Box of Dimes 07-06-07

[Tabfry]

I recruited the help of my daughters this evening and went through a box of dimes. My 10 yr old was dumping some of her roll onto the floor when I heard that distinct sound. I told her to stop emptying that roll and look closely at the ones in front of her. A few seconds later she tells me that she found one with a "girl" on it. My older daughter found the other Merc. The two Rosies were mine. Tomorrow I'll have to "recruit" those nimble little fingers to do some re-rolling!

The Penny you see here was in a roll of dimes. It was shaved down to the exact o.d. of a dime. I wonder if it would work in a vending machine...

 

[coincollector101]

aww neat lol Try it hehe.

 

[low xtreme]

2 mercs in 1 box huh? thats a nice box right there.

 

[TxTim]

On the floor?
That's funny - those girls are keepers! (I don't mean the mercs - oh yeah - keep them too!).

 

[CaptainRobin]

Hey Tabfry....

At the risk of dating myself, back in the early 60s when I was a small boy, we would sit on the sidewalk and rub a penny down until it looked just like the one you found.

And yup, they would work in a vending machine. A dime would buy a glass returnable 10 ounce bottled soda from a vending machine, or, so would a "rubbed down" penny.

I hadn't thought about that in years.........

Thanks for sharing.

Robin

 

[DrDetector]

Sheesh, two mercs in one box! I have found well over a hundred silver roosies from boxes without finding a single Merc. Great luck!

 

[coinlover]

i got a rubbed down cent like that in change once. its a 1964, but has rough edges.

 

[LJ]

You made it a family affair which is a great thing Tab. Two Mercs in one box is pretty darn cool. I love that sound of silver that you mentioned. Kudos.

I think I will try a box of dimes soon just for a change of pace. I will only edge search though....they are just so small.

 

[tw656]

The mercs are so cool looking, but so darn hard to find! Sweet!

 

[fiatboy]

Nice that you got the family involved. Spending time with loved ones is tops.

 

[bill dilly]

a lot of work for dimes that you could buy for less than $4.

 

[Tabfry]

a lot of work for dimes that you could buy for less than $4.

Some may think that... I, on the other hand, have fun doing it. Like I said, I had the company of my girls and I paid only $.40 for them.

 

[coincollector101]

Ive Found about 7 Merks this year in boxes of dimes.

I Was doing boxes of dimes till I switched to halves.

CC

 

[pepperpump]

Not bad at all, congrads!
Pepperpump