DIMES

[MIhunter]

All of my half dollar veins are tapped out! I still pick up whatever loose and CWRs that I can find. I am finding 3-4 40%ers a month.

My new goal is 2-3 dime boxes a day, 6 days a week. Hopefully I will find 15-20 silver dimes a week.

So far:
Sunday
Box #1 - 2 FDRs
Box #2 - 3 FDRs
Monday
Box #1 skunk
Box #2 1 FDR
Tuesday
Box #1 4 FDRs and 1x1968 Canadian (50% Ag)
Box #2 1 FDR
Box #3 1 Merc (1944)
Wed
Box #1 skunk
Box #2 skunk
Thurs
Box #1 shunk
Box #2 2 FDRs
Box #3 shunk

Totals: 14 US silver dimes and one 50% Canadian dime

 

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[That Canadian Guy]

Were you able to go to Windsor any time to get Canadian boxes? I know that the mint culls the silver, so CWRs should be better.

There are only mint locations in Winnipeg and Ottawa so anywhere else is safe from the over exaggerated culling. There isn't much silver for the mint to cull so most of the culling is copper coins and nickel coins. They call it a coin recycling program but it is really low scale.

 

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[SFBayArea]

Just curious if halves are really bad there, would you consider doing quarters? The average is usually 1 per 5 boxes I believe for quarters but hey if halves are really bad, you could do quarters. They're easy to search and dump if you get clear wrap. 1 quarter basically = 1 40%er. Just a thought, I don't do quarters often but did find 3 last year. If boxes here get worse and worse, I could do quarters. There's always an ample supply of them and banks will always need them. I've pondered the possiblities if CRHing got worse for halves, gotta have a back up. I think dimes are good but they're harder to dump and there's not always an ample supply as the quarters.

I would do nickels if there is a good way to edge search them. I know that war nickels tend to be grimmy and dark on the rim but it's a lot of work and who knows some may not. If only there would be a fast way to search nickels. That's probably the last un-tapped outlet for finding silver if everything else disappears.

 

[MIhunter]

I think that the yield is better, given the time and effort, to continue with dimes instead of quarters.

Last week $2140 of dimes yielded 1.25 oz of silver which is the rough equiviliant of 7 silver quarters. I think I am ahead in silver from where I would be if I search 4 half or quarter boxes

 

[SFBayArea]

I think that the yield is better, given the time and effort, to continue with dimes instead of quarters.

Last week $2140 of dimes yielded 1.25 oz of silver which is the rough equiviliant of 7 silver quarters. I think I am ahead in silver from where I would be if I search 4 half or quarter boxes

True for dimes.. just suggesting quarters if people are getting skunked on 15 box streaks of halves.

 

[MIhunter]

Monday
$85 CWR Dimes: 1950D, 1957D
Loomis Dime Box: 1964D

Loomis Nickel Box:
1907 V Nickel Cond: AG3-G4
1943P, 1944P
Canadian 99.9% nickel: 1974, 1977, 1980
11 pre 1955 keepers

$17 loose half dollars: 1967x1

 

[MIhunter]

Tuesday
Dimes:
Loomis Box #1: 1956D
$85 CWR: 1964D
Loomis Box #2: 1952
Loomis Box #3: 1964

$6 in loose half dollars
1966 x1
1969D x2

Went to dump the dimes and found 2 silver quarters in reject tray!!
1964
1964D

 

[MIhunter]

Wednesday:
Loomis Box #1: 1940 merc, 1948
$180 CWR & $32.5 loose halves: 5 NIFCs, no silver

 

[MIhunter]

Wednesday con't
2nd Loomis Box: 1947, 1948, 1957D, 1963, 1964Dx2
Best box of the week, ties my personal best of 6 silver dimes per $250

 

[MIhunter]

Thursday
Loomis Box 1: shunk
$100 Loomis MWR: 1963D
$100 Brinks MWR: 1956D, 1964
$100 CWR: 1964D

 

[MIhunter]

Friday
Loomis Box #1: 1963D, Canadian 1965
Loomis Box #2: 1963D (ender), 1964D
Loomis Box #3: 1964

Totals for this week:
23 US Dimes
1 Canadian Dime
4 40%ers
2 Quarters
2 War nickels

2.8 oz of silver

 

[MIhunter]

Sunday, new week of CRHing

$640 CWR Dimes (all from the same bank): 1963D, 1964D

low yield but not zero yield

tomorrow's a new day

 

[MIhunter]

Monday: Bank Holiday
Tuesday: Too busy with work (I know, it sounds lame)
Wednesday:
$410 CWR Halves: 2007 D NIFC, otherwise shunk
Dimes
$100 CWR: Shunk
Loomis Box #1: 1951, 1964
Loomis Box #2: shunk

slow week so far...$1240 in dimes search; 4 silver dimes found.
But my addiction rages on!!

 

[MIhunter]

Thursday
Loomis box#1: 1952, 1957
Loomis box#2: 1954

 

[MIhunter]

Friday
Loomis Box 1: shunk
Loomis Box 2: 1957, 1964

Total for week: 9 silver FDRs
Slow week, but I am not dismayed

Sunday:
Loomis Box: 1947
$40 CWR dimes: 1967 Canadian Mackeral
$46 CWR nickels: 1940S, 1942S, 1943P, 1978 Candian
$19 CWR Pennies: 1917D, 1919, 1935, 14 1940s and 10 1950s

A decent start, but the key to dime searching is the boxes that produce 4-6 dimes. That is the key to a good week.

 

[MIhunter]

Monday: No boxes
Tuesday:
Loomis Box #1: 1959, 1964
Loomis Box #2: 1957, 1962D, 1963D
Loomis Box #3: 1957D, 1964D

On the was to pick up my dimes, hit the drive thru looking for half dollars
Bank #1: None
Bank #2: None
Bank #3: one loose. 1967
Bank #4: 5 rolls, skunk

 

[MIhunter]

Wednesday:
$380 CWR Halves: skunk
Loomis Box: 1945 Merc, 1946

 

[cuttybce]

well done sir, dimes are the new halfs

Two years ago, I was crazy. Now everyone's crazy.

HH,
cuttybce

 

[MIhunter]

Wednesday Con't
Loomis Box #2: 1960D

 

[MIhunter]

Thursday:
$155 CWR Dimes: 1946

Friday:
Loomis Box 1: 1958D, 1964
Loomis Box 2: 1961, 1964

Totals for the week
16 US Dimes
1 x 1967 Canadian Dime
2 x war nickels
1 x 40% Half

1.4 oz of silver

 

[MIhunter]

Slow week
Sunday: $50 CWR skunk
Tuesday: Loomis Box #1: 1957, 1964D
Loomis Box #2: 1962D
$180 CWR nickels: 1942P, 1943S, Dateless Buff
Thursday: Loomis Box #1 1952D, 1957
Loomis Box #2: skunk
Friday: Loomis Box #1: 1952, 1961D, 1964D
Loomis Box #2: Canadian 1965 (80%)

Totals: US Silver Dimes: 8
Canadian 80% Dimes: 1
War Nickels: 2
3/4 oz of silver for $1!