Are “Unsearched” Wheat Penny Rolls on eBay a Scam? Should You Buy Them?

In this video, I am doing exactly what I do with mystery eBay coin grab bags, but with unsearched wheat penny rolls. I am spending my hard earned money on what is almost undoubtedly a total scam. My goal: to see once and for all if such "OBW" or original bank wrapped wheat cent rolls are legit or are they solely made to prey on new coin collectors and young numismatists. Should you buy them? Or should I say, does it make cents?
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  • @thealmostcoolkid6345
    @thealmostcoolkid63454 жыл бұрын

    I think if these rolls were actually "unsearched" there would be a lot more mint state coins. If that first roll were actually from 1955, I think at least the 1955 penny wouldn't be as dark and circulated as it is.

  • @calebpeterson5981

    @calebpeterson5981

    4 жыл бұрын

    I was just about to say that

  • @Silverpicker

    @Silverpicker

    4 жыл бұрын

    Agreed!

  • @earladams2836

    @earladams2836

    4 жыл бұрын

    I agree also. And on another subject, I see advertised DDO & DDR coins that are not, they are "machine doubling" or also known as "mechanical doubling." If one is going to put a "MD" on ebay, say so in the post. Be very careful young collectors.

  • @bigapplebucky

    @bigapplebucky

    4 жыл бұрын

    I was searching $50 bags of cents back in the 1950's. Yes, you would have seen nice shiney coins from the 50's as well as a few nicer looking coins from the 40's and 30's. Definitely a scam. And not a good one either since the seller will have zero repeat customers and poor feedback. I've bought a good number of "unsearched" rolls on eBay over the years. If the ends are shown they usually represent at least half to 95% of the value of the entire roll. But sometimes they are fun and not a horrible value. Those three rolls are among the worst I've ever seen.

  • @bennyonquack

    @bennyonquack

    3 жыл бұрын

    YOU ARE THE SMARTEST PERSON IN THE WORLD

  • @music7744
    @music77444 жыл бұрын

    All those cents are beat to hell. They've been searched and wrapped... they sold all they're garbage super slick coins

  • @Silverpicker

    @Silverpicker

    4 жыл бұрын

    100% Cory

  • @coloradude8649
    @coloradude86494 жыл бұрын

    I actually found a Vdb in one of these one time and I was freaking out.

  • @Silverpicker

    @Silverpicker

    4 жыл бұрын

    That is super awesome Wyatt! Definitely not the norm, though

  • @andrew0919

    @andrew0919

    4 жыл бұрын

    Same but you may not believe me because I found TWO.

  • @nodadchad6994

    @nodadchad6994

    4 жыл бұрын

    Same here

  • @Brenda-qm4sy

    @Brenda-qm4sy

    4 жыл бұрын

    Wow that was terrible. I have quite a few Wheat Pennies. Ranging from 1864 and on. Does anyone know a Coin Shop I could trust in the Phx Area. Thx in Advance. 🤗 Oh they were not just Wheat Pennies there are also Indian Head Pennies as well.

  • @roopeharju9662

    @roopeharju9662

    3 жыл бұрын

    What is vcb, sory im european.

  • @ryansoncrypto
    @ryansoncrypto4 жыл бұрын

    I bought a collection recently with thousands of wheat cents many look uncirculated. Also had two bank rolls of 1959 P and D the first year of the new design. So many to sort through.

  • @Silverpicker

    @Silverpicker

    4 жыл бұрын

    Man, that sounds awesome! That's the kind of wheat cents that are worth looking through!

  • @sushirolls7118
    @sushirolls71184 жыл бұрын

    Hi silverpicker I love watching your videos! I'm an 18 year old girl from Australia and I'm starting out collecting coins, and I stumbled across one of your videos the other week when searching for coin videos, and I've been watching your videos ever since 😀 keep up the good work 👍

  • @Silverpicker

    @Silverpicker

    4 жыл бұрын

    Hey Sushi Rolls! Than you so much for your support. Also, I'm really happy that you commented because I feel like girls often get forgotten about in this community, so I'm glad you're so vocal :) Hope to hear more from you!

  • @sushirolls7118

    @sushirolls7118

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@Silverpicker Thankyou so much for the reply! 😀

  • @rishigaming9708

    @rishigaming9708

    3 жыл бұрын

    Australia is an island. Why did you scroll down?

  • @manveersilvergodsaini7387
    @manveersilvergodsaini73874 жыл бұрын

    I kinda like watching videos like these. I, being an eBay seller always try find ways to be the most honest seller out there. What to avoid doing and what to good tips there are. The way I do it ( and the way those other seller SHOULD do it) I buy sacks of 10,000 pennies, sacks of 5,000 pre-40’s wheat cents, sacks of 1,000 Indian head cents, and just to be different from others seated and barber dimes about 100 thrown into the mix. I have plenty of these coins so I don’t need them. I throw them through a coin sorter and they go into rolls. I tighten them up and ship them. I don’t even know what some rolls have. Plus I sell them for a low price. 6.75. Enough to make profit and plenty of room for buyers to find great finds. And that’s how it should be. I have no idea why people don’t get how to be honest. People are maybe too greedy. It’s honestly so sad to see people get manipulated by these scammers out here. Plus it makes all the rest of us HONEST sellers look bad. I dont know but there’s my rant.

  • @Silverpicker

    @Silverpicker

    4 жыл бұрын

    Manveer, I am so happy to hear that you make sure to put value in the rolls you make. There's nothing wrong with earning a profit as long as the seller and the buyer are on the same page in terms of implied value. Keep it up!

  • @janellesonoda7484

    @janellesonoda7484

    Жыл бұрын

    Greedy people are never satisfied and dishonesty to some is just making a profit. I admire what you wrote. Thank you.

  • @smiletrap27
    @smiletrap274 жыл бұрын

    Him:the roles are expensive Me when I saw some rolls on Ebay for $6: 😐

  • @jacobthecoincollector9962

    @jacobthecoincollector9962

    3 жыл бұрын

    There’s $4 ones which is a reasonable price, but they are searched too.

  • @coinsearcher9635
    @coinsearcher96354 жыл бұрын

    Intersting purchase! Just purchased some merch encluding the galaxy morgan shirt! Looking forward to getting it! Take care.

  • @Silverpicker

    @Silverpicker

    4 жыл бұрын

    Wow thanks man! Really, really appreciate the support! Post a pic and tag me on insta when you get it!

  • @kendrick-jv3lg
    @kendrick-jv3lg4 жыл бұрын

    I completely agree, there are a lot of tell tale signs. There would definitely be a lot of coins that still had the mint luster. The rolls should not have opened that easily. Sure two of them were more tightly packed, but once you got past the front, it just kind of fell open easily. If it was unsearched and unopened, then you would expect a tear, like you do when searching modern coins today. Amazing content, I love it, I truly do. I've been watching your channel for quite awhile and it is extremely informative. I'm only 16 and this is one of the few special channels that has enhanced my coin collecting hobby. You do truly amazing work, thank you!

  • @Silverpicker

    @Silverpicker

    4 жыл бұрын

    Wow, thanks for the high praise, Kendrick! Means a lot to me that my videos have enriched your experience of this amazing hobby :)

  • @brucecoulter312
    @brucecoulter3124 жыл бұрын

    I'm a new subscriber. Thanks for the video. I'm new to the numismatic world and took a chance on a roll of buffalo nickels. Going by his auction, I got what I paid for: A variety of dates and conditions. Unfortunately, 11 of the nickels had no date, 6 were 1936 and another 6 were 1937. None of the coins were better than fair, and that's giving them be benefit of the doubt. But live and learn. You've earned a follower!

  • @WSFM_Rex
    @WSFM_Rex4 жыл бұрын

    Haven’t been here in a minute, nice video love stuff like this

  • @Silverpicker

    @Silverpicker

    4 жыл бұрын

    Hey Rex, thanks for returning! Just out of curiosity, what types of videos do you most like to watch on my channel. I definitely want to give the people what they want lol :)

  • @andrewmichaelscollectibles

    @andrewmichaelscollectibles

    4 жыл бұрын

    Me: at first sees *$750* worth of value Me again: wait... what? Me lastly: oh... it's *$7.50*

  • @WSFM_Rex

    @WSFM_Rex

    4 жыл бұрын

    Silverpicker my favorite videos are ones like this where you buy something off eBay from a random guy and see how the product is. I’m on eBay a lot and I’ve seen these rolls a 1000 times and now my curiosity is satisfied thanks to you and it cost me nothing haha. it’s great how interactive you are with the community i did not expect you to respond to me , keep up the good work need more youtubers like that💪

  • @ethanparker3135
    @ethanparker31354 жыл бұрын

    It wasnt from a purchased coin roll, but I was required to get pennies for my shop and I did the typical of running a magnet over them (find the occassional steel penny), and after opening the first roll, the very first penny behind the one visible was a 1909 VDB. I've still got that in an airtight alongside my silver stack.

  • @Silverpicker

    @Silverpicker

    4 жыл бұрын

    That's awesome!!!

  • @colleenmurphy5335
    @colleenmurphy53354 жыл бұрын

    Thankyu for taken the wrisk for us tht is a bug help and can make the hobby safer with all the scams out there thankyu i hope you get blessed and find a coin worth thousands .yu deserve it

  • @dai-nippon_digger
    @dai-nippon_digger4 жыл бұрын

    I got one roll of recently wrapped wheaties from a shop and it was amazing. 60% of the coins were pre-forties and it had a huge variety of dates. It also had one steel cent in it and a couple 40s in AU.

  • @nathanab5411

    @nathanab5411

    4 жыл бұрын

    Heze A what was the shop

  • @Silverpicker

    @Silverpicker

    4 жыл бұрын

    Nice! How much was it?

  • @mam362
    @mam362 Жыл бұрын

    Statistically you could create a frequency distribution of the years on the coins, and if that distribution significantly differs from the typical distribution of years in what are known to be unsearched rolls, you could all but conclude that the roll was searched (you would use a chi-square goodness of fit test to show this)

  • @social3ngin33rin
    @social3ngin33rin4 жыл бұрын

    I am suspicious, there should be some really old pennies in there if it was actually unopened; I don't think coin collecting really took off until much later. I am absolutely certain my family has unopened rolls from my grandma, they have excellent rolled edges. They were more than capable of rolling coin wraps tight back in the day!!! I'm fairly certain you were scammed

  • @Silverpicker

    @Silverpicker

    4 жыл бұрын

    You and I have come to the same conclusion by different means lol

  • @andrewmichaelscollectibles

    @andrewmichaelscollectibles

    4 жыл бұрын

    Definitely a possibility!!!

  • @golddog0113
    @golddog01134 жыл бұрын

    Let me sum up what's in an unsearched roll: shit

  • @FunWithCoins
    @FunWithCoins4 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for another interesting experimental video keep up the good work and quality content!

  • @Silverpicker

    @Silverpicker

    4 жыл бұрын

    My pleasure! I will!

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  • @beverlykendall4579
    @beverlykendall45794 жыл бұрын

    I have purchased a couple rolls as well. I went in thinking they were searched but all I'm looking for are to fill one of the penny collector books. Very few S mints but I am looking now more for the certain decades to help fill.

  • @Silverpicker

    @Silverpicker

    4 жыл бұрын

    I hear that, Beverly, but I'd recommend getting them from a local coin store if you can. They'll be a lot cheaper and they will probably be nicer specimens.

  • @ericthegreat1108
    @ericthegreat11084 жыл бұрын

    Great video and as a police officer assigned to investigations I totally agree, 1958 heavy used cent does not pass the smell test for me as well. Hope you gave bad Ebay feedback and filed a complaint with Ebay as well.

  • @Silverpicker

    @Silverpicker

    4 жыл бұрын

    Wow that's high praise! Thank you. Regrettably, I didn't get to film this video until a couple months after I bought it, and by then it was too late to give feedback. I'm almost considering buying more just to give negative feedback and return it.

  • @All_Noing
    @All_Noing3 жыл бұрын

    You've been had! I just found, among other cents, a 1926 in MS6x state in a roll from Loomis. Greatest hobby ever.

  • @cre8rzaw
    @cre8rzaw4 жыл бұрын

    I really enjoy these videos. :)

  • @Silverpicker

    @Silverpicker

    4 жыл бұрын

    Thanks CZ! I definitely will be doing more roll hunting and grab bag videos

  • @papagiorgio5894
    @papagiorgio58944 жыл бұрын

    The one way you can tell if they are rerolled is when you unroll them, the outer paper is darker than the inner paper. If the paper is evenly toned all the way through the roll, then it was manufactured (i.e. reRolled) recently.

  • @Silverpicker

    @Silverpicker

    4 жыл бұрын

    Very good to know

  • @beercanburr4058
    @beercanburr40584 жыл бұрын

    I have bought some unopened rolls off eBay but haven’t opened any. Toned half rolls of pennies and some nickel rolls. I don’t plan on opening them unless I start my own KZread channel some day. Good job with your video.

  • @Silverpicker

    @Silverpicker

    4 жыл бұрын

    I hear that! If you decide to start a YT channel, let me know! Would love to see those openings.

  • @carko2617
    @carko26174 жыл бұрын

    About 5 years ago I purchased a couple of rolls like you did. The papers were a little better and tighter wrapped but the results were similar to yours, maybe a bit better but not much. I also purchased $250 dollars face of copper pennies from a dealer who was selling lots of of them - my thought was with the quantity he was selling he either had a large staff searching them or they were at most just scanned briefly. They are still sitting in the back of a closet untouched by me yet.

  • @Silverpicker

    @Silverpicker

    4 жыл бұрын

    Honestly that could still have some good stuff in it. Might be worth searching at some point

  • @rumblebars
    @rumblebars4 жыл бұрын

    I totally agree, your suspicions make a lot of sense to me. Or maybe 150 cents. Watching this video made me go and get my coin collection box. In it are 12 rolls of pennies, that I got 30 years ago when a friend of mine who was working the register at a gas station called me to come over and he had something for me. Someone must have raided a collection, and spent those 6 dollars I think on ciggies, and they were all machine wrapped rolls. With writing on them... 1957 to 1960, some were P some D. And obviously uncirculated. I think the only rolls I ever opened were the 1960s because I needed to find out small date or large date, but I only looked at the first coin or two in each roll. Oh, I think I took out a wheatie because I'd never held an uncirculated one before. I might have robbed one to put in a coin album, but put the others back, and tried to fold the roll ends back over. So I know what it looks like when rolls from that era are end-opened and re-shut. These kind of looked like that. However these were already kind of beat up even then, and they got more so over the years. I don't know if they are worth more unsearched or not, but I've resisted opening them up to see if they really are all totally uncirculated inside, but the enders certainly are.

  • @Silverpicker

    @Silverpicker

    4 жыл бұрын

    Wow, you have some serious self control! Most people would have torn into those rolls by now! Thanks for the intel also!

  • @jamesgibbonsii4566
    @jamesgibbonsii4566 Жыл бұрын

    in all honesty I've gotten some parking lot 2022s out of bankrolls, but definitely see what you're saying

  • @Rockywi
    @Rockywi4 жыл бұрын

    Chiming in after 8:55 where you ask for what we think after some in just the first roll. I used to go through penny rolls back in the 60's and the coins in these rolls are clearly not anything like old rolls. There were tons of 44's 45's because of the high mintage during those years, and steel cents were somewhat uncommon, but would show up often enough--some people saved them, but you could always find them in change if you searched enough rolls. I think the newest coin you got was a 55 or so, and rolls from the 50's I would expect to have even a smattering of common date Indian Cents. Sure there wouldn't be many of them, but they would occasionally show up in rolls even in the 60's so, how can they advertise the rolls as being 100% wheat cents. The condition of the coins are nothing like any rolls from any era. In short: DEFINITELY a scam. Thanks for the video.

  • @Silverpicker

    @Silverpicker

    4 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for the corroboration. It's a shame. hope this video keeps some new collectors from buying this junk

  • @wwgapoo9897
    @wwgapoo98974 жыл бұрын

    I’ve found 5 1909 Vdbs, a 1913s, and a 1922D in bags of Unsearched wheat cents from my lcs.

  • @Silverpicker

    @Silverpicker

    4 жыл бұрын

    That's awesome! That just goes to show that the LCS is the way to go!

  • @AlPalC
    @AlPalC4 жыл бұрын

    Another sign of these being tampered with is the lack of Steele cents. There wasn't a single 1943 in there and those are super common

  • @Silverpicker

    @Silverpicker

    4 жыл бұрын

    That's also a good point.

  • @coincollectingandmore3655
    @coincollectingandmore36554 жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much, you got me into coins.👍

  • @Silverpicker

    @Silverpicker

    4 жыл бұрын

    I am so happy to hear that! That's why I do what I do :)

  • @alsamiyasfh4416
    @alsamiyasfh44163 жыл бұрын

    A got a lot of 500 wheats off eBay for 20 bucks as a kid and I did really well! I got two 1909s, a 1914 s, an AU 1928 d, an 1888 Indian head, loads of coins pre-1920 (most were VG to VF condition), a few steels in AU condition and even a few BU coins from the 50s. I remember having a blast looking through those coins. So I’d say it really depends on the seller wether or not a wheat lot is actually unsearched, in my case they were.

  • @collectibles4u
    @collectibles4u4 жыл бұрын

    First just halfway through the first roll generally original bank right roles are a lot better condition, I've had a few from my grandfather that he got when my dad was born in 55 along with about every other denomination that time and to be honest as far as dates and mint's I didn't fair much better than you except the condition was amazing on most of the pennies. And I'm the second note I buy a lot of wheat lots. I've found good seller's, bad, great, and horable. I don't want to put a label that all of these are scams because they're not you do have to dig to the dirt to get to the buried gold but once you find a few good seller's stick with them I have three I buy from regular and still try others Happy Hunting

  • @genericname8252
    @genericname82524 жыл бұрын

    Keep up the good work🙂

  • @pulpnonfiction5135
    @pulpnonfiction51354 жыл бұрын

    First roll coins are too well circulated for being stashed in the 50s I would expect higher grades....they have been sorted before i think Thanks for the good info!

  • @SouthernCoin
    @SouthernCoin4 жыл бұрын

    I got a couple wheat rolls at a coin show last month for $5 total and they were what I expected, but there were several teens, 20s and 30s. I think I got a 1909 as well

  • @Silverpicker

    @Silverpicker

    4 жыл бұрын

    I think $5 is much more reasonable for this type of thing. It doesn't feel like a scam when it's fairly cheap

  • @josepchwill1304
    @josepchwill13044 жыл бұрын

    Some rolls are unsearched on eBay. You just have to buy from the right seller. I have found multiple semi-key dates buying rolls from the seller I get them. Also, there have been different RPMs. The rolls I bought I also required pliers to open. One couldn't go as far as saying every seller is a scammer. Thanks for another video.

  • @Silverpicker

    @Silverpicker

    4 жыл бұрын

    I agree. I've had good experiences on eBay too. What I would say is that when in doubt, it's probably good practice to assume that it's not legit. Thanks for watching :)

  • @josepchwill1304

    @josepchwill1304

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@Silverpicker It's something I enjoy doing, I have found quite a few upgrades for my album searching through older rolls.

  • @donaldbothe3518
    @donaldbothe35184 жыл бұрын

    I have gotten bank wrapped rolls that are circulated but bank sealed that did have the full range, shields, memorials, and a wheat or 2 in a single roll

  • @joshuachambers3372
    @joshuachambers33724 жыл бұрын

    I’ve bought some BU non-original rolls and found some good doubled dies and RPMs

  • @EarnhardtFanproductions
    @EarnhardtFanproductions4 жыл бұрын

    i bought vegas ones and they were unsearched with uncriculated nickels and copper pennys and i can tell it was un-searched as in the nickel roll i got two buffalo nickels and in the other one was a full 1960's uncirculated roll same for the pennies which there was all 57's. not bad for 25 cent rolls and one dollar nickel rolls

  • @stephenwarf5190
    @stephenwarf519011 ай бұрын

    My dad and a friend owned the bubble gum machines in 1960 just penny machines at that time. It was winter time I was 7 years old. I have complete sets from then. Then they came out with dime and Nickel machines. I have coins from then and in the penny machine there was always Indian heads and even flying eagles. Best finds was 3 1909s vdb, 1 1877 Indian head.

  • @seanfoltz7645
    @seanfoltz76454 жыл бұрын

    Good public service video. My wife fell for the ones on Etsy where they put the dime in the end of the roll but she didn't pay quite as much. The real give away is the date spread - if that was wrapped in 1958 then there most of those pennies would dated within a decade. They put that spread of ages in there so that newbies would see the older coins and think they found something special since new collectors associate age with value - hey, a 1917 - that must be worth at least what I paid for the roll!

  • @Silverpicker

    @Silverpicker

    4 жыл бұрын

    Exactly!

  • @isaiahwinter4617
    @isaiahwinter46174 жыл бұрын

    I thinks as of the first roll they are looked through with some common teens and 20s to avoid suspicion from people buying them

  • @Silverpicker

    @Silverpicker

    4 жыл бұрын

    That's exactly what I think they did as well

  • @seanfoltz7645

    @seanfoltz7645

    4 жыл бұрын

    These rolls are targeted at new collectors so someone new finds a penny that old and they think age=value.

  • @DaBombGD
    @DaBombGD4 жыл бұрын

    Honestly the newer ones like the 50’s should be pretty shiny for it to really be unsearched.

  • @AussieBushLawyer
    @AussieBushLawyer4 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for finally doing another roll searching video! It was great! I only buy coins on ebay when i know what i'm getting 👍

  • @Silverpicker

    @Silverpicker

    4 жыл бұрын

    Glad you enjoyed, Nick! I'll definitely be doing more :)

  • @AussieBushLawyer

    @AussieBushLawyer

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@Silverpicker How did he know my name was actually Nick?👍👍👍🎉

  • @ChinkapinOak
    @ChinkapinOak4 жыл бұрын

    I agree with your conclusions one hundred percent.

  • @8engie84
    @8engie844 жыл бұрын

    Hi there been trying to find out some info on a 1892 Morgan coin/token/art round wondering if maybe could shed some light on it can’t seem to upload a pic of said item

  • @Silverpicker

    @Silverpicker

    4 жыл бұрын

    Tough to say without a pic. See if you can post it to Insta and tag me

  • @jadoncoble1596
    @jadoncoble15964 жыл бұрын

    Hey, I have a question about a specific dollar I own. It’s just a normal 50 dollar bill, it’s serial number is 14031403. 2013 series - quad repeater (I think). I was wondering if you happened to know the approximate value of a bill like this. Because I can’t really go to a coin shop really. Thank you! And have a blessed day!

  • @Silverpicker

    @Silverpicker

    4 жыл бұрын

    I would say it has a 5-10% premium over face value, assuming it's in good condition

  • @business_plant_
    @business_plant_4 жыл бұрын

    Can't wait!

  • @pennstate2010
    @pennstate20104 жыл бұрын

    I've bought rolls of wheat cents from ebay before and the majority of them were in the 40's and 50's with like one or 2 each from the teens, 20's and 30's. not sure if it's really a scam or not but if you can find cheap enough rolls they're great for beginner collectors to start filling up a collection book.

  • @Silverpicker

    @Silverpicker

    4 жыл бұрын

    It all depends on the price. This roll wouldn't be a scam if it was half the price and they said it was just a random selection of wheat cents

  • @ayvenray1427
    @ayvenray14273 жыл бұрын

    I just have a question I searched up the value of wheat cents on coin tracker a site I have used for years and its more of 15 to 35 cent a peice and is it just me or was that 1957 double die?

  • @Silverpicker

    @Silverpicker

    3 жыл бұрын

    Nobody is gonna pay 35 cents a piece for common date wheaties (unfortunately). Don't think the 57 was anything special, unfortunately

  • @prohamburger22
    @prohamburger224 жыл бұрын

    who agrees he should do bankstrap searching?

  • @Silverpicker

    @Silverpicker

    4 жыл бұрын

    Hey Aidan, I definitely will!

  • @wardwheels373

    @wardwheels373

    4 жыл бұрын

    What is bankstrap searching?

  • @prohamburger22
    @prohamburger224 жыл бұрын

    I also have wheat cents I inherited its awesome some of the rolls look like there from the 1940s.

  • @kyleross6299
    @kyleross62994 жыл бұрын

    my great grandfather worked at the pennsylvania mint and would get rolls and rolls of wheat pennies. I opened a roll the other day and every single one of the penies was uncirculated 1909 VBD pennies.

  • @Silverpicker

    @Silverpicker

    4 жыл бұрын

    That's incredible! You should consider getting some of those graded

  • @kyleross6299

    @kyleross6299

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@Silverpicker for sure will do!!

  • @SixWildKids
    @SixWildKids Жыл бұрын

    I bought one of the 5 lbs of wheats. It was decent but I had mostly empty books to start with.

  • @SixWildKids

    @SixWildKids

    Жыл бұрын

    An alternate way of guessing the value would be to compare the coins to how many boxes of pennies you'd have to search to find that many wheat pennies. Most of the videos I've seen on box searches people find about 10 or so wheats per box. For $10 a roll you'd have to search 5 boxes to get the 50 coins. That's looking at 12,500 pennies. What's your time worth? That would take at least a few hours plus the hassle of getting the boxes, re-wrapping and returning the boxes. One guy I watched was going through 250 boxes to try to fill a new book. That means he looked at 625,000 pennies. Again, what's his time worth? I would love to see a video on how to find missing pennies for a fairly complete collection.

  • @jetrexdetroit6044
    @jetrexdetroit60444 жыл бұрын

    Well I feel like a fool I just spent $7 and $9 for two rolls of pennies eBay, haven't got them yet but now I'm getting really bummed out great video I'm good to patreon you thank you

  • @Silverpicker

    @Silverpicker

    4 жыл бұрын

    Don't sweat it. You'll know for next time :) We all make mistakes lol. Plus, you may get lucky!

  • @coinfinds2547
    @coinfinds25474 жыл бұрын

    I bought a 1000 wheat penny lot and got a lot of goods. Lots of old nice looking ones. And 24 Grease strikes. Oldest Grease strike is a 1926 and my oldest over all is a 1910.

  • @Silverpicker

    @Silverpicker

    4 жыл бұрын

    Nice that's an awesome score!

  • @coinfinds2547

    @coinfinds2547

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@Silverpicker what was so cool is i only paid $48 dollars in total.

  • @alberttopor6560
    @alberttopor65604 жыл бұрын

    I got a 2 roll wheat penny with a mercury dime on the end and did get one that is valued $100 I also might get it graded

  • @Silverpicker

    @Silverpicker

    4 жыл бұрын

    that's phenomenal!

  • @simchamo
    @simchamo Жыл бұрын

    I know I'm late to the party here but in 1954 the bank had changed its name from Wells Fargo Bank & Union Trust Company to Wells Fargo Bank. Finding a post 1954 penny seems highly suspect unless they were using roll wrappers from 3 years before with a wrong name printed on them. It's reasonable to assume they might have had pre-1955 rolls but not so reasonable to assume they were still wrapping pennies in 1958 with 4 year old incorrect wrappers.

  • @willstreasures7986
    @willstreasures79864 жыл бұрын

    Fun to look through and hope you find something but Ebay is not the place to find unsearched rolls. Good video subbed

  • @Silverpicker

    @Silverpicker

    4 жыл бұрын

    Totally agree lol. Thanks for the sub!

  • @msbuck007
    @msbuck0074 жыл бұрын

    I occasionally purchase rolls from eBay, but I do not get caught up into the hype of the auction. I look at what is visible and just bid on what their appearance from the pictures provided. I have a video coming out tomorrow on my channel where I do a similar investigation. I did find some interesting coins in it. I do agree that most if not all of these are just repacks of picked through pennies.

  • @Silverpicker

    @Silverpicker

    4 жыл бұрын

    Hope you do better than me!!

  • @j-e-cmannig2742
    @j-e-cmannig27424 жыл бұрын

    I hope you connect those scammers and let them know that we know about them and let everyone we know will know about them and who they are

  • @joshuachambers3372
    @joshuachambers33724 жыл бұрын

    At 11:00 those “flaps” actually indicate a real machine wrapped roll. You will find them in modern machine rolls too. That roll was opened, but the flaps are meant to make it look real

  • @austinuden1872
    @austinuden18724 жыл бұрын

    I got rolls from someone on eBay, but they sold them to me off of eBay as they were never listed and I just happened to ask about them. I got the rolls for $5.50 each and almost completed an entire collection from them when considering mint/year, not varieties, including 3 1909 with 1 being a nice VDB that would probably get an Extra Fine grade, maybe a low AU if lucky.

  • @Silverpicker

    @Silverpicker

    4 жыл бұрын

    That's amazing!

  • @repairit1
    @repairit14 жыл бұрын

    Definitely wrapped after 1958. The condition of the 1950's coins looks like they seen circulation until the late 1970's. doesn't hurt to check for errors and varieties though. On another note, if you use a dark background under your scope the color correction works better. Something like a dark colored mouse pad.

  • @Silverpicker

    @Silverpicker

    4 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for the advice! I will definitely do that next time 👍

  • @user-tn1wq4re4l
    @user-tn1wq4re4l2 жыл бұрын

    Hello I'm a complete beginner in coin collection where do you buy wheat pennies

  • @Silverpicker

    @Silverpicker

    2 жыл бұрын

    Are you looking for individual wheat pennies or bulk? In the US or in Israel?

  • @georgereed3109
    @georgereed3109 Жыл бұрын

    I totally agree they've been searched. I was going to buy rolls of 50 cent pieces that they said were absolutely uncertained. I asked them if they weighed those roles and I could not get an answer from them for 4 days so I told them do not ship them I want my money back because you can wait those until if there's any silver in there. I have since seen all kinds of roles of 50 cent pieces for sale and I know that's what they've done they say unsearched but they're still in Bank rolls but I seen I think it was digging Dave way rolls like that and he would say yes there are silver coins in here because the weightless different and I know that's what they've done so they have been searched I finally told them that I would let eBay know that they were giving false information and boy they accept my money back immediately

  • @santoshmalhotra7503
    @santoshmalhotra75034 жыл бұрын

    I found a 1909 vdb in f-16 condition I was so excited 😁

  • @sliven21
    @sliven21 Жыл бұрын

    Where is the best place to buy unsearched rolls? I am just starting a collection and don’t want to get scammed.

  • @andrews8259
    @andrews82594 жыл бұрын

    I tried to buy a couple several years ago. It just ended up being a scam. The coins were never shipped, and the seller refunded my money after I asked them a couple times. They told ebay that I never paid, but they could see that I had. Ebay protected me from that one.

  • @Silverpicker

    @Silverpicker

    4 жыл бұрын

    That's a shame, but at least eBay stood behind you

  • @JohnNack
    @JohnNack4 жыл бұрын

    I once bought a set of two rolls of wheaties and it was nothing but junk. Since then I have stuck to buying old red seal notes because I know what I’m getting into

  • @Silverpicker

    @Silverpicker

    4 жыл бұрын

    Yep, I hear that

  • @davidstrange2482
    @davidstrange24824 жыл бұрын

    I bought two rolls from 4 different lot sales on eBay I got a few reds . but most were a scam . I bought a couple different ones for 20 and those rolls had some great coins

  • @Silverpicker

    @Silverpicker

    4 жыл бұрын

    Yep, unfortunately thats how it goes

  • @KSCuberOfficial
    @KSCuberOfficial4 жыл бұрын

    Haven't bought any unsearched rolls since around when I started in 2006-2009. I did a lot of research and got lucky then. I think I paid around $35 for a couple rolls and got about $80 value out of them. I got a 1922 d, 1909 vdb, 1914 s, and 1913 s out of those rolls along with a couple decent dates.

  • @nathanab5411

    @nathanab5411

    4 жыл бұрын

    KSCuber do you remember the shop I have been trying to buy some from a trusted person

  • @Silverpicker

    @Silverpicker

    4 жыл бұрын

    That is super lucky. You might have had an honest seller as well.

  • @JosephRowley-zp9ds
    @JosephRowley-zp9ds7 ай бұрын

    Buying these coins from Etsy, eBay and coinstv seem to be all the same commons which are mostly in poor condition and most of the coins that could be worth something are in the worst condition I have even got a 1964 and a1975 this tell me that someone rolled them in the 70s and somebody went threw them there never worth what you payed. It's a scam. Big Joe have a God blessed day 😮

  • @gregl5648
    @gregl56484 жыл бұрын

    Love your channel.....I found a $1 silver certificate broken ladder in crisp uncirculated condition....is it worth anything and should I get it graded?

  • @gregl5648

    @gregl5648

    4 жыл бұрын

    And it's a 1957e

  • @Silverpicker

    @Silverpicker

    4 жыл бұрын

    i would get it graded if you want to preserve it for your own collection. That said, I doubt it would be financially worth it unless it was a true ladder

  • @gregl5648

    @gregl5648

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@Silverpicker thank you

  • @dasims
    @dasims2 жыл бұрын

    I got one through a bidding war for $10, had 3 indian heads, 4 steels, and all the others were wheaties! i thought it was a prettry good deal, tbh.

  • @tyeash7822
    @tyeash7822 Жыл бұрын

    If you buy coin rolls your gonna have most if them from that decade with alot from the decade before and sprinkle in a few from 20yr back 50s 40s and sprinkle in some 30s but the ones from the 50s should be in good to excellent condition.

  • @shadowknight7827
    @shadowknight78274 жыл бұрын

    I know buying penny rolls is rough and i should know since i buy them too, the rolls i've bought had mostly 40's and 50's in it, it did have some old dates but out of searching nearly 700 wheats i only have 122 pre-40's wheats, the best way to tell its not a scam is if you get more older dates then 40's and 50's

  • @Silverpicker

    @Silverpicker

    4 жыл бұрын

    That definitely seems to be the case. Also, the condition of the coins

  • @shadowknight7827

    @shadowknight7827

    4 жыл бұрын

    I did get quite a few wheaties that looked in great condition, the best oldies wheat I have is a 1929 s wheat that doesn't have much damage or Ware on it, I looked at it through my loop and I could see the stalks on it clearly, the only damage is on the rim and a scratch on Lincoln's face

  • @sirbenji9272
    @sirbenji92724 жыл бұрын

    If they throw them in a big tub then grab 50 and fill a roll can they say unsearched roll?

  • @Silverpicker

    @Silverpicker

    4 жыл бұрын

    Yes...but only if the coins in the tub were never searched. that said, they can't call it an "Original Bank Wrapped Roll" lol

  • @chaosandcoffee664
    @chaosandcoffee6644 жыл бұрын

    Thoughts at 8:50....it’s very curious that an original “bank wrapped roll” from at least 1955 doesn’t have more coins from the late 40s & early 50s...and is lacking specifically in S mint/AU/BU coins from the early 50s. There have been several early dates from 1910-30’s...but they’re all common and only the 1934 D and 1910 are probably worth more than 25 cents (maybe 50c in their condition). That’s my 2 cents so far 😉

  • @Silverpicker

    @Silverpicker

    4 жыл бұрын

    Much appreciated. I agree

  • @williammunson9551
    @williammunson95514 жыл бұрын

    I got a roll of Penny's for $12:56 and found a 1912d and a 1944 mercury dime and the roll was only about $3:50 under value so pretty good

  • @Silverpicker

    @Silverpicker

    4 жыл бұрын

    Definitely could be worse!

  • @williammunson9551

    @williammunson9551

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@Silverpicker yes yes it could haha

  • @Chasepalmer1885
    @Chasepalmer18852 жыл бұрын

    I think these are word play they could very well not be searched by the seller but the person before them did search the roll and repack them so therefor yes the seller can sell them as in searched coins but in reality they were. I would be more exited about unissued bank rolls because that would imply that they came more from the source then a not searched roll

  • @w111w126
    @w111w1264 жыл бұрын

    I'm skeptical of the bank identity font on the wrappers. The paper could be old, but I'll wager the stamp is modern. The small print and numeric font (not "PENNIES") appears to maybe even be Helvetica, which didn't exist until 1957, and likely wasn't in use on coin rolls of the period.

  • @Silverpicker

    @Silverpicker

    4 жыл бұрын

    That is extremely perceptive. I didn't even consider that the stamp is what is fake. Very clever (in a bad way lol). Thanks for pointing that out. I bet you're right

  • @joe22474
    @joe224744 жыл бұрын

    I think "unsearched" is a stretch for multiple reasons, one being coins have been searched by folks just like us for well over a hundred years. I have purchased similar rolls with some very nice coins, key dates,and an occasional Indian head. The seller I purchased from all 3 times I tried this was The Master of Coin.

  • @Silverpicker

    @Silverpicker

    4 жыл бұрын

    Sounds like you found an honest one

  • @AdolfoCardoza777
    @AdolfoCardoza7774 жыл бұрын

    This Video will start in April 17 in 2:00 PM

  • @Silverpicker

    @Silverpicker

    4 жыл бұрын

    Looks like I screwed up the premier 😬

  • @jadinkllz12
    @jadinkllz123 жыл бұрын

    I bought my “unsearched” wheat cent roll from some second hand website and I got a couple steel cents it only costed me $3 total so that’s a super scam

  • @JTCT371
    @JTCT3712 жыл бұрын

    The best is when you get a memorial cemt in your unsearched wheat cent rolls. Lol....thats happened to me twice since I started collecting. Lol

  • @andrew0919
    @andrew09194 жыл бұрын

    I bought unsearched wheat penny rolls and I found REALLY nice Coins from the teens to the 40s. I found no 50s and nearly all the coins I found upgraded in my book. I also found 2 1909 VDBs and 6 1943 steel cents and probably the best things I found were 3 really nice Indian head cents. The roll costed 7 dollars and I did NOT get scammed.

  • @Silverpicker

    @Silverpicker

    4 жыл бұрын

    Wow, that is a very lucky roll!

  • @jonathonrichards3471
    @jonathonrichards34714 жыл бұрын

    Most of the time when I'm buying wheat rolls, it is because of the ender coin(s). It is to be expected that the middle of the roll is all garbage, so the ender coins are what you are actually buying. At least in my experience. By the way, that 1955 D in the second roll, was a "BIE" error coin

  • @Silverpicker

    @Silverpicker

    4 жыл бұрын

    That's not a bad way to look at it. Good catch! let me see if I can find it :)

  • @giovannisoto134
    @giovannisoto1344 жыл бұрын

    I bought i 2lb bag of wheaties and partially filled a book of vol.2 wheaties but for me the find of the day was a Shadowed D 1956 D in around VF 30 but i wouldnt recommend buying wheat lots like that

  • @theworldwidehistoryofhisto2868
    @theworldwidehistoryofhisto28684 жыл бұрын

    I have a 1919 S wheat cent.

  • @taylorfranks1265
    @taylorfranks12653 жыл бұрын

    I just purchased one of these rolls from the flea market and the whole roll was 1946. No mint marks

  • @deepstacker8135
    @deepstacker81353 жыл бұрын

    I have bought a few rolls online, that were susposed to be unseaerched, only to get them and realize that they were. It is so easy to undo a rolled edge and redo it where it is hard to tell it was done. Granted, they may not have been searched by the people i bought them from, but i am pretty sure it is a scam.

  • @gabrielpendas1965
    @gabrielpendas19653 жыл бұрын

    I bought a role for 2.25 and I loved it.

  • @Silverpicker

    @Silverpicker

    3 жыл бұрын

    $2.25 is a great price

  • @mdmilburn5715
    @mdmilburn57154 жыл бұрын

    i think its just better to buy BU rolls of same date and hoard them ( at least in the long run your holdings will not give you a loss in investment ).... if your careful

  • @michaelcallahan88
    @michaelcallahan884 жыл бұрын

    It seems that you would have some in better condition than what you have there. I started collecting in the mid 1960's most of the older coins were like in very good condition all the wheat and Indian Heads were in very good condition back then.

  • @Silverpicker

    @Silverpicker

    4 жыл бұрын

    Absolutely, Michael. At least this video will help new collectors avoid this junk

  • @StevesRealWorld
    @StevesRealWorld4 жыл бұрын

    Did you GLUE you microscope to the pad, because mine won't stand there for more than 30 seconds?

  • @Silverpicker

    @Silverpicker

    4 жыл бұрын

    No, it has a suction cup with a lever. First you lift the lever, then you press the cup down, and then you lower the lever to lock it in place. See if that helps

  • @forvergone4784
    @forvergone47844 жыл бұрын

    Well Rob from Rob finds treasure got some unsearched rolls and got... I think it's called a soaring Eagle cent? 1858 coin I think it was. I'm not an expert but his rolls also looked like yours but he ended up getting like 5 Indian heads and again I think it's called a soaring eagle

  • @Silverpicker

    @Silverpicker

    4 жыл бұрын

    Wow, that's awesome! Serious good luck! Also, it's called a "Flying" eagle cent. You were close!

  • @heavyhitter3185
    @heavyhitter3185 Жыл бұрын

    Coming from the Gold Coast...you'd think you'd have more "S" MM...Oh and btw I've got the same 1957 BIE Cud Coin... 👍🏼😁