A nice score.

[assetcoin]

Hello everyone. I'm mostly a lurker here, but I visit frequently, and enjoy reading what everyone has to say. I hand sort between $25-$75 a week, and have been doing so very consistently for the last 6 months. I get just under 30% copper on average, and about 10 wheaties a week. This Friday I stopped by a normal pick up bank, and instead of the usual disgusted look that I get from the head teller, I was greeted with a smile. She said that a local school had a "penny drive" and that some lady had brought in about 10 boxes of rolled pennies. I happily bought the $37 that she had in her tray at the moment and took them home for sorting. I got them to my sorting desk, grabbed a roll and noticed something unusual. The roll in my hand looked very old. It was a shotgun roll, and the end with the obverse showing had a bright red, shiny 1960-P looking at me. The other end was tails, but it was also shiny and red. I quickly dug through the rolls, and found there to be 10 of these rolls, all apparently 1960-P, unopened OBW rolls. This was a nice surprise! Any thoughts from the more experienced members? I've listed one on eBay, but I wonder if I should just keep the rest for my kids and potential grand kids.

[mishra142]

I have found similar rolls of solid date near BU pennies from early 60's. I generally ensure that the whole role is a solid year / quality and then just keep them seperate from the rest of the hoard. I got about a $25 box full now. I dont think they are worth anything really to speak of today. But like you said someday your kids / grand kids may appriate them. And if worse comes to worse they are always copper

[Morsecode]

Definitely hang onto them. If they're really OBW shotgun rolls, I'd buy one.

Leave the rest for the kids.

[twentybux]

Nice finds!

[jacer333]

Exciting find! Like others said, they don't carry much of a premium now but are surely worth keeping separate. BU coins from that time could rise in price quickly once the penny is axed and more value appears.

[RichardPenny43]

Nice score Check them for any small dates.
http://www.lincolncentresource.com/smalldates/1960smalldate.html

[beauanderos]

Nice score Check them for any small dates.
http://www.lincolncentresource.com/smalldates/1960smalldate.html

or you could just ebay them as is with the potential to find such coins... "RARE solid date unsearched shotgun rolls! Could they contain any scarce small dates?"

[wheeler_dealer]

Or you could sell one on this site auction style. Nice find.

[assetcoin]

Wow! Thank you for the comments and advice. I didn't know you could sell things here on realcent, but if you're interested in a roll, just let me know. I don't have an emotional attachment to them, so I'd be happy to sell them, if you want some. This is a great group of people!