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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[starkizzle]

I do 100$ at a time probably twice a week. And I find that if you dump them slow into the coin counter machine it has less errors.

i got that feeling that if i did it slower i may have better luck, thank you!

 

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[MIhunter]

you are doing really well with dimes, and i would like to do alot more dimes, because i like the merc dimes, and its real easy to get boxes, but the problem seems to be dumping, the first time i did dimes, i rerolled, and that was a time consuming task, and i did 2 boxes this past friday, found 1 1960 rosi, and dumped it at in a coin counter and it counted 34 dimes as cents... may i ask what is your preferred method? i would really like to put more boxes of dimes in my hunt, but the dumping is not really worth it, thanks

I dump by coin counter.
Coin counters will count dimes as pennies if they aren't well maintained (cleaned).
Coins are dirty. It may take you some time to find a coin counter that is well maintained and reliable.
You may not find one in your area. I have found a few in my area. I typically lose 2-4 dimes per $1000 dumped.
Re-rolling isn't practical, thus large volume (>$500/week) of dimes isn't for everyone.

 

[MIhunter]

Sunday

Dimes CWR $70: skunk

Nickels
Box: 1920 Buff, 1939, 1942D
CWR $14: skunk

Penny CWR $ 11
Wheats: 1939, 1950-8 x5
Canadian 1946, 1957, 1960-96 x11
Panama 1996, 2001
US Dime x1

 

[bottlecap]

How often would you say you find a buffalo in those nickels? I still haven't found one and have done 6 boxes. Glad you are having some luck.

 

[MIhunter]

How often would you say you find a buffalo in those nickels? I still haven't found one and have done 6 boxes. Glad you are having some luck.

Last year in 47 boxes I found:
9 Buffs (6 boxes to find one)
57 war (0.8 box to find one)
1 V (1897)
7 semi-key Jeffersons (38D,38S,39S)
1 King George V Canadian(1928)

This year so far I have searched 24.75 boxes
12 Buffs (2 boxes to find one)
18 war (1.4 boxes to find one)
2 V (1907, 1908)
1 semi key (1939S), 1 key (1950D)

My Buff average is definately up!

 

[BuffaloBoy]

I love finding buffalo nickels

 

[tyler2277]

I love finding buffalo nickels

Me too haha. I've only found 7 so far though

 

[MIhunter]

Monday - no coins
Tuesday
Dimes
MWR $100: skunk
Box #1: 1934 Merc (needed for collection), 1960D, 1961D
Box #2: 1952D, 1957 x2, 1957D, 1961, 1961D x2, 1963, 1963D x2, 1964 x4, 1964D x7 (21 FDRs!!!!!)

Nickel Box: 1939 x2, 1942P, 1943P
1987 Bahamas 5 cents, 1992 Cayman Islands 10 cents

Halves $7 loose: 1962D, 1964D, 1966

BIG DAY!!

 

[SilverFace]

Congrats on a great day of CRHing!

 

[Coincrazed]

Fantastic finds man. How many Mercs have you found as of now? When I used to CRH avidly I would do almost solely Dimes, especially around the end of 2009 and into 2010. Always hit a lot of Silver with them. - CC

 

[MIhunter]

Wednesday - no coins

Thursday
Dime Box: 1944 Merc XF, upgrade for my collection

Total Mercs for 2014 so far: 6
Total Mercs for 2013: 52
Total Mercs CRHing: 103

 

[MIhunter]

Friday

Dimes CWR $250: 1942 Merc, 1947, 1950, 1955D, 1964D

Totals for this amazing week ending 4/12/14
30 silver dimes (27 FDRs, 3 Mercs) from 4.7 boxes
2 90% silver halves
1 40% silver half
2 war nickels from 2 boxes

3.15 oz of silver for $4.60

30 silver dimes is my highest weekly yield this year so far.
4.7 boxes is my lowest number of boxes searched this year so far.
In other words, luck is better than volume.

 

[MIhunter]

Sunday
Dimes
Box #1: 1962D
Box #2: skunk
Box #3: skunk

Penny

Box:
Wheats: 1925, 1940-58 x9
Canadian: 1942 x3, 1956, 1959 x2, 1960-96 x31 (and 12 Zincs)

CWR $11
Wheats: 1934, 1940-58 x3
Canadian: 1960-96 x11

 

[MIhunter]

Monday
Dimes
Box #1: 1945 Merc, 1951
Box #2: 1952, Canadian 1968 (50%)

nice run of Mercs (4 in last 7 days)
Still looking for a 1940S to finish my wild 1940-5 Merc collection.

 

[SilverFace]

Looks like more good boxes. Good luck with the '40S. Btw, I was just posting on Dozer D's thread about a teller at one of my dump banks telling me today about an incredible loaded dime box she had recently. She said she kept $20fv of silver for herself and sold the rest of the box to the security guard there and he found almost as much silver from the rest of the box himself. If they're telling me the truth that was one heck of a loaded dime box. Just wish I could of been the one that bought the rest of that box from her lol. Oh, its kinda wild thinking about the great scores like that, esp from a sealed box. Just never know with this hobby.

 

[bottlecap]

You are having a pretty dang good streak!

 

[MIhunter]

Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday - No Coins

Friday
Dimes
CWR $195: 1953D, 1961D
Box #1: skunk
Box #2: skunk
Box #3: 1964

Nickels CWR $40: skunk

Pennies CWR $50
Wheats: 1919, 1940-58 x26 (including 1943 x2)
Canadian: 1953, 1956, 1957, 1960-96 x67, (plus 15 Zincs, 2 steels)
US Dimes: 1946D, Clad x12 (1st silver dimes from penny roll!)

Totals for the week ending 4/20/14
9 silver dimes (7 FDR, 1 Merc, 1 Can 50%) from 8.8 boxes
0.62 oz for $0.90

 

[MIhunter]

Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday - no coins

Wednesday
Dimes CWR $170: skunk
Halves $34.50 Loose and CWR: 1966

 

[SilverFace]

Congrats on the silver dime in the penny roll. I think that happened to Buffaloboy recently. Just never know with this hobby.

 

[MIhunter]

Thursday

Dimes CWR $335: skunk
Halves CWR $20: skunk
Nickels CWR $150: 1939, 1940D (AU), 1943P, 1944P, Canadian 1963, 1965 (PL), 1976, 1979