Sleepys Most Wanted (Roosevelt Dimes)

[Sleepy Holow]

Sleepy's Most Wanted (Roosevelt Dimes)

After having searched through $7,110 worth of dimes, I figured I'd get a Whitman Coin book (1946-1964 Dimes). I'm going to make it my goal to fill it by the end of the year! To the right is my "Most Wanted" List to help keep track of my progress. I want all of my finds to be from CRHing, so I won't be purchasing any of them. Here goes nothing!

1)1955 2)1949-S 3)1955-D 4)1955-S 5)1950-S 6)1954-S 7)1949-D 8)1946-S 9)1949 10)1951-S 11)1958 12)1947-S

13)1948-S 14)1953-S 15)1952-S 16)1950-D 17)1947-D 18)1950 19)1948-D 20)1953 21)1951-D 22)1946-D 23)1960 24)1962

25)1948 26)1959 27)1961 28)1952 29)1951 30)1954-D 31)1956-D 32)1956 33)1957-D 34)1954 35)1947 36)1952-D

37)1963 38)1953-D 39)1958-D 40)1957 41)1959-D 42)1960-D 43)1961-D 44)1946 45)1962-D 46)1963-D 47)1964 48)1964-D gray = found black = Wanted

 

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[Sleepy Holow]

Tuesday
Dimes
Box 1: skunk
Box 2: 1948(x2), 1950D, 1951, 1962D, 1964 //New High for 2019
Box 3: 1942D MERC, 1952D, 1961, 1964D
Box 4: skunk
Box 5: 1957, 1963D, 1964D
Box 6: skunk //1971 1/2 New Penny (UK)
Box 7: skunk
$145 MWR: skunk
$105 CWR: skunk //1968 Ni 10 Cents (CAN)

First 1/2 New Penny I've ever found. Didn't even know there was such a thing. Pretty cool. Also, today's 1950D looked AU. Didn't even get to that silver look you think of when you find a circulated silver FDR. Below is a comparison between the '50D and another coin that I would consider to be in very good shape for a silver Roosie...


Today's 1950D vs a typical high quality find

 

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[Dozer D]

Good scores in multi boxes. There's hope for the hobby yet.

 

[Sleepy Holow]

Wednesday
Dimes
Box 1: 1947
Box 2: 1950, 1952, 1959, 1963D, 1964, 1967 80% Mackerel (CAN) //Weighed 2.35g
Box 3: 1948D, 1961, 1963D
Box 4: skunk
Box 5: 1945 MERC

Coin Counter: $2.83, [1975, 89] 25 Cents (CAN), [1976, 79] 5 Cents (CAN), 1986 1 Penny (UK)

More good boxes! That makes at least one mercury dime in each of the last four hunts. Also got my second Mackerel Dime today. The first one I found was of the 50% silver variety, so now I have both.

 

[Immy]

More good boxes! That makes at least one mercury dime in each of the last four hunts. Also got my second Mackerel Dime today. The first one I found was of the 50% silver variety, so now I have both.

I think your finds will be steadily like this or even increase with the approaching holidays, since we know people will be scrounging for extra cash this time of year. Look forward to the results!

 

[Dozer D]

Sleepy: your scores are getting better & better as the weeks go by. I wish I was still able to afford the volume like I use too, otherwise I'd give you a run for your money.

 

[Sleepy Holow]

I think your finds will be steadily like this or even increase with the approaching holidays, since we know people will be scrounging for extra cash this time of year. Look forward to the results!

I think that makes a lot of sense considering my best two weeks all-time previously came the week before Christmas and the week OF Christmas. Plus, I haven't seen the ALL 2019 boxes for a couple months now.

 

[Sleepy Holow]

Sleepy: your scores are getting better & better as the weeks go by. I wish I was still able to afford the volume like I use too, otherwise I'd give you a run for your money.

I believe you would. Yeah, just do what you can...Your third box from the other day was already better than my best 2019 box, which is now six.

 

[Sleepy Holow]

Thursday
Dimes
Box 1: 1949, 1952, 1953D(x2)
Box 2: skunk
Box 3: skunk
$190 MWR: 1954, 1958D, 1961D, 1964(x2)
$170 CWR: 1947, 1951, 1953D

Coin Counter: 1943 Steel Cent, $0.02, C$0.70 [2009 Speed Skating 25 Cents]

The merc streak died at four in a row, but we did pull another 12 FDRs today.

 

[Sleepy Holow]

Friday
Dimes
Box 1: skunk
$430 MWR: skunk //[1990, 92] CAN
$45 CWR: skunk

Coin Counter: C$ 0.35, 2003 2 Pesos (MEX)

No mercs yesterday, no FDRs today! A $725 skunking...

 

[Sleepy Holow]

Sleepy's Most Wanted List

Week Results Dimes $5085 (20.34 boxes) - 33 FDRs and 2 Mercs Notable: 1967 80% Canadian, 1943 Steel Cent Total Ag: 2.592 oz //2019 High Another great week in terms of quantity of finds. Someone musta dumped a lot into the system as of late. Once again, a comparison of where this week falls in terms of my all-time Top 5 best weeks while on the Most Wanted hunt. 1) 70 FDRs on $3000 searched (16-21 Dec 2013) 2) 50 FDRs on $3000 searched (23-28 Dec 2013) >3) 33 FDRs on $5085 searched (4-9 Nov 2019) 4) 30 FDRs on $4700 searched (28-2 Nov 2019) 5) 19 FDRs on $5165 searched (29-3 Aug 2013) Additional note: We didn't find any 'S' mints during the week. My model is now saying that it will take on average 84 silver FDRs found in order to fill the next hole. We've found 51 since the last hole was filled. Hopefully the FDRs keep coming this week. LAST MOST WANTED FIND: 1953 (29 Oct 2019)

Category 1 1)1949-S 2)1955 3)1955-D 4)1950-S 5)1955-S 6)1946-S 7)1949-D 8)1954-S 9)1949 10)1947-S 11)1951-S 12)1948-S ---------------

Category 2 13)1958 14)1953-S 15)1947-D 16)1950-D 17)1952-S 18)1948-D 19)1950 20)1946-D 21)1951-D 22)1953 23)1948 24)1960 ---------------

Category 3 25)1962 26)1952 27)1951 28)1959 29)1947 30)1954-D 31)1961 32)1954 33)1956-D 34)1956 35)1952-D 36)1957-D ---------------

Category 4 37)1953-D 38)1958-D 39)1963 40)1957 41)1959-D 42)1946 43)1960-D 44)1961-D 45)1962-D 46)1963-D 47)1964 48)1964-D --------------- gray = found black = WANTED

 

[Sleepy Holow]

A Phone Call...and Some Luck: Find #45

Tuesday Dimes Box 1: 1952D, 1963, 1964D Box 2: 1963 Box 3: 1964D //[2002, 05] CAN Box 4: skunk Box 5: 1964 Box 6: 1958D //1986 CAN Box 7: 1946, 1950S, 1951, 1962, 1962D, 1964D //NEW FIND!! Box 8: 1958 80% (CAN), 1964D $100 MWR: skunk Wow! We were able to pull 14 FDRs and 1 silver schooner today. That is a 2019 high for one day. The story behind Box 7 goes something like this...I get a call on Friday from a vault manager. She says she won't be in on Tuesday and could I come a different day. I told her I could just skip a week, no big deal. She says, "I will leave a box with [another teller that you know], but if he needs to open them you won't have a box." Cool...so I get to this bank around 4pm and the teller says to me, "we got hammered for change today, but for some reason nobody wanted dimes!" Great! Turns out that box was a big one for the Most Wanted hunt as the #4 Most Wanted coin went down today. Guess I got really lucky that the teller didn't need to break that box open. It truly is a game of inches, to borrow a football reference. For those keeping score at home, that was the 64th FDR on an initial projection of 72 and latest projection of 84, so we're ahead of the game. Now, my model is projecting 105 FDRs in order to fill the next hole. Gotta mine this silver vein for all its got before it dries up. Well, that's 45 down...3 to go!

Category 1 1)1949-S 2)1955 3)1955-D 4)1950-S 5)1955-S 6)1946-S 7)1949-D 8)1954-S 9)1949 10)1947-S 11)1951-S 12)1948-S ---------------

Category 2 13)1958 14)1953-S 15)1947-D 16)1950-D 17)1952-S 18)1948-D 19)1950 20)1946-D 21)1951-D 22)1953 23)1948 24)1960 ---------------

Category 3 25)1962 26)1952 27)1951 28)1959 29)1947 30)1954-D 31)1961 32)1954 33)1956-D 34)1956 35)1952-D 36)1957-D ---------------

Category 4 37)1953-D 38)1958-D 39)1963 40)1957 41)1959-D 42)1946 43)1960-D 44)1961-D 45)1962-D 46)1963-D 47)1964 48)1964-D --------------- gray = found black = WANTED

1950S, Obverse


1950S, Reverse

 

[Immy]

Stupendous!

You're now within the realm of possibility of finishing the series with one box. Wouldn't that be a heckuva way to finish off 2019? I'm rootin' for ya!

 

[Sleepy Holow]

Wednesday
Dimes
Box 1: skunk //1995 CAN
Box 2: 1962
Box 3: 1956
Box 4: 1964D
Box 5: skunk //All 2019's

Halves
$40 CWR: skunk

Coin Counter: $0.10, C$0.70

 

[Dozer D]

Sleepy: I'll bet that by the end of the year you will find two more needed, and one remaining. I will keep my offer open to you for the final missing pieces if you want.

 

[Sleepy Holow]

Thursday
Dimes
Box 1: skunk
Box 2: skunk //~95% 2019's
Box 3: skunk //~95% 2019's
$120 MWR: 1964
$400 CWR: 1942D 92.5% 3 Pence (AUS), 1958D, 1964D //1957D wheat, [2010,11] CAN

Halves
$1.50 loose: 1964

Coin Counter: $0.05, C$0.35 [2000 25 Cents - Ingenuity]

Just a day of absolute craziness! I was at a bank today when a trusted teller asked if I also collect halves. I said I did. She replied, "I have a half if you want it. I'm pretty sure it's silver." Got out to the car expecting a 40%er, but it turned out to be the real deal. First 90% half of the year for me. Then, I get home and see this in one of my MWR's:


Wheat Cent Ender on an MWR Dimes Roll

You see things like this on eBay with CWR's...you know, "Wheat roll with a mercury dime on end!", that kinda stuff. This is the first time I've ever seen something like this in an MWR dime roll! Turns out there's a reason...it was one of those "beaten to be the size of a dime" pennies. Just when you thought it couldn't get any more bizarre, I pull an Australian war coin! Amazing detail on the reverse, and then there's the obverse...it looks like someone took a knife and intentionally scraped it. Maybe it was a coin counter victim and the previous owner just shoved it into a CWR. Anyway, pics below:


The Tale of Two Abused Coins


1942D 3 Pence (AUS - 0.925 Ag) & 1957D Wheat Cent, Obverse


1942D 3 Pence (AUS - 0.925 Ag) & 1957D Wheat Cent, Reverse

*the 'D' in 1942D is, believe it or not, the Denver mint.

 

[Sleepy Holow]

Friday
Dimes
Box 1: skunk

Coin Counter: 1963D FDR, 1943 Steel Cent (x2)

This one particular coin counter I go to has shorted me badly twice...once for ~$5 and another time for about $10. The $10 time, I actually asked the teller to check if dimes were spewed all over the inside because I've seen that before - nothing! Oh well. You might say I should eliminate this branch as a dump bank, but something keeps this coin counter in the inventory. Today's a great example of why. I've found four silver FDRs at coin counters this year - all four in or around this exact coin counter. Two were found in the reject tray, one shot out at me when the counter turned on, and still another was found on top of a plastic grocery bag in the overflowing wastebasket next to the machine. Oh, and of the 8 steelies I've found while dumping this year, 4-6 of them have come from this same coin counter. So yeah, she giveth and she taketh...today, she giveth...

 

[Sleepy Holow]

Saturday
Dimes
Box 1: skunk
$185 MWR: skunk
$660 CWR: skunk //1944 Wheat, [1979(x3), 1992, 2011] CAN

 

[Sleepy Holow]

Sleepy's Most Wanted List

Week Results Dimes $5965 (23.86 boxes) - 21 FDRs (1 NEW) Notable: 1942 3 Pence (AUS), 1958 10 Cents (CAN), 1964 Half Total Ag: 1.983 oz Felt like two separate weeks. Found 24 silver coins this week, but 75% was realized on Tues/Wed. Found the 1950S, but snapped a record tying 4-week merc finding streak. I hit the third highest dime volume of my CRHing career, but enter next week on a six box skunk streak and no silver in the last $1315+ searched. Where does this up-and-down week fall in terms of FDRs found? Well, for a 3rd straight week, we have a top 5 entry: 1) 70 FDRs on $3000 searched (16-21 Dec 2013) 2) 50 FDRs on $3000 searched (23-28 Dec 2013) 3) 33 FDRs on $5085 searched (4-9 Nov 2019) 4) 30 FDRs on $4700 searched (28-2 Nov 2019) >5) 21 FDRs on $5965 searched (11-16 Nov 2019) PROGRESS TO NEXT FIND: 8 of 107 Projected LAST MOST WANTED FIND: 1950S (12 Nov 2019)

Category 1 1)1949-S 2)1955 3)1955-D 4)1950-S 5)1955-S 6)1946-S 7)1949-D 8)1954-S 9)1949 10)1947-S 11)1951-S 12)1948-S ---------------

Category 2 13)1958 14)1953-S 15)1947-D 16)1950-D 17)1952-S 18)1948-D 19)1950 20)1946-D 21)1951-D 22)1953 23)1948 24)1960 ---------------

Category 3 25)1962 26)1952 27)1951 28)1959 29)1947 30)1954-D 31)1961 32)1954 33)1956-D 34)1956 35)1952-D 36)1957-D ---------------

Category 4 37)1953-D 38)1958-D 39)1963 40)1957 41)1959-D 42)1946 43)1960-D 44)1961-D 45)1962-D 46)1963-D 47)1964 48)1964-D --------------- gray = found black = WANTED

 

[CardsNCoins]

I read a couple of recent pages in this thread, and I like it a lot. When I have some free time maybe I will start at page 1.

 

[CardsNCoins]

As a fellow numbers junkie, I so admire that you've broken this down to statistical probability. Yet also disappointed that it will end in March when you move cities again. Only the great GMan came close to being this analytical with his figures. I only wish more would do it here. Heck, I wish more people would simply post their pics vertically and list dates! Alas, not everyone can be Rosco53.

I don't think I ever posted any spreadsheets in my threads, but when I was searching heavy I loved using them. Here's a sample of how I detailed my searching.