Need advice from Coin Collector's

[jnicholes]

Hello fellow Coin Collector's and Treasure hunters!

I have a dilemma. I saw on the news there is a coin shortage in the US due to COVID19. Its even spread to my area because when I went to the bank, they had to limit the coin rolls I was getting due to the shortage.

Now granted, I found 3 wheaties in those rolls, but I dont think I can coin roll hunt at the moment due to the coin shortage.

I normally coin roll hunt, but it looks like I cant right now.

Heres where I need advice. Since I cant really coin roll hunt, how else can I hunt for coins? Shopping and getting change? Metal detecting?

Any advice will be appreciated.

Jared

 

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[Tiredman]

Metal detector for them, you might get much older ones. I believe their shortage was caused by the lobby being closed for months. Lots of people have change.

 

[smokeythecat]

Metal detecting or flea markets or internet sales. For instance buying 500 or 1,000 mixed wheat cents on Ebay or elsewhere.

 

[1637]

get out side,go detecting.
brad

 

[Mackaydon]

Apply for a Coin Star coin collectors job.
Don.....

 

[Tony in SC]

I don't understand. If there is a shortage where are all the coins?

 

[DeepseekerADS]

I don't understand. If there is a shortage where are all the coins?

Most people are probably like me. I get home from shopping and throw my coins in a jar. Do that for years and the coins add up. It's just kinda an "invisible" savings system. It adds up over time, My 6 year span this time gives me certainly a couple hundred bucks, never even missing it. Maybe my bank will be happy to see me, for a "change"

 

[Professor of Engineering]

Start metal detecting, never a shortage of coins!

 

[DeepseekerADS]

Start metal detecting, never a shortage of coins!

Hey Prof, I keep them finds separate from the change I get at stores Ya know we all gotta have multiple delights along the way.

I just counted up my spare change for the 6 years I've been retired. Don't add up to nothing much, but it's $101 I wouldn't have had otherwise.

Maybe tomorrow I'll hit the drive thru and see if they want that weight in that tray so I can stay "clean".

But, I've been with this bank nearly 50 years. Maybe they need my coins. I'm fine if they don't. Stay safe out there!

Sure was fun rolling up that jar of coins - though I did expect more than $101.

Maybe I need to spend more money so I'd get more change? Nah....... I'm pretty happy with what I have. And really, really, I did have pure entertainment rolling up that jar

 

[jnicholes]

Thanks everyone. I appreciate it. Sorry it took so long to get back, I got a new phone and was setting it up. I’ll invest in a metal detector then. That may be my best bet.

Thanks again!

Jared

 

[fistfulladirt]

I don’t believe there’s a lot of coin stashed at home, very few use cash today, and roughly 70% of Americans barely have $1k in savings.
They’re tapped out.

You could always advertise on Craigslist that you will pay paper money for rolled change. An idea I’ve had for years, but never tried.

 

[fistfulladirt]

I don't understand. If there is a shortage where are all the coins?

There’s no shortage. It’s propaganda.

 

[Clad2Silver]

It might even be BS.......

 

[Clad2Silver]

There’s no shortage. It’s propaganda.

I don't believe there's a REAL shortage.

 

[Honest Samuel]

Tell that to my bank who tells me that there is a shortage.

 

[fistfulladirt]

Tell that to my bank who tells me that there is a shortage.

Guess it’s time to change banks.

 

[SusanMN]

Make the rounds of every coin star and coin counting machine in your area and check the reject tray. They aren’t found often but there are nice old coins that some times end up in the reject tray. My avatar is a civil war penny I found in one a couple of years ago, and just this year a shield nickel. With hard times there may be more people dipping into their coin stashes and cashing them in.

 

[Xraywolf]

There isn't a shortage per se, there is a disruption in the proper flow of coinage as we know it due to the kung flu. I think there is a multi page thread here discussing it so no need to get too far into it but stands to reason, flow of coniage has taken a hit for a number of reasons.

I normally fill a jar with coins a few times a year and cash it in, jar holds about $100. [I stopped separating my pocket change from detector finds years ago, just seemed kinda pointless to me] Since March I probably have about 4 of those jars, and another big pickle jar stuffed with $1's. Also have hefty bags full of bottles, bottle return line is always going out the door so I am going to wait until the crowd thins out. Probably alot of folks doing the same, so that explains some of these disruptions from normalcy, bound to be a number of cause/effect scenarios at play that we have never dealt with before.

As to the OP, yeah MD would be an obvious route to take, and if you are in it primarily for lost change I think you are a minority because most guys want gold rings, relics, very old coins. Nothing wrong with seeking pocket change, certainly an easier task than a gold ring or 1800's silver dollar.