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Found In Rolls is Back!

Friday, March 26th, 2010

I have added the “Found in Rolls” website to Ask About Coins!
Each section of “Found In Rolls” has been added as a post so that navigation from one section to another becomes fun and easy!

You can start on the “HOME” page by simply clicking on the title of the post to open up each page! The top of each page will provide links to the previous post or to the next post so that you can easily navigate from one page to another.

In fact, the top of this page has a link to the “Found In Rolls” – Tokens and Exonumia page. Click on that link to start your journey!

As an alternative, you can use the menu feature to browse by using the CATEGORIES list. Simply open the drop down list and click on “Found In Rolls” !

At the bottom left of each page, you will see a link to the “older entries” use that to view the rest of the “Found In Rolls” pages.

You will see pages for:

Tokens and Exonumia
World Coins
Coins of Mexico
Coins of Canada
United States Die Varieties
United States Error Coins
United States Dollars
United States Half Dollars
United States Quarter Dollars
United States Dimes
United States Five Cents
United States Cents

As I can, I will be adding images to the pages. The pages for the CENTS, NICKELS and DIMES have some special features that you can see when you check them out. I will be adding the same features to the other pages as I continue to add images of more coins to each page.

After you are done checking out my “Found In Rolls” Collection of “Fabulous Fun Finds”, Click on the links to the ARCHIVES to view my other numismatic writings!

Have Fun,

Bill O’Rourke

Member:
ANA (American Numismatic Association)
NLG (Numismatic Literary Guild)

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Found In Rolls – Tokens and Exonumia

Friday, March 26th, 2010

This section of “Found In Rolls” will almost entirely be filled with images of tokens and exonumia that I’ve been able to find in rolls of coins obtained at local banks and credit unions. A few of them, however were given to me by other collectors. Check back often to see the future additions to this page!

THERE’S MORE!

Simply Click on any image, as seen below, to view a larger picture of that particular coin in a separate window!

This section will have more “Found In Rolls” discoveries added to it regularly so be sure to come back often!

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Found In Rolls – United States Die Varieties

Thursday, March 25th, 2010

As the author of the “Found In Rolls” column as seen in “CoinWorld Magazine” I find a large number of collectible coins in rolls that I obtain from local banks and credit unions. Since I can’t fit all of my discoveries in my column, I thought that I could share some of my other finds here.

1972 Lincoln Cent- Doubled Die Obverse - Die #1

1972 Lincoln Cent - Doubled Die Obverse Die#1 - LIBERTY

1983 Lincoln Cent - Doubled Die Reverse - Die#1

1995 Lincoln Cent - Doubled Die Obverse - LIBERTY

1964 D Kennedy Half Dollar - Quadrupled Die Obverse

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Found In Rolls – United States Half Dollars

Thursday, March 25th, 2010

1904 - Liberty Head or Barber Half Dollar

1933 S - Liberty Walking Half Dollar

1935 - Liberty Walking Half Dollar

1938 - Liberty Walking Half Dollar

1942 S - Liberty Walking Half Dollar

THERE’S MORE!

Simply Click on any image, as seen below, to view a larger picture of that particular coin in a separate window!

This section will have more “Found In Rolls” discoveries added to it regularly so be sure to come back often!

BUT WAIT! THERE’S MORE!

Here is an ABSOLUTELY AMAZING DISCOVERY!

It is an 1859-O (New Orleans Mint) Seated Liberty Type Half Dollar!
Imagine my surprise when this coin fell out of a roll of Kennedy half dollars that I picked up at a local bank!

1859-O Seated Liberty Half Dollar - Obverse

1859-O Seated Liberty Half Dollar - Reverse

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Found In Rolls – United States Five Cents

Thursday, March 25th, 2010

1938 P, D and S Jefferson Nickels

1939 P, D and S Jefferson Nickels

THERE’S MORE!
Simply Click on any image, as seen below, to view a larger picture of that particular coin in a separate window!
This section will have more “Found In Rolls” discoveries added to it regularly so be sure to come back often!
HAVE FUN!

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Found In Rolls – United States Cents

Thursday, March 25th, 2010

1893 Indian Head Cent

1894 Indian Head Cent

1895 Indian Head Cent

1896 Indian Head Cent

1897 Indian Head Cent

Let’s start in the year where the Lincoln Cent began, 1909. Many times when I discover a cent dated 1909 or 1909 VDB (Victor David Brenner), it is in Very Good-8 (VG-8) condition or better. I think that, as we do today, many people saved a few examples of the then new Lincoln cent issue thinking that they will be worth something someday. Consequently, while roll searching I have found a wide range of conditions of 1909 and 1909 Lincoln, VDB cents and although most would be graded as Very Good-8 (VG-8) or better the conditions vary from a low of About Good-3 (AG-3) to a high grade of Mint State-65 (MS-65).

As we get past the first year of the Lincoln Cent, where things can be a little skewed due to hoarding, I see a great many of the earlier dated Lincoln cents that are “worn to the bone”, so to speak. A little research indicates that during the early days of the Lincoln Wheat Ears Cent, a cent (penny) actually had some buying power.

Back in 1910, five cents would buy you a Coca-Cola. Sauerkraut is around 15 cents for a large can and steak is around 18 cents per pound. By the 1940s ,one cent could still buy bubble gum, licorice candy, jaw breakers, peppermint sticks, grab bags, or small bags of pop corn or salted peanuts.

I see a lot of wear on most of the one cent coins that I find that are dated from 1910 through 1919 and I think that stems from high consumer use and mintage figures that are small when compared to today’s mintage figures. I generally see less wear on the cents of the 1920s as each year of mintage, although still not in huge numbers adds to the previous year’s supply of cents. With more cents in circulation, there has to be less wear per coin as more coins are passing through the hands of the public. Although still quite worn, these are not as worn as some of the earlier Lincoln cents.

Have Fun looking through the Lincoln Wheat Ears Cents (Pennies) on my Found In Rolls page!

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My New Online Book – Coming Soon – A Guide to Successful Roll Searching

Saturday, June 20th, 2009

Hi All,

I haven’t added any new articles recently but there is a GREAT reason for that! I have been busy putting together my “Guide to Successful Roll Searching”. Many people have asked me questions about how I go about finding all kinds of rare and interesting coins in rolls that I obtain at local banks.

As the author of the “FOUND IN ROLLS” column as seen in CoinWorld Magazine, I will give you some ideas and tips that can make your Roll Searching activities much more fruitful!

This book is already full of great pictures and I still have more to add.

Designed to be a book for readers of all levels of numismatic knowledge, I cut through the mystery of things like Varieties, Die Varieties and Errors. I will also show you what kinds of seemingly common coins can have great numismatic value.

Whether you are a Brand New Collector or a Seasoned Roll Searcher, this book is for you!

Check back often, the “Guide to Successful Roll Searching” should be online and ready to go within the next few weeks.

Have Fun,
Bill O’

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Roll Searching 101

Wednesday, April 22nd, 2009

Since this might be your very first stop on the way to becoming a seasoned Roll Searcher, I thought that it might be a good idea to start from the very beginning. This article will focus on some of the things that you will need to begin your roll searching activities!

You already have one of the basic pieces of equipment needed to have fun searching through rolls of coins. Looking through rolls in order to pick out specific coins by their dates and mint marks can be a lot of fun and to do that you can simply use your own eyes. They are some of the best tools ever devised. Here comes one of them now!

The Human Eye

If, like me you are beyond the age where your eyes can reliably tell the difference between a three and an eight or pick up the distinction between the mint marks D and an S, then it might be necessary for some optical assistance, as I like to call it. When using any of the various forms of “Optical Assistance”, a numeral followed by an X indicates the amount of magnification provided. A 2X lens magnifies to two times the original size, a 4X lens magnifies to four times the original size and so on.

My arsenal includes the following items:

A 2X Hand Lens with a small 4X portal built into the lens. The 2X portion helps to check out the date on each coin, while the 2X portion of the lens is great to determine what the mint mark is.

I have several jeweler’s loupes. One is a simple 8X lens and the other is a multi-lens system that is 8x or 18X depending upon whether the smaller lens is connected to the system. The portion with the smaller lens screws on and off and is quite easy to use. The higher magnification is acheived when both lenses are used together.

Next is an unusual 18X loupe. It is unusual in that it is longer than my other loupes. It does a very nice job of magnifying the very small details while filtering out unwanted light. I use this one more than any other while searching for rare die varieties. I won it at an auction about ten years ago and I have not seen another one since. I can’t tell you where to get one like it.

I occasionally use a lighted, 30X pocket microscope.

Magnifying Glasses and Loupes

SOME HELPFUL ROLL SEARCHING TIPS

1) Call the bank before you make a trip to pick up coins.

2) Ask for whatever coins you might be interested in and do not forget to ask for unusual coins like large sized dollars.

3) If rolls of coins are available, try to aproximate the time that you think you will arrive at the bank to pick up some rolled coins.

4) If one bank doesn’t have extra rolls of coins available, call another one and ask them if they might have any.

5) Set up more than one account. You should try to use different banks so that you can bring coins back to a bank other than the one you are getting your coins from.

GOOD LUCK IN YOUR SEARCHES!

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