First Silver Found! - Finally LOL

GarouLady

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I went to a small branch office that is in my tiny hometown. Never went inside before but i had called ahead to see if they had any half rolls. They did though they said they only had 40 bucks worth. I told them that I would take them. When I got there the next day they actually had 8 rolls, 2 that they rolled in front of me. I could tell that there was no silver in those rolls but I took them anyways, thanking them with a smile. Five rolls with nothing until I got to the sixth one. Inside were 3 silver coins. I got a 1966, 1967, and 1969, only 40% worth 15 bucks but hey. after 4 trips to various banks here is my first silver as a CRH. I also found several coins that had greenish tarnish along the edges that look like silver. I have 2x1971, 3x1972, 1x1973, 2x1974 and 3x 1976 bicentenials (sp). Does anyone know if they are silver at all or is it just odd coloring. I did also find 1986, 1993, and 1992 that are really shiny. Man I wish I had a camera. Any help would be appreciated.

Sincerely, Garoulady
 

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Dump them all but the silver.. Unless they have an "S" mint mark which they are a proof. Check the mint marks before dumping. A Proof should have a mirror like reflection.
 

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Anytime they have between $30-60 in rolls seems to be when there's silver. I just had luck with a $50 CWR pickup, 9 silvers in total including 2 64's. Usually they only have loose clad or hundreds worth, which have already been searched. Collections seem to get deposited in that dollar range often
 

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Good job GarouLady. Always take them all. I see that greenish tarnish a lot when I search dimes and I think it's from the copper corroding. Never seen it on a silver coin. Congrats on your first crh silver.
 

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Congratulations!! Can't wait till I can say the same thing.
 

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I went to a small branch office that is in my tiny hometown. Never went inside before but i had called ahead to see if they had any half rolls. They did though they said they only had 40 bucks worth. I told them that I would take them. When I got there the next day they actually had 8 rolls, 2 that they rolled in front of me. I could tell that there was no silver in those rolls but I took them anyways, thanking them with a smile. Five rolls with nothing until I got to the sixth one. Inside were 3 silver coins. I got a 1966, 1967, and 1969, only 40% worth 15 bucks but hey. after 4 trips to various banks here is my first silver as a CRH. I also found several coins that had greenish tarnish along the edges that look like silver. I have 2x1971, 3x1972, 1x1973, 2x1974 and 3x 1976 bicentenials (sp). Does anyone know if they are silver at all or is it just odd coloring. I did also find 1986, 1993, and 1992 that are really shiny. Man I wish I had a camera. Any help would be appreciated.

Sincerely, Garoulady

:hello: Congrats on the silver. MrSchulz & Mecury1 gave you good advice. 1987 & any half 2002 to current are NIFC. Those you may want to save. I have 1 of them each for my collection & the rest I send back to the wild for someone else to find. Anyway another addict is born.

HH
Gary
 

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GarouLady, if you search every day, you will find a little pile of silver every week. It's as sure as the sun rises every AM. At the end of the month, you have a stack of silver. At the end of a lifetime, you have a lifetime to enjoy.
 

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GarouLady

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You know its funny. when i am working and someone is using the coinstar behind me I instinctively listen for silver. I can tell when its rejected, unfortunately I don't make it over in time to ask them if they want to trade it for coins that will go through the machine. I love silver, which is odd for a garou like me. The sound, the feel, the way I can pour a bunch of silver into my lap running fingers through it. And for the older coins, the awe of knowing this little scrap of god-created metal has been around not only for hundreds of years but as a coin made by man, that it has been around from hand to hand for as long as my dad and me put together.

I leave you with the little train of thought.

Sincerely, garoulady
 

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Cool! Loved that episode of "Johnny Quest", the one with Loup Garou".
Oh, and congrats on the silver.
 

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