Opening half rolls

[mercury1]

Hi all. Was just wondering how many people cut their halves open with a utility knife. I've only done ten boxes so far, all skunk, and started cutting the rolls open in order to speed up my searching. I notice the knife cut on the coin edges and it doesn't matter on the junk but I'm wondering if I'm going to regret it if I find a nice coin. Any thoughts?
Merc

 

[mleblanc138]

I bite my rolls open, then undo them with my hands and slide the roll out onto my left hand. If I'm sitting next to a table and a trash can I can clear a box in under 10 minutes. Some of you may think biting them open is dangerous, but I've bit open enough rolls to buy a house in cash with all the coins I've searched and have not gotten sick from coins yet.

 

[Bigheed]

Jimmy Johns is the bomb!

 

[shawngrey16]

Guys I ordered
From
The mint and all 2012's I made a boo boo huh? Stupid mistake or got
Ripped off?

 

[sagittarius98]

Guys I ordered
From
The mint and all 2012's I made a boo boo huh? Stupid mistake or got
Ripped off?

You ordered from the mint? The coins will always be 2012-P. Order from a bank next time to get circulated coins (some boxes may be solid 2012, too, but there should be some circulated ones also. Did you pay just $250?

 

[shawngrey16]

Just 144 but still a rip off damn me! Haha

 

[sagittarius98]

Just 144 but still a rip off damn me! Haha

What denomination was it? I don't know why I assumed they were dimes, maybe it's because of all the solid 2012 dime boxes people have gotten.

 

[thripp]

I insert a potato peeler under one edge of the roll and pull up, then push the halves out with a Sharpie marker just like with penny rolls.

 

[Lyfeguard]

I've found the fastest way to open boxes is to use a pair of dikes to put a cut in the edge of the roll. Do this for the whole box before opening any. They tear right open with ease and it's much faster then using a knife! I will do a whole box of halves in 25 minutes and that includes rerolling then for dumping.

 

[TimZim]

I use a razer knife But the fastest way is take the blade and just cut a line from one end to the other side cuting the coins face and all the rolls fast and clean. Or a wire snips and snip 2 rolls at one time.