Comments on: Check your change! http://www.mightybargainhunter.com/2007/02/28/check-your-change/ Personal finance, commentary, and spending less the easy way Fri, 19 Mar 2010 14:24:44 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Coin Roll Hunter http://www.mightybargainhunter.com/2007/02/28/check-your-change/comment-page-1/#comment-155606 Coin Roll Hunter Thu, 09 Oct 2008 00:11:01 +0000 http://www.mightybargainhunter.com/2007/02/28/check-your-change/#comment-155606 Great Post... Spare Change is a great place to find some neat coins. It's how I got my start. Sooner or later though if you get bit by the bug you're going to want to get your hands on LOTS of Circulated coinage... To do that you're going to have to go to the bank. There's a whole sub-hobby that's related to this called coin roll hunting. It's not as scary as you might think and in general if you keep things reasonable your banks won't have any problem with you purchasing boxes from them. I'd highly recommend the website www.coinrollhunt.com as it does a great job of explaining what to look for in spare change. Great Post…

Spare Change is a great place to find some neat coins. It’s how I got my start. Sooner or later though if you get bit by the bug you’re going to want to get your hands on LOTS of Circulated coinage… To do that you’re going to have to go to the bank.

There’s a whole sub-hobby that’s related to this called coin roll hunting. It’s not as scary as you might think and in general if you keep things reasonable your banks won’t have any problem with you purchasing boxes from them.

I’d highly recommend the website http://www.coinrollhunt.com as it does a great job of explaining what to look for in spare change.

]]> By: Andy http://www.mightybargainhunter.com/2007/02/28/check-your-change/comment-page-1/#comment-127679 Andy Thu, 06 Mar 2008 05:19:03 +0000 http://www.mightybargainhunter.com/2007/02/28/check-your-change/#comment-127679 I think error coins that add extra art work to the coin add alot of value to a coin, like that extra leaf on the Wisconsin quarter. I think error coins that add extra art work to the coin add alot of value to a coin, like that extra leaf on the Wisconsin quarter.

]]> By: Lin http://www.mightybargainhunter.com/2007/02/28/check-your-change/comment-page-1/#comment-37190 Lin Sat, 10 Mar 2007 23:27:20 +0000 http://www.mightybargainhunter.com/2007/02/28/check-your-change/#comment-37190 OK, say I come across one of these treasures in my change, or a shoebox .. how do I find a buyer? OK, say I come across one of these treasures in my change, or a shoebox .. how do I find a buyer?

]]> By: mbhunter http://www.mightybargainhunter.com/2007/02/28/check-your-change/comment-page-1/#comment-36070 mbhunter Fri, 09 Mar 2007 03:27:06 +0000 http://www.mightybargainhunter.com/2007/02/28/check-your-change/#comment-36070 Avlor: Indian heads are worth, well, a pretty penny. ;) Ben: Yes, I agree; they are relatively easy to spot. I can hear the difference too. Lin: Not sure what you mean by a reputable buyer. One who paid what I wanted for the coin would be reputable enough for me. ;) Avlor: Indian heads are worth, well, a pretty penny. ;)

Ben: Yes, I agree; they are relatively easy to spot. I can hear the difference too.

Lin: Not sure what you mean by a reputable buyer. One who paid what I wanted for the coin would be reputable enough for me. ;)

]]> By: Lin http://www.mightybargainhunter.com/2007/02/28/check-your-change/comment-page-1/#comment-36051 Lin Fri, 09 Mar 2007 02:17:21 +0000 http://www.mightybargainhunter.com/2007/02/28/check-your-change/#comment-36051 So how does one find a reputable buyer for these coins? Or do you take your chances and list them on eBay? So how does one find a reputable buyer for these coins? Or do you take your chances and list them on eBay?

]]> By: Ben http://www.mightybargainhunter.com/2007/02/28/check-your-change/comment-page-1/#comment-34483 Ben Wed, 28 Feb 2007 16:14:40 +0000 http://www.mightybargainhunter.com/2007/02/28/check-your-change/#comment-34483 Its not the current Federal reserve notes that are rare. Its the previous issue with the red seal. The ones with the red seal are silver certificates, and carry a date of 1957 (or earlier). Now, if you see one of those in circulation, grab it! Its not the current Federal reserve notes that are rare. Its the previous issue with the red seal. The ones with the red seal are silver certificates, and carry a date of 1957 (or earlier). Now, if you see one of those in circulation, grab it!

]]> By: Ben http://www.mightybargainhunter.com/2007/02/28/check-your-change/comment-page-1/#comment-34482 Ben Wed, 28 Feb 2007 16:12:06 +0000 http://www.mightybargainhunter.com/2007/02/28/check-your-change/#comment-34482 The funny thing about silver coins is you can generally spot them on the sound alone. They have a duller "clink" than the current copper sandwich coins have. They also tend to have a slightly yellowish/tarnished appearance compared to the current specie. The funny thing about silver coins is you can generally spot them on the sound alone. They have a duller “clink” than the current copper sandwich coins have. They also tend to have a slightly yellowish/tarnished appearance compared to the current specie.

]]> By: Tight Fisted Miser http://www.mightybargainhunter.com/2007/02/28/check-your-change/comment-page-1/#comment-34481 Tight Fisted Miser Wed, 28 Feb 2007 16:10:33 +0000 http://www.mightybargainhunter.com/2007/02/28/check-your-change/#comment-34481 I wouldn't think $2 bills are very rare. When I worked in Las Vegas we would get them in our daily tipout anytime they could replace single bills. I wouldn’t think $2 bills are very rare. When I worked in Las Vegas we would get them in our daily tipout anytime they could replace single bills.

]]> By: avlor http://www.mightybargainhunter.com/2007/02/28/check-your-change/comment-page-1/#comment-34464 avlor Wed, 28 Feb 2007 12:20:29 +0000 http://www.mightybargainhunter.com/2007/02/28/check-your-change/#comment-34464 When i was a kid and worked a fast food job, a customer paid with an "indian head" penny. i was flabbergasted. I tried to tell them, but no words came out. I had no change on me, but a friend bought it for me. If I ever sell it, we split it. they were worth about $5 then and that was a good 15 years ago. When i was a kid and worked a fast food job, a customer paid with an “indian head” penny. i was flabbergasted. I tried to tell them, but no words came out. I had no change on me, but a friend bought it for me. If I ever sell it, we split it. they were worth about $5 then and that was a good 15 years ago.

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