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Weighing Dime Rolls In A Sealed Bank Box?

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 Posted 04/04/2017  5:57 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Arrowhead to your friends list
Well then maybe it isn't such a terrible idea. Meh, might as well try it with a box or two.
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I still think time is better spent actually looking through the rolls. There are just too many variables affecting weight and I would be afraid of missing something. At the very least you should check the edges.
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 Posted 04/04/2017  6:29 pm  Show Profile   Check John77's eBay Listings Bookmark this reply Add John77 to your friends list

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I'm starting to actually hate dime rolls. Nothing really to look for other than silver ridges. I guess I'll just have to keep plugging away


Actually, there are non-silver dimes worth saving. 1969 Philly, 1982 and 1983 P&D, 2009 P&D... I have no problem getting a good premium 2-3x face or more for these coins on ebay in circulated grades, and much more for AU+ examples of the earlier dates mentioned.
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So, as a test I just weighed every roll in a new Wells Fargo box. Every roll went between 113.9-114.1 except one that went 116.4. I'm kind of excited to crack that one, but I'm going to save it for last to see if the theory would work for just hunting silver. I'm still going to crack the other rolls, even though I'm fairly certain they are all clad and from 1995-2007 like most of the dime rolls from Wells Fargo this week lol
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Please post your results, I must admit that I am curious
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So, as a test I just weighed every roll in a new Wells Fargo box. Every roll went between 113.9-114.1 except one that went 116.4. I'm kind of excited to crack that one, but I'm going to save it for last to see if the theory would work for just hunting silver.


That's a 51 dime roll...
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 Posted 04/05/2017  07:19 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Arrowhead to your friends list
John got it right. Just an extra dime. No silver. Skunk box
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Say there Is a silver in there, how much more would it weigh?
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At least .23 grams different. That's the difference between a clad dime weight and a silver dime weight
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Say there Is a silver in there, how much more would it weigh?

Probably 114.2 or 114.3 grams. That said, it's possible to find a silver dime in a "normal" weighted roll if there are really worn, defective, or foreign coins in it.
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Yes, like I said, too many variables to know with any certainty. Besides, looking through the rolls is supposed to be half the fun.
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 Posted 04/06/2017  2:29 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add accordselux to your friends list
Just to clarify, I open all my rolls without weighing ahead of time.

I set ender rolls aside and weigh them, and if they have a noticeably high weight, I keep them for one day when I can't get rolls anymore, or for kids, etc.
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I set ender rolls aside and weigh them, and if they have a noticeably high weight, I keep them for one day when I can't get rolls anymore, or for kids, etc.
Not a bad idea.
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Back in the day, when my dad would return a bag (50.) of

cents, they were weighed. They would calculate what was there & credit

your acct.
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