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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[MIhunter]

Monday
dimes
box #1: 1946, 1960D
box #2: skunk
box #3: 1954S
box #4: 1954

 

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Tuesday
Dimes
Box #1: 1948S, 1950, 1960D
Box #2: 1946S, Canadian 1951
CWR $170: 1959

Lots of S mint mark!

Halves
CWR/loose $22: skunk

dump finds: 80 cents canadian

 

[Sleepy Holow]

Three 'S' Dimes to start the week...ain't nothing to ol' MIhunter!

 

[MIhunter]

Wednesday
Dime Box: 1960D, 1964
Nickels CWR $34: dateless Buff

Took a trip to Windsor to search coin and dump my Canadian coins
Nickels
Box #1: skunk, not one nickel before 1982
Box #2: 1962x2, 1964x5, 1965-81x 133

 

[jasonscoins]

Just curious -- what is the value in collecting nickels from the 1950s and 1960s? They aren't silver, so I was just curious as to why you guys hold on to them. I don't do many nickel boxes, but when I do, I strictly keep just the bufs and War nicks. I send the rest into the wild. Am I making a mistake?

 

[MIhunter]

Just curious -- what is the value in collecting nickels from the 1950s and 1960s? They aren't silver, so I was just curious as to why you guys hold on to them. I don't do many nickel boxes, but when I do, I strictly keep just the bufs and War nicks. I send the rest into the wild. Am I making a mistake?

I don't keep US nickels from the 1960s. I only keep 1940-55 if they are VF20 (or better) or very low mintage (<10 million, 1950, 1950D, 1951S, 1955)
The nickels mentioned above are Canadian 99.9% nickel and I keep them as nickel bullion.


Thursday
Dimes
Box #1: skunk
Box #2: 1944, 1954Dx2, 1963, 1964x2, 1964D

Nickel
Box: 1939x2, 1940 (XF40), 1945S, 1947S (VF20)

 

[sagittarius98]

Just curious -- what is the value in collecting nickels from the 1950s and 1960s? They aren't silver, so I was just curious as to why you guys hold on to them. I don't do many nickel boxes, but when I do, I strictly keep just the bufs and War nicks. I send the rest into the wild. Am I making a mistake?

I keep pre-1960 nickels since they may fetch a premium on eBay sometime in the future. It also provides a way to hoard them, since the metal value may exceed face value in the future.

 

[jasonscoins]

Okay, that makes sense. Good luck with the hoarding! Also, I will start watching out for some of the dates you mentioned MIHunter!

 

[MIhunter]

Friday no coins

This week's totals:
23 silver dimes from 10.7 boxes
21 FDR, 1 Merc, 1 Canadian 80%
1 War nickel

1.71 oz of silver for $2.35

Lots of dump finds
My credit union has new coin counters that have a magnet under the coin intake.
By reaching in with my index finger I can push the coins through the machine and they come out the reject tray.
This week I have harvested $4.51 in Canadian coins. Over time this will hopefully add up!

 

[ozhang123]

Awesome Thread!!! Keep it up!!! Have you ever gotten a solid roll of silver dimes?

 

[BuffaloBoy]

great dump finds, being so close to Canada that is like getting free money that you can spend without travelling too far from home!

Friday no coins

This week's totals:
23 silver dimes from 10.7 boxes
21 FDR, 1 Merc, 1 Canadian 80%
1 War nickel

1.71 oz of silver for $2.35

Lots of dump finds
My credit union has new coin counters that have a magnet under the coin intake.
By reaching in with my index finger I can push the coins through the machine and they come out the reject tray.
This week I have harvested $4.51 in Canadian coins. Over time this will hopefully add up!

 

[MIhunter]

Sunday - no coins
Monday
Dimes - CWR $450: Canada 1962

 

[Wickaboag]

Sunday - no coins
Monday
Dimes - CWR $450: Canada 1962

Canadians sweet find!
Wicka

 

[MIhunter]

Tuesday
Dimes
Box #1: 1957, 1962D
Box #2: 1946
Box #3: 1947
Box #4: skunk
Box #5: 1952, 1960D, 1964D
Box #6: 1964
CWR $150: 1953D

Halves CWR $30: skunk

Dump finds $1.91 Canadian

 

[MIhunter]

Wednesday - No Coins

Thursday
Dimes
Box #1: 1953D, 1957, 1958D, 1961D
Box #2: 1954, 1958D, 1964
MWR $100: 1952S
CWR $250: skunk

Halves CWR $420: skunk

Nickels Box: 1938, 1939, 1941, 1944Px2, 1945S, 1947

 

[Wickaboag]

Your boxes have been above average this week!

Keep it up,
Wicka

 

[MIhunter]

Friday
Dimes
Box #1: skunk
Box #2: 1952, 1958D
CWR $295: skunk

Change from a restaurant: 1943P Nickel
Dump finds: $1.94 Canadian

This week's totals:
20 silver dimes from 15 boxes
19 FDRs, 1 Canada 80%
4 war nickels

1.66 oz of silver for $2.20

 

[MIhunter]

Sunday
Dimes
Box: 1913 BARBER!!!!!!!!, my first Barber dime, cond: G4
Interesting the 1913 is the hightest mintage Barber dime at 19 million
Nickels
Box: 1938, 1939, 1947, 1950, 1952, 1954, Canadian 1962, 1964x2, 1965-81 x15. (Lots of Canadians!)

 

[Wickaboag]

Sunday
Dimes
Box: 1913 BARBER!!!!!!!!, my first Barber dime, cond: G4
Interesting the 1913 is the hightest mintage Barber dime at 19 million
Nickels
Box: 1938, 1939, 1947, 1950, 1952, 1954, Canadian 1962, 1964x2, 1965-81 x15. (Lots of Canadians!)

Congratulations on the first Barber, it's all uphill from here!
Here's to many more!
Wicka

 

[mercury1]

Sunday
Dimes
Box: 1913 BARBER!!!!!!!!, my first Barber dime, cond: G4
Interesting the 1913 is the hightest mintage Barber dime at 19 million
Nickels
Box: 1938, 1939, 1947, 1950, 1952, 1954, Canadian 1962, 1964x2, 1965-81 x15. (Lots of Canadians!)

Wow, that's great you found a barber. I'm still looking for my first ten cent haircut.