Ding-Ding-Ding....................Jack pot again!!!!

[Paul in WA]

I didn't do as much searching as I wanted to this week, just too busy with work. So today I was pretty much done working around noon, so I figured I would give the banks a run. I bought $50 in nickels, $100 in dimes, and the only 3 rolls of halves they had. Walked across the street after putting those rolls in the truck, and bought the same amount of dimes & nickels ( they had no halves) then I drove a few blocks down to another bank (credit union) and bought another $20 in nickels, $100 in dimes, and $100 in halves. Here is the take for the day....

1 full roll of mercury dimes!!! (I think I may have momentarily passed out!) Mostly 1940's with a few late 30's
13 Silver roosevelt's
2 Dateless Buffalos
1 1955 Franklin half (its about time!)
13 40& Kennedy's
1 1967 Canadian nickel (the one with the running rabbit on the back)

I plan on doing the same run tomorrow, and I will try to get up to those same banks Monday or tuesday to see if there is anymore full rolls of anything.

Paul

 

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[bazinga]

WOW MAN! Congrats on those mercs! I bought a roll about a month ago for $22 and I was excited to get it so cheap!

Beautiful job today.... now go check out my post... I finally got results from halves

 

[Snee]

Very nice job!!

 

[DigginDiva]

I am insanely jealous!

 

[ashleen]

.....wayyyyyyyyyyyyyy cool 8)

 

[Pennyworth]

Paul, you suck. JUST KIDDING! You scored big time! Congratualtions!

 

[killerwine]

I've been greedy...I need to get back to checking some dimes! It's just that those silver halves are sooooo sweet! Can't imagine finding a whole roll of Mercs! HH

 

[Charlene]

My eyeballs would have rolled back in my head too if I'd have found an entire roll of merc's. WTG!

 

[Immy]

Huh......what.....?

I think I momentarily passed out just reading your post Paul. That's flat-out astounding! The funny thing is, I'll bet people who drop off rolls of Merc's think they're pulling a fast one on the bank. Maybe they think Merc's aren't valid coinage anymore. Who knows...

 

[HobBob]

NO WAAAAAY..... too cool! Congrats!

 

[AzSports]

[quote author The funny thing is, I'll bet people who drop off rolls of Merc's think they're pulling a fast one on the bank. Maybe they think Merc's aren't valid coinage anymore. Who knows... [/quote]

My wife had a store refuse three old ten's she had, saying they were counterfit! :P When she asked me about them, no, ...they are real, just real old! 1920's. Sheesh, I've been collecting this stuff twenty years before we met and some people are still clueless.

 

[cbrtriple8]

I didn't do as much searching as I wanted to this week, just too busy with work. So today I was pretty much done working around noon, so I figured I would give the banks a run. I bought $50 in nickels, $100 in dimes, and the only 3 rolls of halves they had. Walked across the street after putting those rolls in the truck, and bought the same amount of dimes & nickels ( they had no halves) then I drove a few blocks down to another bank (credit union) and bought another $20 in nickels, $100 in dimes, and $100 in halves. Here is the take for the day....

1 full roll of mercury dimes!!! (I think I may have momentarily passed out!) Mostly 1940's with a few late 30's
13 Silver roosevelt's
2 Dateless Buffalos
1 1955 Franklin half (its about time!)
13 40& Kennedy's
1 1967 Canadian nickel (the one with the running rabbit on the back)

I plan on doing the same run tomorrow, and I will try to get up to those same banks Monday or tuesday to see if there is anymore full rolls of anything.

Paul

Let's see some pics...

 

[MentalUnrest]

Awesome finds - especially that roll of Mercs.

Best to you
MU

 

[CardsNCoins]

There's something fishy here with a newbie bringing up a 5+ year old thread.

 

[enamel7]

Kind of "crazy" isn't it?

 

[Piledriver]

The line-up of old posters was a dead give away.

Old CHR'ers never die, they just slip off to the end of the forum.

Keep on Rollin' !