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I've been focusing mainly on pennies (cents) and nickels. I'm thinking of branching out to quarters, after watching some RFT YouTube videos. I know quarters are tough, but I've never hunted them before, so I thought I'd at least give it a shot. Since I've never hunted them, I wanted to get the forum's thoughts on what I should be looking for to maximize my time. I really only know of a few things:
- Silver quarters (1964 and older)
- W quarters
- Proofs
- Not sure whether NIFCs are worth collecting
Thanks and cheers!
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Pillar of the Community
Russian Federation
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All collectors recommend buying a book first and only then a coin. Colleagues will tell you about the relevant literature below. I would recommend you to start with something simple. Start by collecting commemorative quarters (states, parks). As well as commemorative cents and 5 cents. Such as "The Life of Lincoln" and "200 years of the Lewis and Clark Expedition". Then switch to silver 10 cents and 25 cents.
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United States
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Double Dies, Cuds, Struck Through, Die Cracks, and Die Chips are also things to look for. Error-ref.com is helpful. |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Keep an eye out for the FS-101 DDO Bicentennial (1776-1976) D quarter. |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Errors and varieties are also another thing to look for. Check these sites out, if you haven't yet.
For Doubled Dies and other Varieties:
www.doubleddie.com
www.coppercoins.com
www.varietyvista.com
www.crdievarieties.com
For Errors:
www.error-ref.com
Errers and Varietys.
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Thank you, all! Quote:
All collectors recommend buying a book first and only then a coin. Colleagues will tell you about the relevant literature below. I would recommend you to start with something simple. Start by collecting commemorative quarters (states, parks). As well as commemorative cents and 5 cents. Such as "The Life of Lincoln" and "200 years of the Lewis and Clark Expedition". Then switch to silver 10 cents and 25 cents. Sorry I wasn't clear. What I meant was around coin roll hunting, not actually going out to buy quarters, well, only from banks. But this is good advice regardless, whether for CRH or for collecting. Cheers! |
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So you were talking about mistakes. It looks like I just misunderstood your question.
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I look for errors and everything else you mentioned above. Regarding NIFC, I keep any S mint ATB Quarters I find. Their mintages are pretty low, but I find them fairly regularly. |
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Thank you, all! Just one more question: How would you rank quarters, half dollars, and dimes, in terms of monetary gain for the amount of time spent? Granted, as coin roller hunters, we derive most of our pleasure from finding something interesting, or completing a collection, or saving history, but from a purely monetary perspective, which one is the most worthwhile?
This is my own understanding:
Quarters
- W quarters are probably $15 per
- Silver quarters are rarer and about $4-$5 per (melt value)
Half dollars
- 40% ones are more common at $3-$4 per (melt value)
- 90% ones are far less common at $8-$9 per (melt value)
Dimes
- More common than quarters, but 2.5 dimes = 1 quarter
- Each one is worth about $1.75 (melt value)
I understand the frequency of finds is different for each denomination.
What are your thoughts? Thinking of getting a box of half dollars to hunt this week, actually. Cheers!
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09/03/2023 11:47 pm
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AllSeasons, that is a tough question... but I will say you definitely need to keep any NIFC quarters you do find - they're low mintage and they rarely ever show up (at least so far for me)... Based on my overall finds the past several years, I'd almost call it a flat-footed tie between dimes, quarters, and halves. I've found two hoards of silver dimes (10 rolls total), 37 W quarters, and also several small hoards of halves... The most important thing, especially if you're looking for silver (particularly dimes and halves) is to seek out CWRs - they're far more productive on average than the MWRs in my experience. With quarters, since there is so little silver out there and because we're mainly hunting Ws, there is a little bit of an advantage in getting MWRs... This is going to sound crazy, but try finding a 1968-D quarter in circulation... They are VERY few and far between. I'm actually putting together some 1965-1998 Quarter books and that coin has eluded me for the better part of TWO months now. Not too long ago, I sold rolls of circulated, problem-free 1969 Philly and 1971 Philly dimes on ebay for $30 and $25 respectively... there is a market for the harder-to-find clad coins, as it turns out. CRH Nickeloholic. 1,600,000 nickels searched in eight years! Have found FOUR complete Jefferson sets!
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09/04/2023 11:33 am
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I completed the 1965-1998 quarter folders with relative ease, having completed it in two boxes. It was enjoyable and I'm glad to have done it. I tried to get into the State Quarters and I stopped before I was halfway through. For some reason I have zero interest in it. I just don't understand the fascination with the W quarters or the State Quarters. The same I'm sure can be said for my nickels that I like to hunt though. Finding a silver quarter it really fun though, but the silver has been picked through. Dimes were fun, I completed the 1965-2023 in a single box. The 1971 dime I only found one specimen and thankfully it was not in bad shape. There is a guy who runs a small coin and card shop over in Sandusky, OH who went through over 2 million dimes to find a single 1982 no mint mark. He no longer enjoys dime hunting understandably, but he did find a lot of cool coins through his journey. I'm sure the same will happen to me once I've completed both 1938-1961 Jefferson nickel book that I'm working on. Either way, try the quarters out. You'll know after a box or two if you'll like it. Work on the 1965-1998 and complete it and go from there. Maybe set aside the State Quarters while you're working on it as well. The folders are inexpensive on Amazon. |
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Quote:I tried to get into the State Quarters and I stopped before I was halfway through. For some reason I have zero interest in it. I just don't understand the fascination with the W quarters or the State Quarters. I have zero interest in the State Quarters as well, nickelguy88... and I tell people interested in coins to avoid them like the plague because there's not a single date with even a moderately low mintage - there will never be much value in saving ANY of them. The only exception, of course, being any "S" mint coins which may have escaped proof sets and those 2004-D Wisconsin error coins. I do totally get the fascination with the W quarters though - only 2,000,000 of each of the 10 different ones from 2019 and 2020 minted. It is a treasure hunt that is often rewarded... To date, I've found 37 of them so far including 9 of the 10 for the full set - only missing the "Bat Quarter" from 2020... CRH Nickeloholic. 1,600,000 nickels searched in eight years! Have found FOUR complete Jefferson sets!
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09/04/2023 11:53 pm
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Do the quarters from West Point have a better strike or is it just the low mintage?
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Do the quarters from West Point have a better strike or is it just the low mintage?
Just the low mintages... you're talking 2,000,000 each for the 10 W coins vs 101,200,000 all the way up to 580,200,000 for the 10 P and D mint issues of those two years. CRH Nickeloholic. 1,600,000 nickels searched in eight years! Have found FOUR complete Jefferson sets!
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Well, I got a box of quarters yesterday. It's maybe 50/50 between new and circulated coins. Went through 16 rolls and have found nothing so far. No W quarters or silver quarters. This is turning out to be tougher than I thought.
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Went through 16 rolls and have found nothing so far. No W quarters or silver quarters. This is turning out to be tougher than I thought. Trust me, this is the norm when searching quarters... You will eventually find Ws, some proofs, and the occasional NIFC S mint or silver coin... The main thing with quarters if you're wanting to find something, particularly the Ws, is searching in quantity - you will definitely find them once you've picked through enough coins. One other advantage quarters have over every other denomination is they're far easier to dump than the others - banks almost always are wanting quarters as they're far and away the most circulating denomination out there. CRH Nickeloholic. 1,600,000 nickels searched in eight years! Have found FOUR complete Jefferson sets!
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09/08/2023 06:36 am
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