How often do you find impared proof coins?

[BuffaloBoy]

Hi all, on average: how often do you get proof coins out from boxes?

So far this year, I am averaging:

0 proof pennies out of 14 boxes searched (35,000 pennies) 0.0000 per box
1 proof nickel(1974s) out of 13 boxes searched (26,000 nickels) 0.0769 per box
1 proof dime out of 11 boxes searched (27,500 dimes) 0.0909 per box
0 proof quarters out of 1 box searched (2,000 quarters) 0.0000 per box
11 proof half dollars out of 17 boxes searched (17,000 half dollars) 0.6471 per box


What are you averaging?

 

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[Bigheed]

no clue what my average is, because i only rim search. When I see a rim that is wider than normal and with exceptional looking reeding I will pull it and check for a proof and sometimes u can just see them because of the blinding light reflecting off of them :-)

I would say I have 18-20 or so -S- proof coins, no silver -S- unfortunately yet.

Out of at least 60k in havles searched maybe closer to 70k, and im closing in on 20k this month already, so my average isnt that great, but i'm not looking to hard either :-)

I found 1 -S- dime proof to from some CWR i got from Chase a few weeks back as well.

HH
Bigheed

 

[db23]

I only consistantly search dimes and halves... I haven't found any proof dimes, but I've found ~80 or so clad proof halves and 1 silver proof half. I had been saving them initially but started throwing them back about a month ago.

 

[Dok Holliday]

I'm 0 on all counts. Almost 40 boxes of dimes....no proofs.

 

[legend76]

In my half boxes, I found 2 clad proofs in the first 29 boxes total, then box 30 had 5 of them.......
I keep them, but I also keep NIFC's. If I ever have loads of them, I will decide if it's worth it.

 

[Generic_Lad]

I've found 1 proof quarter in my $10K I've searched this year, but I rim search so I've most likely missed a few. I've found 1 proof Ike this year (pretty sure its clad though), and no proof nickels, dimes or pennies.

 

[byrne3]

1 proof nickel (1992-S), and possibly a pretty beat up 1964 Proof..

No proof dimes, but I only rim search for silver

1 proof quarter (clad 2004-S florida).

About 5 clad proof halves

 

[Gaijun1]

I'm Actually Getting Some Nice Proof Coins Here
So I'm Guessing I Get A Least 2 Per Penny Box

 

[captainfwiffo]

Just found my first proof - a disappointingly impaired 2008-S half (clad).

 

[Yagershots]

I found a 1976S and a 1968S last week. I found a 2006S a few weeks back. I do not find many. My brother finds them all the time.

 

[kestrelia]

Small Dollars - 22 proofs out of 42,711 .0005151% or .5151 per box
Large Dollars - 1 proof out of 1,810 .0005524% or .5524 per box
Halves - 549 proofs out of 1,571,172 .0003494% or .3494 per box
Quarters - 22 proofs out of 1,329,520 .0001655% or .0331 per box
Dimes - 6 out of 1,447,302 .000004146% or .010365 per box
Nickels - 12 out of 840,130 .00001428% or .02856 per box
Pennies - 5 out of 2,664,555 .000001876% or .00469 per box

-Brian

 

[Agro]

how many coins in a box of small dollars?

 

[BuffaloBoy]

Small Dollars - 22 proofs out of 42,711 .0005151% or .5151 per box
Large Dollars - 1 proof out of 1,810 .0005524% or .5524 per box
Halves - 549 proofs out of 1,571,172 .0003494% or .3494 per box
Quarters - 22 proofs out of 1,329,520 .0001655% or .0331 per box
Dimes - 6 out of 1,447,302 .000004146% or .010365 per box
Nickels - 12 out of 840,130 .00001428% or .02856 per box
Pennies - 5 out of 2,664,555 .000001876% or .00469 per box

-Brian

wow 1066 penny boxes 420 nickel boxes 579 dime boxes and 665 quarter boxes! as well as 1571 half dollar boxes... how long did that take? andd awesome record keeping! hh

 

[kestrelia]

Four plus years! This little hobby is becoming one my most serious life quests.