Sifting thru 50 rolls of 2003-d jeffersons

I bought $100 worth of brand new jeffersons
from the local bank--they handed me a box of them.

When I got home, I'd cut open the rubber tube rolls
and looked thru my treaure.

95-98% of them had really ugly scars on them
I think the problem is that when the coin is struck it
is very hot and falls on top of hot copper/nickel coins.

The hot metal is soft enough to easily be defaced
by the avalanche of...

If you buy Jefferson rolls thru a retailer
for $4 per roll (thinking you're going to get
nice BU nickels) you're probably going to get hosed.

UGLY coins. Ugly, Ugly.

On 12 Dec 2003 15:22:06 -0800, (frank wight)
wrote:

If you buy Jefferson rolls thru a retailer
for $4 per roll (thinking you're going to get
nice BU nickels) you're probably going to get hosed.

I've got a few rolls I bought, at a premium. I haven't opened the
rolls, hadn't planned to. You've got me thinking that maybe I should
examine them. But, I'm still hoping your experience is not typical
and will wait to read responses from others. Naturally, I would not
have bought at a premium if I had a face value source like you do.

Actually you're doing pretty well if there are any nice coins in a
lot. Finding good quality coins made in the last 38 years has been an
undertaking. The quality has improved somewhat in the last few years
at least as far as strike is concerned. The older coins were not only
scratched up but were also obliquely struck by worn dies in most
cases.

One solution that many have found is the mint sets. These coins are
struck by new dies under increased pressure but even here coins which
aren't marked can be extremely difficult to find. Some coins are
found nicest in the regular stream of commercial coins but most of the
nicest will be found in the set. People didn't save any quantities of
the dimes and quarters so these are found only in the sets.

The best way to find the nice coins made for circulation is to wait
until you get a good one in change and ask the clerk where they do
their banking. There is usually a lot of "bunching up" of gems or
varieties so there will be more at the source. Some years though you
just won't run into any nice coins.

On 13 Dec 2003 01:57:20 -0800, (cladking) wrote:

The best way to find the nice coins made for circulation is to wait
until you get a good one in change and ask the clerk where they do
their banking. There is usually a lot of "bunching up" of gems or
varieties so there will be more at the source

That is an excellent suggestion. Although, in most cases, the cashier
at Wal Mart will have no clue where the coins came from ... it won't
hurt to ask ; )

Vector wrote in message . ..
On 13 Dec 2003 01:57:20 -0800, (cladking) wrote:

The best way to find the nice coins made for circulation is to wait
until you get a good one in change and ask the clerk where they do
their banking. There is usually a lot of "bunching up" of gems or
varieties so there will be more at the source

That is an excellent suggestion. Although, in most cases, the cashier
at Wal Mart will have no clue where the coins came from ... it won't
hurt to ask ; )

An excellent question to ask any bank is if they
get their coins from the federal reserve. Talking
to the merchant teller will give you a solid answer.

Sometimes you can get friendly info from tellers whom
have customers that want the statehood quarters. By
asking a few questions you can find out what's possible.
Some banks get their coin supply from Lord knows who (and
never get bu rolls)

PS Some tellers are not very bright. It always helps to
rephrase the question to get what you want. When I want
to wipe out a branch of all their Halves, I sometimes have
to get back in line and ask ANOTHER teller the same questions.
I shouldn't have to do that but...

(cladking) sipped his coffee and
wrote in message news:
Actually you're doing pretty well if there are any nice coins in a
lot. Finding good quality coins made in the last 38 years has been an
undertaking. SNIP, SNIP, SNIP

I had to pour out 52 rolls of Arkansas Quarters to find
TWO rolls that I liked. You should see some of the *very worse*
strikes I could find...I coddle them and treasure them...they
are truly hideous soft-strikes.

One solution that many have found is the mint sets. These coins are
struck by new dies under increased pressure but even here coins which
aren't marked can be extremely difficult to find. Some coins are
found nicest in the regular stream of commercial coins but most of the
nicest will be found in the set. People didn't save any quantities of
the dimes and quarters so these are found only in the sets.

What you are saying is the scariest thing in
coin collecting--bust up a mint set--but you are right

The best way to find the nice coins made for circulation is to wait
until you get a good one in change and ask the clerk where they do
their banking. There is usually a lot of "bunching up" of gems or
varieties so there will be more at the source. SNIP, SNIPPITY SNIP

I visited over 18 bank branches to try to find a good arkansas
quarter. Really frusserating to get hosed.
just won't run into any nice coins.

On 13 Dec 2003 16:30:07 -0800, (frank wight)
wrote:

An excellent question to ask any bank is if they
get their coins from the federal reserve. Talking
to the merchant teller will give you a solid answer.

I've asked that question at least a dozen times, at a half dozen
banks. They almost all say (A) Yes, we get our coins from the Feds,
and (B) We hardly ever get uncirculated coins or currency.

Vector wrote in message . ..
On 13 Dec 2003 16:30:07 -0800, (frank wight)
wrote:

An excellent question to ask any bank is if they
get their coins from the federal reserve. Talking
to the merchant teller will give you a solid answer.

I've asked that question at least a dozen times, at a half dozen
banks. They almost all say (A) Yes, we get our coins from the Feds,
and (B) We hardly ever get uncirculated coins or currency.

*choke* please, PLEASE tell me the names of banks supplied
by the Fed! I only know of B of A.

On 14 Dec 2003 13:57:05 -0800, (frank wight)
wrote:

Vector wrote in message . ..
On 13 Dec 2003 16:30:07 -0800, (frank wight)
wrote:

An excellent question to ask any bank is if they
get their coins from the federal reserve. Talking
to the merchant teller will give you a solid answer.

I've asked that question at least a dozen times, at a half dozen
banks. They almost all say (A) Yes, we get our coins from the Feds,
and (B) We hardly ever get uncirculated coins or currency.

*choke* please, PLEASE tell me the names of banks supplied
by the Fed! I only know of B of A.

They're all locally owned banks whose names would mean nothing to you.
But, the Federal Reserve has branches in more than a dozen cities. Is
this just to suppy the Bank of America? Have all of these banks lied
to me about their supplier?

"frank wight" wrote in message
om...
Vector wrote in message
. ..
On 13 Dec 2003 16:30:07 -0800, (frank wight)
wrote:

An excellent question to ask any bank is if they
get their coins from the federal reserve. Talking
to the merchant teller will give you a solid answer.

I've asked that question at least a dozen times, at a half dozen
banks. They almost all say (A) Yes, we get our coins from the Feds,
and (B) We hardly ever get uncirculated coins or currency.

*choke* please, PLEASE tell me the names of banks supplied
by the Fed! I only know of B of A.

My little ol local bank claims to order their coins from the Fed out of KC,
Mo. I got two $1,000 bags of 2001-D unc Kennedys back in August, 2001
(actually, 2 boxes of $500, then a $1,000 bag upon request) and was rejected
in my request (through my local bank) for the other two bags of the same
that they had. Those halfs weren't supposed to have been released yet,
though, which was the reasoning behind the rejection. Anyway, the chain
was me, local unaffilliated bank, and either a bank in KC, then the Fed, or
just the Fed branch in KC with no bank between my local and the Fed.
Bill