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New Member
United States
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So, I plan on starting the long, addicting, and perhaps dangerous job of roll hunting for silver. I know about the Kennedy '64s for example, but what are some other silver-content coins I should be looking for? Are the Roosevelt 46-64 worth keeping? And what is the deal with Nickels?  Also, and most importantly for those of you who have been roll hunting for a while - would you recommend a big bank (such as Chase) or a local Credit Union? Who do you think is more likely to have rolls worth opening? Any help would be great girls and guys  *** Moved by Staff to a more appropriate forum. *** |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
656 Posts |
When I was roll hunting nickels I would average 1 silver War Nickel per $100 box. |
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New Member
 United States
32 Posts |
I won't be spending 100 at a time, maybe 50. Do you have any advice for choosing a bank? Also, what did you do with 100 worth of nickels after you search them ?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
6130 Posts |
Silver content by denomination: Nickels - Mid 1942-1945. Nickels with an enlarged mint mark on the reverse are " War Nickels" and are 35% silver. 1942 nickels without this enlarged mint mark are of the traditional composition as Congress had not yet approved the change. Dimes - All 1964 and prior are 90% silver Quarters - All 1964 and prior are silver. Half dollars - All 1964 and prior are 90% silver. 1965-1970 are 40% silver, and special issues of the 1976 bicentennial are also 40%. Eisenhower dollars- Some special issues are 40% silver. Nickels and dimes will average about 1 silver per box (50 rolls). Half dollars are highly unpredictable and tend toward one extreme or the other. Silver Quarters are very rare, and I would not recommend counting on dollar coins for silver. Happy hunting! And remember, you will have good boxes and disappointing boxes--this is a hobby, not a job or a get-rich-quick scheme. Also, there is a dedicated forum to coin roll hunting--this forum is for other discussions pertaining to modern US issues. |
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New Member
United States
32 Posts |
Thanks! Any advice for how to choose a bank?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
898 Posts |
You should keep any silver you find. I hear halves, nickels, dimes, quarters are the most profitable for silver in that order.
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Valued Member
United States
370 Posts |
If your bankroll is only going to be about $50, it shouldn't matter too much. Customer wrapped rolls tend to do better than machine rolls, though. It's always hit and miss though, and so much of it is luck (coming in after grandma dumps some rolls shes been sitting on for 50 years). Try a few banks around and see which one tends to have more customer rolls.
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
1351 Posts |
If you bought a Red Book (you don't need the latest)all coins contents are described. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1903 Posts |
At 50$ at a time that will only get you a few rolls of halves at a time. Check the forum listings...there is a whole category de noted to roll hunting here with lots of active members....search there and you will find all the answers you could ever dream of asking. I have searched every denomination out there. Halves give you the best chance at a big payday. Nickels are the most fun as there is a huge variety of what you can find plus I get nationalstuff. Nickels tthough won't ever get you a big silver payday. Searching halves is all about volume. As for what bank....as long as they can get you the coins you want at no charge, any bank is as good as another
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New Member
United States
32 Posts |
But Chase, for example, gives rolls in those clear machine - rolled casings. I imagine those aren't as random as "grandma's coins"
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1157 Posts |
step 1: find a bank that will sell you coins. Try a bank you have an account with, but keep trying until a bank will give you some.
step 2: search the coins for goodies.
Experience will make you better at this, but reading the topics in this forum should tell you amazing amounts of info. Its all available, check out the huge threads, 1 for cents, 1 for nickels, etc.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Roll hunting is about volume, the more you search the better the odds, so realistically using $50 to search for silver is on the low end, this is only 10 rolls of dimes, and the odds of you getting a silver dime in 10 rolls is not high.
whatever denom you choose, make sure you have a pick up bank, and a bank you can dump your searched rolls. this will be critical for you using $50, if you can search each night, then return the next day, and pick up another lot you might have luck with the faster turn around.
I do over $3k a week (multiple turnarounds) and usually only get 5 or 6 dimes.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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You could also possibly find 90% silver in halves, quarters and dimes, 1992-present, in S-proof form.
When I listen to LED ZEPPELIN...so do my neighbors...
Roll hunting since '77
Dirt fishing since '72
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Posted 10/06/2014 11:58 am
