Are online "unsearched" wheat penny rolls a good bargain?
In this video I was "gifted" some unsearched wheat penny rolls that a seller from eBay got their hands on. They actually sent me a few rolls to test out for them since I have bought from them before.
I was really surprised by the finds in these two rolls and was happy that they gave them to me!
Here's a link to their eBay Store since they have great feedback and I have done well with my purchases from them:
Let me know what you think about online rolls and if you have ever had success or felt like you'd been ripped off…
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Are online “unsearched” wheat penny rolls a good bargain?
In this video I was “gifted” some unsearched wheat penny rolls that a seller from eBay got their hands on. They actually sent me a few rolls to test out for them since I have bought from them before.
I was really surprised by the finds in these two rolls and was happy that they gave them to me!
Here’s a link to their eBay Store since they have great feedback and I have done well with my purchases from them:
https://www.ebay.com/usr/uspennycollection
Let me know what you think about online rolls and if you have ever had success or felt like you’d been ripped off…
Thanks for watching and I hope you enjoy the video!
By the way – I am still selling my custom Coin Roll Hunting Mats on eBay (see below) and on my website at:
https://robfindstreasure.com
https://www.ebay.com/usr/robfindstreasure
PLEASE SUPPORT MY CHANNEL – I am an Amazon Associate and if you shop on Amazon, please feel free to clink one of my links below – I get a little extra every time you shop using my link:
https://www.amazon.com/shop/robfindstreasure
The Microscope I use is good quality and low-priced:
https://amzn.to/2JFQtcS
US Coins Redbook – really handy:
https://amzn.to/2NRaWy9
Strike it Rich – Coin Errors/Varieties Book:
https://amzn.to/2NkItnU
Macro Lens for Phones – makes it easy to film with:
https://amzn.to/2FwkdpW
Digital Mini Scale:
https://amzn.to/2jw3HxL
What do you prefer to hunt? Pennies, Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, Halves?
What’s your best score from online coin purchases? Which of the “Big Banks” do you think gives up the best boxes?
I hope you enjoyed the video!
I post several new videos weekly so please subscribe if you wish to see more: https://goo.gl/7jX6g5
Thanks for watching!
FYI – I’ve been asked about an address to send things to. If you want, you can use this address:
Rob Finds Treasure
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Frisco, TX 75035
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How can I get the ones you got
If you got a flying eagle cent or A SUPER UBER RARE Shelid penny l
LOL
I just received 4 rolls of wheat pennies for my birthday and got 7 Indian Head pennies, oldest being a 1888.
Vvs1 LooseStones LOL – oops!
Great video as always Rob. I want to caution the young collectors out there….”unsearched” rolls are one of the biggest rip–offs around and the racket has been going on for years now. Save your money and buy the coin you want to find…don’t play the rigged lotto.
I agree Larry. Well said. I only buy “unsearched” rolls when the price is right (or free in this case!)
@RobFindsTreasure I get it – but the economist in me wants to point out that wasn’t really free…you gave them a lot of advertising with an audience of young impressionable collectors . Seems like a really good deal for the ebay seller…can’t buy that kind of targeted ad for essentially $10 in coins 🙂 . Just food for thought as your channel grows.
I agree 💯
Pennies!
Larry Stendebach I agree with you. There are no truly I unsearched rolls as all coins are searched while in circulation, right up until they were wrapped.
That looked like a lot of fun searching those. If those coins could talk, I’d sit and listen to the stories they’d tell!
I’ve wanted a 1909 penny ever since I started collecting! I got so jealous when you got one!!!
$1 on e-bay
Hey Rob. I buy Pennies on eBay too. I tried to read the reviews before purchasing. I get that some people don’t want to post what they fine. We need to come up with a grading system for rolls. I don’t mind paying a little extra for truly unsearched rolls. As always Rob great finds. Love your Channel.
The grade for these rolls should be = ha,ha we took your $.🤣
I got a bunch of old coins i wanna sell let me know if your interested
If you look at the condition of the 50s wheats you can tell they have a lot more than 10 or 15 years of wear on them. Assuming they were wrapped in the 60s they would be in much better condition. Just look at the current coins that are 20 years old made in 2000 most have very good detail left. Sorry if it doesn’t make sense, it does to me. Imo these are completely searched and seeded with certain coins to make people somewhat happy when unwrapping these.
It’s a shame the channel is promoting their store and presenting this as something that people should buy, as if it’s not a complete scam. So contrived
Jake Wagner What’s really a shame is if Rob is being paid to endorse them and act like he believes the rolls to be unsearched.
@Jon Teske amen..
This was a fun video. I am glad this was a freebie for you. Not a “big” score, but some advertising for the eBay seller. That’s what they were after. I think it’s a blast to check boxes from the bank. Love ya dude & I’ll keep watching & searching!!
The most glaring thing to me is that if unsearched from the late 50s, #1) the coins from the 50s wouldn’t have today’s level of wear on them as they appear to have, since they would’ve just been new coins sitting in a roll, not to mention the roll would have, #2) at least conceivably, more distribution of coin dates i.e. more of the noticeably absent 30s representation and perhaps a few more from the 20s as well. I would also say 3 IH is suspect in any random sampling of two, even of the possible era of the rolls, but I guess that could come down from sheer luck. Someone could’ve repacked these over the years at some point and just did a very good job at it… or it could’ve been, by chance, some of the nicest individual rolls anyone’s ever packed. Honestly, I’m not sure what to believe, but, the only thing I would say is to caution anyone buying similar rolls expecting the same results. That’s really all that can be said on the issue of whether they’re unsearched and whether it’s a good idea to make purchases where the proposition is similar, is simply to advise caution. However, obviously, you got these for free which was a wonderful gift, and I was excited to see such nice pulls. Thanks for the video.
Yeah I run through the same dilemma when I find old/interesting rolls. I love the rolls intact, but I also can’t resist opening them.
just got a full roll of wheaties last month. i carefully opened it to confirm and put the roll back together and sealed it in a nickel coin tube.
I think the best way to check for the VDB initials is to just simply use the Loupe magnifier and look at it from all angles as there seem to be a hint of them by looking at it with just the naked eye the second time around on there.
These are absolutely well-searched and seeded. They are sure to load at least one “special” coin in each roll and a bunch of circulation-culled Wheats. You can get the wrappers printed for you and they most likely have a coin roller, then then age the rolls to make it look like they have been sitting in a vault somewhere for 50 years when in reality they were likely rolled within days of them showing up in your PO box. My local coin shop made and sold “Unsearched” rolls like this and made more money on eBay than from his retail store.
One thing I’ve learned is old isn’t necessarily valuable, or very valuable. My grandmother was two years old when your 1888 was struck. Thinking of her it doesn’t seem that old to me. But it is an interesting bunch for so called unsearched rolls. Had they been rolled in the 1950s I would think the coins of that era would have been minty.
I got in to coins when I was very young. My grandparents would let me look at their bags of old pennies. In the early 60’s the coins were about what you got but a lot more steel cents and no Indian Heads. The coin wrappers look like 1950s fonts. So the rolls are probably from the 1960s, semi-searched, set aside a forgotten for a long time.
Back in 2015 I was a cashier and I found an 1888 Indian Head Penny in my till. I swiped it (replaced it) and now have it in my wallet as a good luck charm to this day. I’ll probably keep it for life, worth a few dollars or whatever the price. it’s mine for life.
still got it
Hey Rob, I love your channel, you really got me into coin roll hunting, after I found my first two wounded eagles, I was hooked! I just started my own channel, if you could give me a shout out that would be amazing. Again, I love your videos, keep doing your thing brother!
It is unlikely that these are original for several reasons:
1. The rolls have a ZIP code which dates them after 1963. You would expect a good many high grade early sixties Memorials.
2. The Philadelphia Mint is overrepresented – Coins didn’t move around the country as much 50+ years ago – I got rolls in California in the mid 70’s and they were mostly “D” and “S” mints. I would expect the later coins to be almost all from Denver.
3. There were Indian cents but all of them were discolored as if they were in a moist environment or a limited time in water. Almost none of the wheats were that way.
The rolls would not be a bad deal if they were relatively cheap and would be a good way to start a collection.
I have been an avid collector for over 50 years (most of my life) and I base this opinion on experiences over the years.
Thank you for explaining all that
Right now I mainly hunt quarters due to a source which has a lot of them from the 60’s and 70’s. Occasionally I LUCK into 50’s and better. But I really enjoyed watching these and hope he will have some left for me to try out. Penny for your thoughts lol
Fascinating. For those of us not in know, would you tell us what the rare/vintage/silver coins are worth compared to face value or point us to the video explaining it? New to the channel and love it! Thanks Rob!
Hiya, Rob. I started collecting in 1966 with a retired friend of the family. I was 14 and he and I would go to the bank every Friday and get 2 “bags”of coin, $100 in nickels and $50 in pennies. Walt, our friend, was a penny hoarder since the early 50s. He had inside info the penny was going to have a new reverse. The rolls you have look 1960sISH, and if so, I’d say these aren’t unsearched. In a $50 bag in 1966 we were pulling large amounts of teens through 30s. Also, many with lots of luster remaining. Some sellers fill rolls with some IHCs and a few early years to keep ya coming…for premium priced rolls. Kudos to the seller who sent them! Great video as usual, Rob.
Another fun hunt, enjoyed your video. Love the finds😊