What's Your Typical Mercury Dime Or Buffalo Nickel Average?

I have never found either one.

The last couple of weeks I've been finding close to 1 Buffalo per box (50 rolls). Today One box had 2, one box had 1, one box had 0. Usually it's not quite that good. I don't bother searching dimes because the silver finds are very low..although better than searching quarters. There's as much silver in a 40% half dollar as 2 silver dimes (and 40% halves are alot easier to find!)

Ratman, out here in Cali, dimes give it up. I agree-silver halves ARE easy to find, but first you got to FIND the halves. Now THERE is a problem. Out here in Cali, halves don't circulate much. Actually, I was using halves to buy some jigs and other tackle in a K-mart, and the clerk had NO idea what halves were! She asked me if they were legal tender and had to call her manager over to make sure they were real. Also, you don't get skunked much with dimes, and plus the bank I'm going to know won't even order halves. So I'm satisfied with searching dimes and nickels. You can't go wrong with dimes. My bud Fistfulladirt made me a big believer in them. Good luck! - coincrazed

Yeah, Wornslick. You have GOT to do some dimes. Buy a box or 2 along with your usual penny habit.(a box is $250) You'll be surprised at what you find. Be sure to edge search. Good luck! - coincrazed

thanks I doubt it will happen again I usually only search halves for silver but its hard to get my parents to take me to the bank

I used to search rolls of nickels and dimes. I always hoped to find a Buffalo nickel or a Mercury dime. Unfortunately I never did. Ironically after I stopped roll searching I found a Mercury dime on the ground and another one I received in change.

With nickels, I average about 1 buff a box (50rolls). I really can't give a number for the mercs, I have found quite a few, but never paid attention to how many rolls it took between finds.