Finally I found a proof dime!

[Canadian hunter]

I decided to search some dimes. Bought a bundle for 50$. I almost overlooked this one, because the year was 2006. What caught my attention was a really thick light grey edge. I rechecked again and noticed that it sounds and looks differently, despite of the scratches and wear. Anyway here it is a 2006 .999 pure silver proof Canadian dime. However there is a bad side. I was 25 dimes short in one roll, and the rest was filled with pennies. I was very disappointed, but taking in account that it is my milestone find (I though cool this should be a .925 one) it turned to be .999 2.45g. Also found a 1959 silver dime in the last bundle of 4 bought after finding the proof.

Enough words, enjoy the pics:

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[That Canadian Guy]

Nice stuff! I found my first proof dime back in November, it was a 1996 and not silver sadly. I haven't found one since. And have you heard that today was the day the plug was pulled on the penny, the last one is going to the currency museum.

[BuffaloBoy]

Awesome!!! Glad to see you got something real nice, funny, you and I were chatting and you mentioned never getting proof coins, look what pops up!
A beauty, gotta love the "white" silver look
.999 eh?

[goldencoin]

Cool, I find that dime proofs are the hardest to find.

HH
-GC

[sagittarius98]

Why is it .999 and not .925? I thought all Canadian proofs were .925.

[Canadian hunter]

Looks like they changed the composition recently. As far as I know it is from a yearly silver proof set. I've seen the info about 2011 set where it was said
Weight: 2.45g Purity:.999 silver Finish: Proof
Now in my case it is a 2006, but it's not magnetic, it is proof and it sounds like silver and weights exactly 2,45g I checked. What else could it be?
I have no doubt that it is a 2006 .999 silver bullion.
Now, does anyone know if the composition of the US silver proof dime is .900 or I'm wrong?

[sagittarius98]

Now, does anyone know if the composition of the US silver proof dime is .900 or I'm wrong?

.9000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 000000000000000


I don't know if it is that precise, but it is 90%.

[Canadian hunter]

I think you got a sufficiently precise number, but I would place just a bit more 000 out there just to keep things sure

[sagittarius98]

I think you got a sufficiently precise number, but I would place just a bit more 000 out there just to keep things sure

I guess there is a "character limit" on a word as my zeros were separated into two groups, even though there were no spaces.

[GEOFF]

i found my first 1962 proof dime couple months back
it was easy to spot since its like all other white rims along the copper rims

[Canadian hunter]

GEOFF, you are right, in US it is easier to spot a silver dime of any kind whether a proof or a generic silver. In Canada it is a bit harder. What is interesting is that I almost missed it, however when I rechecked the edges, this one was thicker and lighter grey appearance than other dimes in the roll.

[sagittarius98]

GEOFF, you are right, in US it is easier to spot a silver dime of any kind whether a proof or a generic silver. In Canada it is a bit harder. What is interesting is that I almost missed it, however when I rechecked the edges, this one was thicker and lighter grey appearance than other dimes in the roll.

Wouldn't it be easier to seperate by magnet?

[Canadian hunter]

No, because the silver non-magnetic dimes can stick in between the nickel and steel dimes and thus be attracted to the magnet. So the only way to locate the good stuff in by date checking.

[That Canadian Guy]

No, because the silver non-magnetic dimes can stick in between the nickel and steel dimes and thus be attracted to the magnet. So the only way to locate the good stuff in by date checking.

Unless your coins are covered in maple syrup they shouldn't be sticking together. All you have to do is spread the coins out so they are not on top of one another then check with the magnet. That way a nickel/steel dime can't be attracted to the magnet through a silver one.

[Canadian hunter]

Ok, I'll try to spread them evenly. I hope that will increase the hunting speed.

[sagittarius98]

Ok, I'll try to spread them evenly. I hope that will increase the hunting speed.

Also, you can't miss any silver then, and you can get all proofs, including nickel.

[Canadian hunter]

I don't know about nickel proofs, but I think they exist in circulation for the same reason my proof was there. By using magnet, I can miss those nickel proofs, they will stick to the magnet, so that means I have to look at the magnet too.

[sagittarius98]

I don't know about nickel proofs, but I think they exist in circulation for the same reason my proof was there. By using magnet, I can miss those nickel proofs, they will stick to the magnet, so that means I have to look at the magnet too.

But you can still see the frosting on the coin when you lay it out.

[Canadian hunter]

More careful looking slows down the process, but I can also pay more attention to error coins this way. The thing is, when I found it, I almost missed it, because it had scratches and the frosting was not as apparent as it is in proof sets. Circulation process highly devalues any coin, especially silver and gold, they are much more soft than nickel.