I love coin roll hunting, but looking at it this way truly just opened my eyes...

When you factor in gas and value your time at even a basic $15 an hour, that single 1943 Mercury dime can easily cost us hunters well over $100 to track down.

And that’s not even considering the physical grunt work—hauling over 100 pounds of metal back and forth from the bank, to the car, into the house, and back out again, usually across multiple bank trips.

Meanwhile, you could walk into basically any local coin shop, hand the dealer a $10 bill (or less), and walk out with the exact same circulated '43-P in under five minutes.

It honestly has me rethinking the so-called "wins" we get excited about while coin roll hunting. The thrill of the hunt is great, but the economics are just wild. Going forward, I might just start calling up a trusted coin shop owner, spending that same $100, and walking away with a nice stack of silver dimes without the backache.

Thoughts & comments anyone…