• cat-in-the-hat-elongate-lead
    US Coins Jan 27, 2017, 5 AM

    How did an elongated coin make it into a bank roll?

    Bill O'Rourke responds to a Twitter follower's questions about getting rolls to search and which denomination is best.

  • 1972-s-eisenhower-dollar-lead
    US Coins Dec 23, 2016, 8 AM

    Finding Ike dollar in general circulation uncommon

    Are you all ready to start a new year? Columnist O'Rourke is, and he advises a truly useful resolution.

  • 1951-d-roosevelt-dime-lead
    US Coins Nov 25, 2016, 4 AM

    Dime roll searches yield silver and errors

    Every once in awhile, I like to remind my fellow roll searchers that I look through rolls of coins for fun and not for any potential profit.

  • 1959-lincoln-memorial-cent-lead
    US Coins Oct 29, 2016, 4 AM

    Circulated versus Uncirculated with bank roll finds

    The term "Uncirculated" can mean different things to different collectors. Is it more about the condition of the coin, or its original intended purpose?

  • bird-money-finds-lead
    World Coins Sep 22, 2016, 10 AM

    When world coins with birds turn up in U.S. rolls

    Birds, birds and more birds provided Bill O'Rourke's theme for this month’s Found in Rolls column.

  • sacagawea-wilson-obverse-lead
    US Coins Aug 31, 2016, 4 AM

    Sacagawea Wilson dollars in small size dollar roll

    Carrying Coin World, author finds his mechanic is a fan of roll searching and this column.

  • 25-centavos-cabildo-lead
    US Coins Apr 22, 2016, 9 AM

    Foreign coins infiltrate US coin rolls

    The thrill of discovering the unexpected, world coins that keep turning up mixed in with U.S. coins, is a lot of fun that just makes this roll searcher smile!

  • 1963-british-penny-lead
    World Coins Oct 23, 2015, 2 AM

    British penny substitutes as half dollar: Found in Rolls

    It is no secret that as a roll searcher I have my favorites among the denominations of coin rolls that I like to look through.

  • mickey-disney-lead
    US Coins Sep 30, 2015, 5 AM

    Mickey Mouse medal finds way into roll of Eisenhower dollars

    There's everything Mickey Mouse about this medallion found in a roll of United States coins.

  • 1942-threepence-lead
    US Coins Aug 29, 2015, 5 AM

    British threepences found with dimes in United States dime roll

    Searching through rolls of U.S. dimes can produce some truly interesting discoveries.

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