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Valued Member
Canada
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Anyone done the math, had an experiences with it [and potentially grab attempts by cashiers]?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Judging from my luck... .05%!
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Valued Member
494 Posts |
Just got a 1964 dime in change from the gas station's automatic coin dispenser at the checkout 4 days ago - they actually have to load very manually and it's easy to rim check everything... but they didn't get that one!
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Valued Member
 Canada
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Just got a 1964 dime in change from the gas station's automatic coin dispenser at the checkout 4 days ago - they actually have to load very manually and it's easy to rim check everything... but they didn't get that one! Nice!  I'm guessing you live in a rural part of the United States? Am I correct? |
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United States
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A cashier-friend of mine who knows I'm into coins recently held a 1926 SLQ for me. I was pretty surprised she found that! But I guess the point is it happens from time to time.
Oh, and I'm in a pretty heavily populated area.
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04/28/2012 11:23 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Not very good. Would't wate my time trying.
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Valued Member
Canada
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A cashier-friend of mine who knows I'm into coins recently held a 1926 SLQ for me. I was pretty surprised she found that! But I guess the point is it happens from time to time.
Oh, and I'm in a pretty heavily populated area. But that was intentionally saved for you. I'd expect you'd be more likely to find a cashier who doesn't know [or care] about the true value of the metal in rural areas, or at convenience or gas stores spent by thieves who break into a coin collection and don't know there's any value to a coin with 1964 on it. In Canada sometimes you get lucky with 1968 dimes and quarters, since some of them are 50 percent silver [I think many Canadian coin collectors don't know that and the 50 percent copper in it makes a less high pitched 'ching' noise], although the 80 percent silver versions of the mid-1967 and earlier are nearly impossible to find. |
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United States
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Very, very, very, very low. That being said...I also found a 1964 dime in pocket change last week. I don't know what store it came from as I noticed it later. The four had a peice of gunch over it so I almost missed it myself. Someone posted on here in the past few days that he received a Franklin half in change from the grocery store. Posted pics and everything, pretty worn, but still awesome. Anyway...chances are that it will never happen again. I'll keep looking though.  |
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Valued Member
Canada
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The other day I heard that familiar 'ching' in the change of the man in front of me at a store [I've handled a lot of silver], I don't think he noticed and I had no such luck.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Before I started roll hunting, I did pick out things like wheats and silver coins any time I went through and cashed in my coin jar. Over about 10 years I found six silver dimes, one of which was a Mercury.
I find an average of 1.5 per box of 2500 dimes when roll searching today.
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Valued Member
United States
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Last night got 64 quarter in change at convenience store!
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Valued Member
Canada
262 Posts |
There's something about 1964...
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
610 Posts |
I've mentioned this before on a thread somewhere here on this forum. Anyway here it is again:got TWO(2) 1949 quarters(Canadian)in change at a fast food place. But that was 2 years ago. Keep telling it guys,I love it.This is enough to renew anyones hope.  Edited by collectall
04/29/2012 12:40 am
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
986 Posts |
I go through about 30 dollars worth of small change with my job everyday. I find silver maybe once every 6 months. This works out to one silver coin for every $780 in change.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1510 Posts |
Im with Moe but its around .01%
Retired USAF 1983-2003
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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WHAT? There are Silver coins in circulation? And right here on Earth?  |
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Posted 04/28/2012 10:54 pm
