Roll Hunting In Canada

Dimes are about the only thing you typically find in roll hunting. Frankly, there is so little variety in dimes I just wouldn't bother myself, but hey, it's a hobby. Personally dimes push the envelope on my eyesight so bad I just get frustrated and give up. The odd time I'll do a box of nickels in order to get away from the silver, I find that to be more entertaining.

I guess it depends what your collecting goals are.

An easy tip for dime hunters. DONT LOOK AT THE DATES :P easy way of doing this is just get a magnet. unload all your dimes from the roll spread them out the run a magnet over them all the ones that get picked up are NOT silver or are US and other countries. The US ones all you have to do is check the side of the coin. If you see copper on the side again its NOT silver. I can search about 50 rolls of dimes in under an hour with this method. Usually most of the time you will be able to spot the silver ones right off the hop BUt there are a few cases were a none silver dime looks like its silver and visa versa so this method does save time.

DO NOT DO THIS IF:

- you are looking for numismatics as the magnet can potentially scratch the coin.
- you are trying to fill a set, in which again the magnet may scratch and you will have to check the dates anyway.