2 boxes picked up yesterday, and the results were

[Emperor Findus Cladius]

not the best I have done, but not bad. As many folks do, after I got them out to my vehicle I cut the paper holding the boxes closed and looked at the ends, nada on both boxes, so I knew that did NOT bode well. Went thru them last night and was half way thru the first box before I found my first silver, a 40%. In fact, if I only searched by edges I would have ended up putting that in my reject batch as it was dark, I saw it was a silver when I was looking for 1974's. Got 3 40%, a walker (45) and a benji (58D) out of that box. Second box got another walker (45D) and something I have not gotten in a couple of years, a silver proof (2006S). Needless to say I spied that edge when I opened the roll. Have not gone thru the 74D's yet for any DDO's. Out of the 7 silvers I found, I would have definitely missed 2 of them by looking at the edges as they were dark and dirty, not standing out from the clads.

 

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[MalteseFalcon]

I have been fooled both ways. Seen edges that looked like silver only to find they were not. I'va also seen edges I thought were clad, but turned out to be silver.

Then I found a couple I thought were silver by the edges, looked at the date and thought they were clad, only to find out a couple of weeks later there were a few silver halves struck by mistake those 2 years at the Denver Mint.

It pays to always check the dates.

 

[coinlover]

i wonder how that 2006 proof got out?