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Valued Member
Canada
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The 1970 is a low mintage year and silver is always good.
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Valued Member
Canada
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I would be excited with the '68 silver and the '70, as they are not easy finds anymore. I think nickels are the most fun to search because the ARP has affected them the least so far. However, sometimes searching other denominations once in a while can be rewarding and interesting.
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Canada
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o I picked up 4 boxes of quarters yesterday, and with my past metrics, it takes $1400 to get 1 silver quarter (not great stats).
after 3 boxes I had 2 silvers so I was thinking this was going well and my ratio is going up.
I opened the last box, and the very first roll I opened up shocked my, there was 14 silvers in it. ( my previous best was 13). I was totally amazed.
after a few more rolls with nothing, I got another, and then another then I found the mother load, I found one with 24 silvers inside, just amazing.
In all I found 6 rolls with multiple silver quarters inside.
here are the totals:
29 1968 50% silvers
59 80% silvers (3 were KGVI)
Have any of you ever had a box like this? whats the best roll you have found?
its really crazy because last weak I found no silvers, I was contemplating focusing solely on dimes. I doubt I will find another stash like this in a long time.
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Canada
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Didn't have any luck with silver on 5 rolls of each denomination, but did find this specimen dime...   |
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Very nice!  |
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Canada
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wolfman-11, that "red" 1985 5-cent you posted last month is fascinating. It is not a plating error (Cu-Ni alloy) and looks fully struck in collar.
Has anyone ever taken a closer look at that one? Quote:
SPP-Ottawa: The red nickel does have silver colour in patches, I will take some better photos later and put it in my album. Just bumping this one back up... have you posted photos? "Discovery follows discovery, each both raising and answering questions, each ending a long search, and each providing the new instruments for a new search." -- J. Robert OppenheimerContent of this post is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported License. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses...0/deed.en_USMy eBay store
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Canada
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SPP-Ottawa: Here are the pics. The edge of the rim is red about 3/4 around.   Edited by wolfman-11
02/10/2015 10:35 pm
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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This evening I picked up 10 rolls of customer nickles of which I managed two complete roll of pre-1982 oldest being a 1961. I also picked up a roll of quarters that ended up being completely American  . The roll of Toonies and dimes were a bust. |
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Canada
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I just found out, I can order voyageur dollars and 50 cent coins from my local rbc branches...
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Valued Member
Canada
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Valued Member
Canada
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Well I ordered 50 cent coins, and got 8 rolls of 2002 commemoratives...
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Valued Member
Canada
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Too bad. The "market" is flooded with those that have the Jubilee portrait.  It would be cool to get other years. Have you ordered any Voyageurs? I am interested in this obverse for a 2002 50¢. Did you get any of these?  Edited by wolfman-11
02/22/2015 7:32 pm
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Canada
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Sadly, no, they were all with the jubilee portrait. I did manage to get 100 dollars worth of voyageur dollars though, mostly from 1986, but a few from 1969-1985 too.
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Canada
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I just found out, I can order voyageur dollars and 50 cent coins from my local rbc branches... You guys would love my bank... I often deposit 50-cent coins in bags of $100 face value and nickel dollars in bags of $200 face value. Of course, the errors, high grades and scarcer varieties have already been culled. But my "culls" (MS-64 grades and less), could be someone else's treasures... Being in Ottawa, however, I am assured that my deposits are sent directly to the Mint for the alloy recovery program, so I'll never see the same coins again, unless a roll-hunter or hoarder gets to them before they are shipped out... "Discovery follows discovery, each both raising and answering questions, each ending a long search, and each providing the new instruments for a new search." -- J. Robert OppenheimerContent of this post is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported License. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses...0/deed.en_USMy eBay store
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Canada
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Stopped by the bank to get some quarters, hoping to build a stock of the commemorative ones to trade with others around the world.. I just ask for CWRolls when she says "I just got these from a collector, said he's had enough".. I see the bottom and they are all Olympic quarters! 5 rolls, good start to my stock, most with nice mirror finishes, and no work! Alas no coloured ones, but also got a bunch of Breast Cancer coins, 2004 Bravery, 100yr Annivs of AB and SK, plus 2 lonely 2000 Community coins..
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02/25/2015 02:46 am
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