My first coin roll hunt

[CreepyCrawler]

I've not been able to do as much detecting lately
because I've had to take in my elderly mother.
She has to have a lot done for her but she arrived
with a bag full of change and I found 4 wheaties in
there so she can stay. (just kidding- I love my mom)

So.... I decided to do some penny roll hunting while I get
my mother settled. Asked my bank teller for only $2.00
worth just to see if I liked it. The teller looked at me like
I had asked for a dozen doughnuts.

Before and after pics.

To the left are the coppers, to the right, the zincolns,
One wheatie 1952 and a penny with nothing on it,
maybe worn down by something,? I don't know. Should
I return it to the bank and ask for another one, preferably
any wheat they have in the drawer?

I can see how this can become addictive.

[Sonny b]

Okay creepy, if you are gonna start this coin roll hunting thing then I'm gonna do it too. I'll go tomorrow if i get time am grab some rolls and see what I can find.

[RIdetector]

Starts with a few rolls then you end up getting $25 box of pennies.And it just keeps growing from there!!

[stealer]

Originally Posted by RIdetector

Starts with a few rolls then you end up getting $25 box of pennies.And it just keeps growing from there!!

I skipped the rolls and straight into a box and then in-between boxes I picked up ~$5 of pennies each time

@creepy, I'd keep that blank penny. It may be a planchet?

[kireta]

Ive been reading so much about this that I have to try it out. Will be going to my bank on pay day!!

[stealer]

Originally Posted by kireta

Ive been reading so much about this that I have to try it out. Will be going to my bank on pay day!!

Great idea kireta! It's a cheap and (sometimes effective) way to acquire old coins!

[Don]

On average I find about 1 wheat to 100 pennies. But very rarely do I find a penny that's earlier than the 50's.

[Vettech101]

I have never really had a coin collection, and after getting into this hobby, I was thinking....why not combine the two??

Although, I cannot afford high-end coins, pennies are readily available and cheap I dont expect finding a 55' DD or a 09 s v.d.b, but one sure can dream, but there are alot of varieties that can bring a premiuim if you know what to look for.

Also, it gives me a cheap opportunity to learn about diffrent varieties, mintage, terminology , grading of pennies so on and so forth.

hopefully in the near future I can upgrade to mid-level then to upper end coins.

I have been reading where some people just specialize in on particular coin or variety of coin .. i.e. die cracks, error coins, proofs , vams, silvers....
dont have any idea were iam going, but as I stated , this gives me a cheap way of gettting my feet wet.

[CreepyCrawler]

Originally Posted by stealer

I skipped the rolls and straight into a box and then in-between boxes I picked up ~$5 of pennies each time

@creepy, I'd keep that blank penny. It may be a planchet?

Isn't a planchet a penny that has normal edges but has never
been stamped with an image? This one is completely worn smooth
all over. Noone would ever except it for a penny and thus, the
bank owes me a cent.

[BigBeefy]

I have about 300 wheat back pennies. $2.50 rolled, the rest in prescription bottles.

I have had them for years. I dont know the oldest one. I do have an 18XX silver dollar. My father collects coins and as a "starter" kit, I got a bunch of coins in an old Crown Royal bag.

I hope to add more to the collection.

Maybe I should try this coin roll hunting.

[Tarvin21]

What a coincidence, I use a Crown Royal bag for my MD finds

[agbkyle]

My last CRH was 15 penny rolls which resulted in 7 wheats.

[InkDigger]

Are the copper pennies worth any more than a cent in copper?

[RIdetector]

I think there worth 1.7 cents each for copper,but I;m not 100%.

[InkDigger]

Not bad at all if thats the case. 70% profit is excellent by anyone's standards.

[CreepyCrawler]

Originally Posted by InkDigger

Not bad at all if thats the case. 70% profit is excellent by anyone's standards.

Check out this website for those hoarding copper pennies.

Now, these people are obsessed.

http://realcent.forumco.com/Default.asp

[InkDigger]

That's actually pretty cool if you're into collecting copper. Not a bad investment if you have the time and space to collect and store the copper.

-Jason

Originally Posted by CreepyCrawler

Check out this website for those hoarding copper pennies.

Now, these people are obsessed.

http://realcent.forumco.com/Default.asp