New Year Goals

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kiggity

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What is the significance of pre-1957 nickels? I just went through my first box last night and found a lot that were pre-1957 but only kept the war nickels. Did I miss something?
 

Diggin-N-Dumps

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What is the significance of pre-1957 nickels? I just went through my first box last night and found a lot that were pre-1957 but only kept the war nickels. Did I miss something?
I just keep them because they are old, just like the buffs...One day they will be hard to find and people will be charging a buck a piece like they do now
 

TheMastermind

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For 2013:

#1) Find a Walking Liberty half.
#2) 100 ozt silver found in the wild or, if I can't hit that goal, at least double what I've found in 2012.
 

thripp

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1 million ounces of silver.

just kidding
 

Mr. Silver Stash

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240 oz, or 20oz per month. And to keep it all - not selling anything! This year earned me a $2,500 bank roll, and about 140 oz of silver in my stash. I was also afforded a tailored suit, a Garrett Ace 350, and my wife some diamond earrings. I sold about 100 oz of my finds. Basically, I would like to recreate this year, and really stack it up! - HH, Jonathan
 

Weaselbrott

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My goals for 2013 depends mostly on dumb luck, and blatant disregard for my sanity.
-1 gold coin (likely from a teller score, dime hunting, or reject tray)
-1 1970 JFK half dollar
-3 silver proof half dollars
-1 barber half dollar
-100 walkers
-100 bens
-350 90% kens
-750 40% kens
-250 troy oz total by end of the year
 

BuffaloBoy

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I know this is pushing the limits for me, but one can dream right? :-)

-A Barber coin
-A Pre-1900 Silver US coin
-Silver proof half dollar
-Older silver commemorative half dollar
-5 rolls of silver dimes
-1 roll of buffalo nickels
-1 roll of war nickels
-1 indian head penny/1 v nickel
-20 rolls of 40% halves
-5 rolls of 90% halves

...I doubt i will even get 1/4 of the last 2 goals for silver halves, but you never know.
HH
Buff
 

Southpaw

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I may be setting my standards too high but it's still good to have goals.

-50 more ounces in silver
-1 WL or Franklin Half
-10 90%s
-100 40%s
-100 total silver dimes by the end of 2013
-1 Barber Dime
-5 War Nickels
-1 teller tray find

Wish me luck!
 

billionaire

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My goal is to get 52 ounces of silver which is 17 times what i got this year(i didnt do very much) but i also want to buy some silver this year, about 100 ounces. I brought my total up to somewhere around that this year. I might have to sell to reach my goal though:(
 

50cent

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240 oz, or 20oz per month. And to keep it all - not selling anything! This year earned me a $2,500 bank roll, and about 140 oz of silver in my stash. I was also afforded a tailored suit, a Garrett Ace 350, and my wife some diamond earrings. I sold about 100 oz of my finds. Basically, I would like to recreate this year, and really stack it up! - HH, Jonathan

homeslice, best investment you can make is a tailored suit, sometimes it has an effect on the tellers. makes them afraid you have a bunch of money, and threatening to close your account is much more effective.

goals:

1. DO NOT FIND A PANAMANIAN BALBOA
2. get going on bags maybe
3. get a silver quarter
4. get a commerative
5. get two walkers
 

Thorne

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Beginners question...whats a commerative?

Goals:
1000 wheat cents
1 Indian head
5 war nickels
1 1950 d nickel
 

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OtlFrutiger

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My goal is to keep all my 90%ers, and to get enough 40%ers to sell off in an amount equal to one outstanding family vacation. Happy Hunting!
 

sagthegreat

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100 oz total silver found below spot
1 Silver Dollar :D (Peace Barber or Seated :P)
1 Silver Quarter
pre 1900 us silver coin
1 Foreign silver coin (Not Canada)
 

sagittarius98

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Beginners question...whats a commerative?

Goals:
1000 wheat cents
1 Indian head
5 war nickels
1 1950 d nickel

A commemorative coin commemorates a subject.

USA Commemorative Half Dollars

Those are just the early commemoratives (silver). Also, after my hard pushing, you have learned that there are no "wheat pennies," there are only "wheat cents."
 

sagittarius98

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1. DO NOT FIND A PANAMANIAN BALBOA

What's up with you and the Panamanian Balboas? If you find any, I'll gladly pay face for them. I only found 1 this year in a bag of dimes, which was a skunk if not for that coin. It was in the last handful. I only edge checked, but this one fell out of my hand.
 

The_EE

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What's up with you and the Panamanian Balboas? If you find any, I'll gladly pay face for them. I only found 1 this year in a bag of dimes, which was a skunk if not for that coin. It was in the last handful. I only edge checked, but this one fell out of my hand.

I found a balboa (1983) in a box of halves yesterday, it was an ender to boot otherwise I might have missed it.

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