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Valued Member
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I dug through about 900 bucks of a mix of rolls and lose quarters that my grandfather had and found one silver quarter  A 53'D   |
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Valued Member
United States
470 Posts |
That sounds like a lot of work for $3.00 in silver but at long as you had fun, that's all that matters.
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Valued Member
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haha yeah it was fun. Plus it went by fast when checking the rims only.
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 United States
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Often times it is the journey that matters most. Nice find!  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2520 Posts |
Finding silver quarters nowadays is certainly an accomplishment! I rarely buy rolls of quarters, but do occasionally looking for the last couple Denver State Quarters I need and any territory quarters. I bought 4 rolls yesterday (along eith 130 rolls of nickels) and was pleasantly surprised to find a 1962. I can't remember the last time I found a silver quarter from circulation or roll searching. |
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Valued Member
United States
146 Posts |
I was thinking of expanding my roll searching to dimes and quarters, and getting the brinks rolls...in the plastic. That way I could just scan the edges for silver. anyone tried this?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I was thinking of expanding my roll searching to dimes and quarters, and getting the brinks rolls...in the plastic. That way I could just scan the edges for silver. anyone tried this? The majority of the silver dimes and quarters in my collection I have found this way. (15-20 years ago). I had a job as a mgr in a store that got alot of change from Brinks (perks of the job). However the amount of silver found dwindled as the years marched on. A few months back I bought a couple of boxes of dimes and found no silver. I'll stick with half dollars for finding silver. IMO searching nickel boxes for silver is more productive than searching dimes or quarters. (The non collecting community is unaware of silver War Nickels and therefore are regularly still found) |
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Valued Member
United States
146 Posts |
Thanks man, I was wondering how much silver could have been found searching halves back then?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1807 Posts |
I searched 460.00 in quarters and found a 1946 silver canadian quarter. It was all worth it to me.
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Valued Member
United States
168 Posts |
I remember the feeling I got after searching all skunkers... and then right at the end... one single silver dime. I remained excited for the next three or so days. |
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United States
15386 Posts |
Back to the topic .....
I say nice find young man.
David
Take a look at my other hobby ... http://www.jk-dk.art |
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lol thanks David, when I found it I just jumped up with excitement! After the holidays I plan on searching some boxes from pennies to halves, I don't even care if I find only one silver per box lol if that. I am completely hooked on any attempt to find me some silver. not long ago, my same grandfather was handed a merc at Walmart and he told me snatched it right away because he knew it wasn't an ordinary dime. turns it out it was one of the best looking mercs I own. He seems to be my good luck charm lately. Now he checks all of his change for any goodies for my collection  |
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United States
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searched 460.00 in quarters and found a 1946 silver canadian quarter. It was all worth it to me. That's really cool. Do you live near the US / Canadian border? When I was still living near Detroit I received a 1948 silver canadian quarter in change when I bought carryout Chinese food. 1948 is one of the scarcer dates in the series. |
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