Question For Those That Just Check The Edges Of Coins

[flinthunter]

I see a lot of posts here that say "I just check the edges of coins for silver and then turn them back in". You're missing the error coins. I've been coin roll hunting since about 1971 and you would'nt believe the number of good errors that I've run across. Some errors are only worth a couple times face but others can bring big bucks. Just wondering why, when the coins are in front of you, that you don't look them over better. Not trying to offend anyone but I think you are missing a lot of the rolls value.

 

[azlegends]

The only error i search for is That wisconsin quarter!Ive heard they are worth hundreds of dollars

I forget at the moment if its the high ear, which I think it is, or the low ear, but one is worth ballpark around $200

 

[mleblanc138]

I personally think that by the time I actually found an error coin, I would have wasted more time searching extensively for it than what the error is worth. I edge search, but I do like to check Halves that I find unusually shiny and I've found several shiny CuNi S-Mint Proofs from doing that.

 

[Gilmore Happy]

Gilmore Happy is just a silver hoar.

I love it Jim, thanks for the new term.

<------- Silver Hoar

 

[silvercop]

i am here only for the silver, don't really care about anything else. now if something is jumps out at me i will get it, but i don't look for it

 

[quiksilver]

Even tho i look for silver for the money i really enjoy the way it looks and sounds. I dont look for error coins so they would have to jump out at me for me to keep one. That being said today i found a blank dime in a new roll.

 

[n9zez]

Edge checker myself too. I'm in it for the silver!

 

[clovis97]

I date check all the halves...several would have gotten away...but looking for errors is not my cup of tea.

 

[Generic_Lad]

Like others have said, selling errors is nearly impossible unless you already know of a buyer or the error is major. But the typical errors and die varieties, especially on half dollars mostly go unnoticed by collectors and dealers don't want something they can't sell quickly. And like others have said, volume is the key to being successful in CRHing. I don't really consider myself a modern US coin collector and really, I don't need a no-FG half in my collection, and if a dealer isn't going to buy it why really search for it?

 

[Piledriver]

Edge checker myself too. I'm in it for the silver!

+1 !

 

[StevoCBR]

Personally I only care about silver and find it a waste of time. But my question is can u really sell these errors. I see people pulling the 74 DD error, but can u sell those? Date searching halves is one thing but dimes and nics is another.

So for a error searcher do u actually realize any money off errors..if u sell?

 

[FIRE310]

Since I'm 100k in and still have yet to find my first commerative half I still check each and every coin, It may only be a clad commerative but its still one you'd possibly miss just edge searching....

 

[Diver_Down]

So for a error searcher do u actually realize any money off errors..if u sell?

Like I said earlier, I only check high grade coins for errors. I'm a volume hunter as the veterans on here know, but it doesn't take anymore time. For example, if you consider 20% of the halves out of 6 boxes might be high grade (not counting when we are flooded with the 96-P or 2001 halves), then out of the 20%, there will only be a select few dates that have known errors. Checking these select few doesn't slow you down any, but throwing a known error in the dump pile could cost you money. I've sold some high grade errors for $50+. No silver searcher would knowingly throw away $50 of silver, but that is exactly what they are doing when they don't bother to check. Again, I only check high grade coins for errors. It is my opinion and experience that no one wants a beat up error coin in their collection. By not flooding the market with low-grade errors, then you are propping up the prices of the higher grade coins.