Coppercrazys Coin Roll Hunting Log

[Coppercrazy]

Coppercrazy's Coin Roll Hunting Log

I have just gotten into the coin roll hunting hobby and thought it would be cool to post some goals of mine for the year 2012 and my finds. So far I have only been searching boxes of pennies and I have ordered a box a week but might bump it up to 2. I will start doing some customer rolls of dimes or nickels very soon.

 

[Coppercrazy]

I am feeling very tempted to buy some one ounce silver commemoratives off of ebay for slightly above silver scrap, but I should just keep the money so I can go through halves for silver and get it for FV.

 

[jnb1994]

I am feeling very tempted to buy some one ounce silver commemoratives off of ebay for slightly above silver scrap, but I should just keep the money so I can go through halves for silver and get it for FV.

Ya don't spend money on silver right now. I got 2 rolls of 40% halves after a couple months of hunting on and off. Most of the time has been off because of work but once school comes I'm going full force again. I sold my 2 rolls for 150 and bought 5 oz of silver with it. Also something I would reccomend is getting a cheap ryedale. I bought one for 370 on ebay and it's great. Sure it's a lot to lay down but it'll get you money quicker. Just something to think about

 

[Coppercrazy]

Ok so my free $100 came in from Huntington. My bankroll is slightly under $400, so I am pretty happy.

 

[jnb1994]

That's good. Keep selling that copper and before you know it you'll be ordering halves

 

[Coppercrazy]

Great, so I went to pick up my coins and then stopped by at my dump bank to pick up the bucket. They said that they would have to start rejecting my coins, because they can't hold them.

 

[Coppercrazy]

Ordered and went through $125 in cents over the past 2 days. I had 2 really good finds, and 58 wheats including a 1944 Wheat in MS60+. I also pulled out $33 in copper cents. My 2 really good finds were a 1907 Indian Head Cent and a 2000 Wide "AM" in MS64+ condition. I would like opinions on the 2000 Wide "AM" if possible on the condition. I'm going through these way too fast because, now, I have no coins to go through for the next 5 days. :/ Pictures are below.

 

[Coppercrazy]

$20 CWR produced no wheats about $5 of copper and 2 1998 WAM's in circulated condition.

 

[boristhespider88]

$20 CWR produced no wheats about $5 of copper and 2 1998 WAM's in circulated condition.

How often do you find WAM's? I know 1999s are the toughest.

 

[Coppercrazy]

How often do you find WAM's? I know 1999s are the toughest.

I've searched about $500 for WAMS and have found 4 2000's (Lost one because I'm careless) and 3 1998's. I got 2 in $20 which was a huge fluke. I searched $125 and only got that 2000 in MS+ condition. I really want a 1999 in MS to complete my set, and a 1998 in MS (Have one that might be MS60, but I think it is AU).

 

[BuffaloBoy]

wow all those Wide AM's makes me want to examine my pennies closer! good luck! hh
buff

 

[Coppercrazy]

wow all those Wide AM's makes me want to examine my pennies closer! good luck! hh
buff

They aren't worth hardly anything unless they are MS, which only 2 I have are.

 

[Coppercrazy]

So, I was SUPPOSED to pick up $250 of cents at 3 different banks. I am quite mad and unhappy right now, because I ordered 4 boxes, 4 boxes, and 2 boxes. The only bank that got the boxes was the 2 boxes one. The two Huntington's said that I never ordered any boxes, and I called each one twice and told 2 different people to make sure they got ordered. And what do you know, they never got ordered. So, instead I picked up my 2 boxes of cents, $27.50 of CWR Cents, $170 CWR Dimes, and $40 of CWR nickels. I've went through most of the dimes already and pulled 1 silver. I believe the nickels are returned, so I might not even go through them. I went through 4 rolls and nothing pre 70's. Wish me luck everyone!

 

[Coppercrazy]

Oh, a teller says that a guy has $110 of CWR Halves, I don't think I should get them because they are just dumps more than likely. I may still pick them up, who knows maybe one will be silver, after all my aunt wanted to exchange a full roll of 90% halves, walkers and Ben's, at the bank. Instead, I told her I would slowly buy them off her at $6 a piece.

 

[clarknau]

I've searched about $500 for WAMS and have found 4 2000's (Lost one because I'm careless) and 3 1998's. I got 2 in $20 which was a huge fluke. I searched $125 and only got that 2000 in MS+ condition. I really want a 1999 in MS to complete my set, and a 1998 in MS (Have one that might be MS60, but I think it is AU).

I've been trying to find some WAMs too but just don't go through enough volume of pennies. This makes me want to get more!

 

[Coppercrazy]

Alright so I took a minibreak from CRH and I just started back up and from $100 BWR Cents and $49 CWR Cents I pulled 48 wheats, 1920s was the best, no WAM's. I searched $245 CWR Dimes and pulled 1 silver rosie. $40 of nickels skunk. I'm getting close to my second $100 box of copper! Going out tomorrow to see how many cents I can get from banks. Looking to get hopefully $75+.

 

[Coppercrazy]

And for next week I ordered 2 boxes of cents and hopefully I can order a box of nickels at another pick up bank of mine. Might also order $100 of cents at another, I really can only order in large volumes from there because it is 10 miles away and want to make the gas money worth it.

 

[sack0silver]

Whats a WAM? Sorry too tired to look it up lol

 

[Coppercrazy]

Whats a WAM? Sorry too tired to look it up lol

A WAM (Wide AM) coin is coin that was produced by the mint in most likely 98, 99, 00 by the philadelphia mint, and was struck on a proof die instead of a regular close AM die. In the wide AM's the A and M will be clearly separated and look similar to any proof cent or any pre 1992 cent. If it is a close AM (The typical cent) the A and M will be nearly touching or touching.

There are also other ways of identifying a WAM from a Close AM, but this is the most common way of differenciating the two.

 

[sack0silver]

What sort of value do these hold?

 

[Coppercrazy]

What sort of value do these hold?

The 1998 and 2000 WAMS have little value unless MS63+. The 1999 WAM's in circulated condition have about $50 value and in MS60 start around $250 and go up to ms 68 being worth a few thousand and I think there are only a few MS69's, which are practically priceless.