Showing posts with label verdigris. Show all posts
Showing posts with label verdigris. Show all posts

Friday, April 20, 2012

Coin Roll Hunting: Nickel Bank Box Break


I purchased a box of nickels from my bank and these are the results:

  • Pre 1959: 17
  • Silver War Nickels: 1 (1943P)
  • "S" Mint Marks: 3
  • 2009:  2 (2009P (AU) 2009D (Rusted))
  • Total EF - AU Coins For Albums: 158
  • Key Find(s): 1938 (EF) 1941, 1943P, 1962 (BU) 2009 (AU)

Verdict: After the last couple of bad lots of customer rolls, I decided to get a bank box to help reduce the chance of receiving other CRH's tailings. I'm sold on getting nickel boxes although the initial cost is more than I've been spending.  Also, there is a lot more back end work cashing in all of the unwanted coins.  For the first time, I pulled a silver war nickel and two 2009s (even though one of the 2009s had to go to the scrap pile for condition).  While there were still some rusted, run over, and corroded pieces, the percentage was much lower than the customer rolls I've been searching.

Monday, April 16, 2012

Coin Roll Hunting: 50 Roll Cent Bank Box Break # 7


I purchased a 50 roll box of cents from my bank and these are the results:


  • Wheat Cents: 5
  • Canadian Cents: 1
  • "S" Mint Marks: 2
  • Copper Lincoln Memorial Cents: 38% (5% not infected)
  • Total AU - BU Coins For Albums: 12
  • Key Find(s): 1959(BU), 1967(BU), 1968(BU), 1970D(BU), 1971(BU)


Verdict: For the first time picking up cent bank boxes, the teller only had customer rolled cents.  I was excited to see what they might produce.  My excitement quickly faded after I open a few of the rolls.  A large number of coins were infected with verdigris. This box would of produced the best copper results to date except most were infected and were promptly placed in the return pile.  The curse of the Canadian Small Cent folder still is going strong.  If the large amount of verdigris wasn't bad enough, there were ample quantities road pennies. My favorite cent in this box was a BU 1959.