are all calculated with their face value and the numbers are not exact since I rounded them up.)

[undeRGRoundMember]

Kewl for U, SK!

 

Any idea what 300 un-searched Wheat pennies are worth?

I have had them for over 20 years, and added to that “stack” as I found more.

 

I’m looking to FeeBay these, along with my 40% halves (3 dozen?)  and 35% war nickels (300 of these).

I’m gonna wait for the silver to go up first.

[MaryBMember]

Last large group of wheaties I sold went for 10 cents each

[undeRGRoundMember]

Nice Profit!

 

I have seen many lots of wheat cents asking $.10/wheat penny, but I did not know if they were getting that.

Thx MB!

[SumkidMember]

Coin Roll Hunting result #5: (25.00$ in pennies)

George VI: 1949, 1949, 1945, 1940, 1947, 1947, 1952, 1951, 1946, 1946, 1949, 1942, 1939, 1940, 1948, 1950, 1946, 1942, 1940, 1951
1953 to 1964: 0.96$

1867-1967 centennial: 0.23$

1965 to 1979 (junk copper): 5.50$

1980 to 1981 (junk copper): 2.50$

1982 to 1996 (junk copper): 11.50$

American copper pennies (junk copper): 0.90$

American wheat pennies: 1948 D, 1941, 1945, 1947, 1957 D, 1956, 1954 D, 1950, 1953, 1955 D

Other finds: (None)

Comment: I received about more than 80% in copper pennies which is a very good result!

(The pennies are all calculated with their face value and the numbers are not exact since I rounded them up.)

[SumkidMember]

Coin Roll Hunting result #6: (25.00$ in pennies)

George VI: 1945, 1952, 1945, 1943, 1952, 1940, 1951, 1951, 1943

1953 to 1964: 0.55$

1867-1967 centennial: 0.07$

1965 to 1979 (junk copper): 3.00$

1980 to 1981 (junk copper): 1.00$

1982 to 1996 (junk copper): 5.50$

American copper pennies: 0.61$

American wheat pennies: 1920, 1957 D, 1909, 1920

Other finds: Canadian 1929 George V penny, American 1983 P dime, American 1996 P dime, American 2009 Formative Years in Indiana penny, American 2009 Professional life in Illinois penny, Two Euro cent, One Euro cent

Comment: I found a Canadian 1929 George V penny, cool!

(The pennies are all calculated with their face value and the numbers are not exact since I rounded them up.)

[MammothMember]

Holy Sh!t Sumkid, you found a 1909 – the first year of the Lincoln Cent – in a roll of Canadian pennies?

[SumkidMember]

@Mammoth Yup I sure did and the details on it are still pretty clear because we can still see the wheat’s texture. I also found another 1909 wheat penny before by coin roll hunting but my best find ever was, believe it or not, a 1889 American Indian Head penny in Canadian coin circulation by coin roll hunting! Plus, it was on my second box of 25$ pennies that I ever had which is a beginner’s luck!

 

That’s about how the quality of my 1909 wheat penny looks like.

 

I also forgot to add another thing that I have found inside a roll which is a very small diamond! I’m not kidding! But, I’m not sure if it is a real or a fake diamond so I might bring it to a local coin shop tomorrow to see. Stay tune!

[SumkidMember]

@Mammoth

I don’t know why but the picture of the wheat penny doesn’t appear.

[SumkidMember]

Coin Roll Hunting result #7: (25.00$ in pennies)

George VI: 1940, 1951, 1945, 1940, 1941, 1940, 1946, 1947, 1947

1953 to 1964: 0.49$

1867-1967 centennial: 0.10$

1965 to 1979 (junk copper): 2.00$

1980 to 1981 (junk copper): 1.00$

1982 to 1996 (junk copper): 5.50$

American copper pennies: 0.59$

American wheat pennies: 1944, 1940, 1947 D, 1942

Other finds: Canadian 2002 dime, American 2009 Formative Years in Indiana penny, USA one cent Play Money coin, American 1967 dime

Comment: The USA one cent Play Money coin is not legal tender because it is used as a toy for kids. Also, it is made out of plastic so I accidentally broke it! Now I understand why coins should not be made out of plastic! Happy new year everyone!

(The pennies are all calculated with their face value and the numbers are not exact since I rounded them up.)

[MaryBMember]

if it is a 1909VDB it is worth much more.

[SumkidMember]

@MaryB I checked my American 1909 pennies and none of them contain the VDB mark on the back.

[SumkidMember]

Coin Roll Hunting result #8: (25.00$ in pennies)

George VI: 1952

1953 to 1964: 0.41$

1867-1967 centennial: 0.06$

1965 to 1979 (junk copper): 3.50$

1980 to 1981 (junk copper): 1.00$

1982 to 1996 (junk copper): 5.50$

American copper pennies: 0.43$

American wheat pennies: 1946, 1942, 1956, 1941, 1934, 1941, 1937, 1952 S

Other finds: Canadian 2007 dime, Canadian 1973 dime, American 1971 S penny, Two Euro cent, Two Euro cent, UK 2004 penny

Comment: I was wishing that the UK 2004 penny was made out of copper but it’s not! Happy new year everyone!

(The pennies are all calculated with their face value and the numbers are not exact since I rounded them up.)

[SumkidMember]

Coin Roll Hunting result #9: (25.00$ in pennies)

George VI: 1947, 1942, 1940, 1950, 1943, 1938

1953 to 1964: 0.37$

1867-1967 centennial: 0.07$

1965 to 1979 (junk copper): 3.00$

1980 to 1981 (junk copper): 1.00$

1982 to 1996 (junk copper): 6.00$

American copper pennies: 0.99$

American wheat pennies: 1951 D, 1957 D

Other finds: Canadian 1978 dime, American 1974 dime, American 1972 S penny, Two Euro cent, Two Euro cent, Two Euro cent, American 1997 D gold-colored penny

Comment: I have never seen an American golden penny so I wonder if it is a mint error or not. I did some research and I found out that the reason why it has this color is because the coin was heated up high for too long.

(The pennies are all calculated with their face value and the numbers are not exact since I rounded them up.)

[SumkidMember]

Coin Roll Hunting result #6: (2.50$ in pennies)

George VI: 1944

1953 to 1964: 0.08$

1867-1967 centennial: 0.02$

1965 to 1979 (junk copper): 0.00$

1980 to 1981 (junk copper): 0.50$

1982 to 1996 (junk copper): 0.50$

American copper pennies (junk copper): 0.03$

American wheat pennies: 1953, 1942

Other finds: (None)

Comment: I got 2.50$ in pennies from a local grocery store because the banks were closed due to the holiday but hey, it’s better than nothing!

(The pennies are all calculated with their face value and the numbers are not exact since I rounded them up.)

[PollokeeperMember]

This is a kind of dumb family penny collecting story.  My Grandfather, who died in 1977 always told the story of walking into the San Francisco mint and buying a roll of 1909 S VDB penny, but he couldn’t ever remember where he put them.  This story was spun and retold for many years.  When Pappy died and his stuff was being gone thru everyone secretly hoped to find these penny’s.  I mean, they literally tore the damn place apart looking for them even back then, when they weren’t worth that much.  Long story short, the penny’s were never found.  The joke was on us.  Thanx Pap.

[SumkidMember]

Coin Roll Hunting result #11: (25.00$ in pennies)

George VI: 1940, 1940, 1946, 1945, 1951, 1947, 1945, 1947, 1947

1953 to 1964: 0.43$

1867-1967 centennial: 0.09$

1965 to 1979 (junk copper): 3.00$

1980 to 1981 (junk copper): 1.00$

1982 to 1996 (junk copper): 5.50$

American copper pennies (junk copper): 0.74$

American wheat pennies: 1956 D, 1944, 1957, 1916 D

Other finds: Two Euro cent, American 1960 gold-plated penny

Comment: The American 1960 gold-plated penny is actually only plated on its face and I’m not sure if it is real gold.

(The pennies are all calculated with their face value and the numbers are not exact since I rounded them up.)

[SumkidMember]

Coin Roll Hunting result #12: (25.00$ in pennies)

George VI: 1947, 1943, 1942, 1952, 1941, 1948

1953 to 1964: 0.43$

1867-1967 centennial: 0.10$

1965 to 1979 (junk copper): 3.00$

1980 to 1981 (junk copper): 1.00$

1982 to 1996 (junk copper): 6.00$

American copper pennies (junk copper): 0.64$

American wheat pennies: 1953 D, 1941, 1952, 1953 D

Other finds: American 1973 S penny, American 2009 Formative Years in Indiana penny, UK 1997 penny

Comment: I got mixed up with my previous result which is why it was a little bit similar to the other one but now, I fixed it. Darn it! I received another UK penny that is steel plated with copper!

(The pennies are all calculated with their face value and the numbers are not exact since I rounded them up.)

[SumkidMember]

@Pollokeeper Well, that was a nice story! It would’ve been amazing if your family members actually found the 1909 S VDB roll!

[PollokeeperMember]

I am glad that you liked the story.  I think it was just that.  A story.  I remember my Grandfather telling me that story 10 times at least and of course we asked him to bring it up as we were hoping he might suddenly remember where he put them.  As it turned out, my Grandfather was the treasure, along with the story’s he repeated every time I visited.  Imagine the family fight that would have ensued if those rare coins were ever found!!!  I personally think the coins were spent on penny candy a half a century ago or more.

[PollokeeperMember]

I have another story.  My family is a family that collects coins.  My Aunt carroll, who is passed away now, had a huge smirnoff vodka bottle, that was the base of a lamp that was on display in her living room.  It had a coin slot in it and she faithfully threw her change in it starting sometime in the 50′s.  I saw the lamp for the first time in the early 70′s during a visit.  I was a an avid coin hunter then.  This damn lamp was 3/4′s full of mostly dimes and quarters with quite a few halves.  No clads.  The lamp base was huge, and heavy.  Too heavy for one person to move by himself.  I envied this lamp at the time and certainly coveted it.  Later, I learned that Aunt Carroll had returned from work one day and the lamp was gone.  Easy come, easy go.  Someone had broken in and helped themself to the goodies.  This was sometime in the 80′s.  Aunt Carroll never had any intention of selling the coins nor did she think enough of them to hide them.  There must have been several thousand dollars face value of silver coins in that damn big vodka bottle.  Poor Aunt Carroll.

[SumkidMember]

Coin Roll Hunting result #13: (25.00$ in pennies)

George VI: 1945, 1943, 1942, 1952, 1942

1953 to 1964: 0.47$

1867-1967 centennial: 0.10$

1965 to 1979 (junk copper): 3.00$

1980 to 1981 (junk copper): 1.50$

1982 to 1996 (junk copper): 6.00$

American copper pennies (junk copper): 0.48$

American wheat pennies: 1948 D, 1940, 1956 D, 1937, 1930

Other finds: Two Euro cent, American 2009 Formative Years in Indiana penny

Comment: (None)

(The pennies are all calculated with their face value and the numbers are not exact since I rounded them up.)

[MammothMember]

Mammoth’s coin roll hunting finds #1-13:  Half Dollars

- Averaged three 1976 Bicentennial halves per roll.

- Found ZERO 90% Silver 1964 half dollars

- Found ZERO 40% Silver 1965-1969 half dollars

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(Not trolling, just being a little bit snarky.)

Yet being the eternal optimist that I am, I still pick up  a roll of half dollars every time that I visit the bank.

 

@Pollokeeper, that old tale about the roll of 1909 S VDP pennies sounds similar to the legend about the $50 Porsche; are you familiar with that one?

[MammothMember]

Picked up another roll of Kennedy Half Dollars today
Coin Roll Hunting Find #14:

– Five 1776-1976 Bicentennial Halves
– Found ZERO 90% Silver 1964 half dollars
– Found ZERO 40% Silver 1965-1969 half dollars

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