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Valued Member
Australia
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The silver 1968 quarter should be much lighter in colour. Just in case you can't find a magnet or scale.  |
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Valued Member
 Canada
426 Posts |
I bought a magnet :)
It's more likely I will win the lottery than find a 68 silver (and I don't play the lottery) but you never know! Besides it can help me find some of the 2000+ series magnetic pennies. :)
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Valued Member
Canada
426 Posts |
I thought today's box of quarters would be my last for a while but...
I found a 1950 King George quarter, and another '91. They didn't have a penny box so I grabbed my first box of nickles. I'll see if there is anything in there. Is it worth hoarding all the pre-81 nickles or just grab the ones I need to fill in the holes and any duplicates of ones I want?
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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When you say box you mean a box of 50 rolls right? Was there any premium for getting and then depositing the quarters back to the bank?
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Valued Member
Canada
426 Posts |
Nope. I've gone through about 4 boxes of quarters and 5 boxes of pennies, and have a nickel now to go through. All they asked me today was how long I plan on doing this. I said a while, and they indicated they wanted me to become a customer. So I opened a savings account and deposited some money :)
I always make sure to go at off peak hours so I don't tie someone up with a lineup behind me.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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I've actually never roll hunted so thanks for the information. Do you have any problems getting customer rolled items instead of new rolls?
Edit I mean in the sense of buying boxes... we all look through roils of change I think.
Edited by Ugly
04/12/2010 11:47 pm
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Valued Member
Canada
426 Posts |
My second box of pennies was actually brand new. I took it home, opened it up, and was disappointed by all the shine. The box was 50 rolls of mint sealed 2008 pennies. I took two rolls to keep and returned the box and asked for one that wasn't new. From what I understand, if your box has brown paper-like tap eon it that says Royal Canadian Mint, you probably have a box of new pennies. |
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New Member
Canada
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I've been given many '68 silvers. Dimes and quarters.
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Valued Member
Canada
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Edited by castor
04/13/2010 1:44 pm
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Valued Member
Canada
426 Posts |
Well, I found a 1968 silver quarter. Guess I'd better buy that lottery ticket :)
As mentioned above, it makes a different sound, is lighter in colour, and is not magnetic. I don't have a scale and weighing it in my hand doesn't really give much of an indication.
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Valued Member
Canada
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Simplest way is to put a magnet to it. If it sticks it's not silver.
I too bought my first case today and sounds like I've done just as good. I'll double check later and post anything worth noting, but doubt I missed anything.
Hopefully I'll have better luck next time.
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Valued Member
Canada
409 Posts |
Are there any tips for getting cases of coins? Or is it purely luck? Seems like I have a good relationship with one teller however, I don't know how to tell if coin rolls may have already been searched or ask for a certain kind. Along with the quarter case I got a case of dimes...only a few rolls left to check but, no silver yet. I little bit humbling considering I bought 1 roll of dimes two weeks earlier and it had 13 silver '67s. I didn't expect silver all the time but thought I'd at least get one in a case. I guess it was beginners luck.
I appreciate any tips for getting better odds.
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Valued Member
United States
477 Posts |
you found a 1968 silver quarter
and 14 silver 1967 dimes
no you didn't... at least that better not be united states currency your looking through
if it is then well... you found a get rich scam
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Valued Member
Canada
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you found a 1968 silver quarter
and 14 silver 1967 dimes
no you didn't... at least that better not be united states currency your looking through
if it is then well... you found a get rich scam If you look below his username, it says he is in Canada. We used silver in our coins until 1968 unlike the US who stopped at 1964. finding large dumps like 13 silver dimes in one roll is very possible. Sometimes people don't know what they have and wrap it up and bring it to the bank. I once found a roll of quarters that had 7x 1953 canadian silver quarters in it. Coin roll hunting IS NOT a get rich quick scam. You tried making your point with your pointless topic you've already created. You don't need to start spreading that "get rich scam" crap around the forum anymore so I advise you stop now. |
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Valued Member
Canada
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Not sure who you are referring to in terms of get rich quick. If it was from my post on the first page, it was in reference to the first post on this topic. Regarding going through an entire case and getting nothing. It is true about the roll of dimes with 13 silver though. They were all 67's. Recently I found a 65 dime that is silver...but through change and not in any roll or case. This is definitely not a way to get rich quick. If it was for the money I would get a second job before roll hunting.
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