BEGINNERS GUIDE TO COIN ROLL HUNTING!!! + TERMS

[prizm II]

This would be a great thread to "Pin to the top" of the Coin Roll Hunting Forum. I would like to ad that you should keep a log of your searching. Mine is very basic, just dates, how much searched, what bank, and the keepers.

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[coolcash2004]

GREAT IDEA!

I'l try and see if this can be pinned.

-CC

[Immy]

Bump for the newbes!

[whitesid]

" -Save all 1987 P and D half dollars. They were only made for mint sets. Also, all have dollars dated after 2001 were not made for circulation and are worth keeping. "
you sure i had a few of them in my last box, i saved only one

[coolcash2004]

THANKS!

-CC

[ESC]

Great post!! Thank-you for taking the time to write this up.

A couple of questions:
Does anyone ever get asked by the tellers why they want all of these coins? what do you tell them?

Do you just collect / keep the "keepers" or is the plan to sell them for profit?

[coolcash2004]

I just tell them I am a collector.

I save all proofs, walkers, and franklins. But, sell all doublicate proofs, and every 90% and 40% kennedy.

-CC

[coolcash2004]

Save the dates you need for your collection also.

HH!

-CC

[SwampHunter]

If you don't mind could you make a dictionary of sorts that tells what terms are what?

I think this would help a lot of new folks.

Just a few in your post:

BU
Proofs
Morgans
Red Seal Dollar Bills
MS


I know there are a lot more terms that folks use for coins. Any more added to the lsit would be great and I am sure they would help alot of folks.

Thanks!

[65gt350]

If you don't mind could you make a dictionary of sorts that tells what terms are what?

I think this would help a lot of new folks.

Just a few in your post:

BU
Proofs
Morgans
Red Seal Dollar Bills
MS


I know there are a lot more terms that folks use for coins. Any more added to the lsit would be great and I am sure they would help alot of folks.

Thanks!

Here is a link to a Numismatic terms site: They should have most of these terms and any other that might come up.

http://www.acsb.com/glossary.htm

I noticed they didn't have red seal or Morgan.

Morgans are a type of silver dollar issued from 1878-1921
Red seal notes are United States Notes that have a red treasury seal instead of the current Green Seal. They are usually older 1928-1966.

[coolcash2004]

Thanks for the help!

Great ideas!

-CC

[coolcash2004]

The terms have been added to the original post above.

-CC

[coolcash2004]

Also note the coin grading scale.

-CC

[whitesid]

heres a good site for error coins, someone else posted it here i thought i should add it to your post.
http://www.numismedia.com/coinguys/top50kenn.shtml

[SwampHunter]

Thanks for the meanings.

[Urban Prospector]

Please define rotated state quarters.is the back out of time to the front?

[coolcash2004]

WS will answer this question shortly. He is an error coin expert.

-CC

[whitesid]

Please define rotated state quarters.is the back out of time to the front?

its when the dies were rotated, like it sounds. if you take any modern American coins and spin it. if you have the heads side up when you spin the tails should be upside down. if its not exactly upside down its called a rotation error. and the more the coin is rotated the more money it is worth.

[coolcash2004]

THANKS WS!

-CC

[SoCalMark]

Bump!