Fastest way to find 43 silver dimes?

[7up2000]

I want to complete my roll of silver dimes by the end of the year(43 to go). Metal detecting is bringing in zilch. Coin roll hunting by the box in Arizona is a wasteland(23 box skunk streak). I will occasionally find a silver dime from cwr's aquired from banks. But banks usually don't have a lot of those at any one time. Therefore this is a very slow process.

Thought: I've heard that Wells Fargo will possibly sell you dime bags($1000 worth, I believe) if you have a commercial account. Then one can purchase a Ryedale coin sorter to make the sorting job quicker. This definitely would speed up the process and allow me have a chance at reaching my goal. Any thoughts? Does anyone have experience along these lines they can share? Finally would it be worth it to buy the dimes bags?(i.e. not sure where these dimes would be coming from...would they potentially have enough silver in them to make it worthwhile)? Thanks and hh, 7up.

 

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[Liu21]

A visit to your coin shop will be more ecomonical...

 

[GlenDronach]

A ryedale isn't cheap. You'd be better off sorting by hand or buying from the LCS.

 

[Dozer D]

A ryedale isn't cheap. You'd be better off sorting by hand or buying from the LCS.

Continue hunting, that's what it's all about. "THE THRILL OF THE HUNT".

 

[mxh5891]

There is no magical solution. Its all just luck of the draw. You could go out tomorrow and get a few solid rolls, or get skunked for months.

 

[jcole77]

Dimes and Quarters are hard to find... you need a lot of persistence, and some luck... It also doesn't hurt to have Coinstar machines in the neighborhood.

 

[ArkieBassMan]

As others have stated, I wouldn't spend the $500 on a Ryedale to search dimes. It doesn't take long to rim/sound check them by the handful out of a bag. On top of that, I trust my ears better than any machine.

 

[Dozer D]

It would take A LOT of silver dimes to offset the cost of a Rydale sorter. That's one reason I did NOT buy one to sort copper cents from zincs.

 

[7up2000]

It would take A LOT of silver dimes to offset the cost of a Rydale sorter. That's one reason I did NOT buy one to sort copper cents from zincs.

There's always a return when I re-sell the machine. I think one has to always consider that in the equation. Yes I know there is always some depreciation with a used machine--I'm thinking maybe $40-50?--yeah I know, that's still a lot of silver dimes.

 

[BigWaveDave]

So hold on....its late August, and your goal is to complete a roll of silver dimes by the end of the year?
So that means you have 7, 43 to go?....
Just go to a coin shop, buy their surplus average circulation dimes.
Not that your goal is that outrageous....just seems, I don't know, lofty?

 

[weregolf]

Throw in the area a handful of coins then metal detect

 

[Prest Olives]

pawn shops get some silver dimes.

 

[ArkieBassMan]

There's always a return when I re-sell the machine. I think one has to always consider that in the equation. Yes I know there is always some depreciation with a used machine--I'm thinking maybe $40-50?--yeah I know, that's still a lot of silver dimes.

I don't know what they sell for used. I certainly wouldn't pay $450-60 for a used one when a new one could be bought for $500. I'd pay maybe $350, unless I knew the previous owner personally and it had been only lightly used.

 

[Liu21]

Like I said before, just take 50 bucks and head down to your local coin shop. Y'all talking about spending 400-500$ on a sorting machine, and then having to drive around town picking up and dumping bags of dimes. Factor in gas money and time spent, you're better off just going to buy those 43 silver dimes, head home fill up that roll sit back and enjoy the silver.
Oh yeah, if you get NF string and son rolls/boxes, chances are coin wrap inc, culls silver from circulation, they run a independent facility down in AZ.

 

[smokeythecat]

Only thing I've done good on is halves, and to some extent nickels. For nickels, probably 3 buffalos and 3 silvers in three boxes. Also got some AU or better 2015 and 2016 clashed die types. I've sent them to be graded. Dimes? Nothing but a recent 1963 in a coin star. Halves have been customer rolled, at last count over 250 of which I guess 170+ are 90% the rest 40%. Got 3 1972 double dies also.

 

[jcole77]

pawn shops get some silver dimes.

Is it ok to like a signature?

 

[enamel7]

I'm sorry, but I just don't understand sending off clashed nickels to be graded. You seem to find them at a good rate. That means a lot of them are out there and that will bring the price down quickly. Same thing has happened with Wexler's 2015 ddo #6. They sold for high money at first, but now the prices are coming down as more show up. I've found 9 myself. To each his own, but sending clashes to be graded is wasted money.

 

[enamel7]

Smokey, which 1972 "doubled" dies have you found?