Finds from 1-30-2012 through 02-12-2012

[GMan00001]

The pickups:

105 rolls half dollars (2 boxes + 5 rolls)

4 - $500 bag of quarters
1 - $1000 bag of dimes
4 - $500 bag of dimes
2 - $200 bag of nickels
3 - $100 bag of nickels
12 - $50 bag of pennies



The finds:

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Half dollar box #1
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1 NIFC Kennedy (2006-D)

1 Proof Kennedy (1976-S)

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Half dollar box #2
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6 NIFC Kennedy (1987-D, 2009-P(4), 2009-D)

1 Proof Kennedy (1977-S)

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5 rolls of halves
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skunk


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$500 Quarter Bag #1
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1 Canadian (1996)

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$500 Quarter Bag #2
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1 pre-1965 Washington (1959-D)

1 Foreign (East Caribbean States, 25 Cents (2007))

1 Gold plated quarter

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$500 Quarter Bag #3
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1 Canadian (2008 Bobsleigh)

1 Brunswick Zone Token

1 Gold plated quarter

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$500 Quarter Bag #4
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1 Foreign (France, 1 Euro (2001))


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$1000 Dime Bag
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1 pre-1965 Roosevelt (1962-D)

5 Canadian (1952, 1961, 1976, 1979, 2007-RCM)

5 Foreign (Great Britain, 5 Pence (1990(2), 2000), Switzerland, 1/2 Franc (1968), Trinidad and Tobago, 1 Cent (1991))

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$500 Dime Bag #1
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1 Mercury (1942)

1 Canadian (2011-RCM)

2 Foreign (Great Britain, 5 New Pence (2001), Netherlands, 1 Euro Cent (2000))

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$500 Dime Bag #2
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6 pre-1965 Roosevelt (1946, 1952-D, 1963-D, 1964, 1964-D(2))

1 Foreign (Great Britain, 5 Pence (1998))

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$500 Dime Bag #3
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3 pre-1965 Roosevelt (1964, 1964-D(2))

1 Canadian (1979)

1 Plastic Dime

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$500 Dime Bag #4
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2 pre-1965 Roosevelt (1946, 1962-D)

2 Foreign (Mexico, 10 Centavos (2009, Ukraine, 10 Kopiyok (2007))


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$200 Nickel Bag #1
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1 - 1943-P War Nickel
1 - 1945-S War Nickel

55 other pre-1960 Jefferson (1939, 1940(3), 1940-S(2), 1941(4), 1942, 1946(4), 1947, 1948(3), 1948-D, 1948-S, 1952-D, 1952-S(2), 1953(3), 1953-D, 1953-S, 1954-S(2), 1955-D(2), 1956, 1956-D(2), 1957-D(5), 1958, 1958-D(6), 1959, 1959-D(6))

11 Canadian (1979(2), 1983, 1985, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1998, 1999, 2006, 2006-RCM)

7 Foreign (Great Britain, 20 Pence (1982), Guatemala, 10 Centavos (2000(2)), Mexico, 50 Centavos (2003, 2007, 2009), New Zealand, 10 Cents (2006))

1 Flattened Penny

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$200 Nickel Bag #2
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1 - 1943-P War Nickel

49 other pre-1960 Jefferson (1938, 1939, 1940(3), 1940-D, 1940-S, 1941(4), 1941-D, 1946-D, 1947(2), 1947-S, 1948, 1948-D, 1949(2), 1951(2), 1952, 1953-D, 1953-S, 1954, 1954-D, 1955-D, 1956(3), 1957(2), 1957-D(3), 1958-D(5), 1959-D(8))

2 Canadian (1987, 1996)

1 Foreign (Great Britain, 20 Pence (1983))

1 Quarter

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$100 Nickel Bag #1
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2 Buffalo (1926-S, 1935-D)

21 pre-1960 Jefferson (1941(6), 1942(2), 1947, 1949, 1952, 1954-D, 1954-S, 1955-D(2), 1957(2), 1957-D, 1958-D(2), 1959-D)

1 Canadian (2000)

1 Foreign (Trinidad and Tobago, 5 Cents (2004))

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$100 Nickel Bag #2
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24 pre-1960 Jefferson (1939, 1940(2), 1941(3), 1942, 1946, 1947-D, 1948-D, 1948-S, 1953, 1954-D, 1957-D(3), 1958-D(4), 1959, 1959-D(3))

2 Canadian (1986, 1987)

2 Foreign (Ukraine, 25 Kopiyok (1992, 2006))

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$100 Nickel Bag #3
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25 pre-1960 Jefferson (1938, 1939(2), 1940(3), 1941, 1941-S Small S, 1947, 1950, 1954, 1954-D, 1955-D(3), 1956-D(3), 1957-D(5), 1959-D(2))

5 Canadian (1989(2), 1993, 1994, 1999)

1 Foreign (Ukraine, 25 Kopiyok (2008))


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$50 Penny Bag #1
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18 wheat pennies (1928, 1937, 1945-D(2), 1946, 1946-D(2), 1946-S, 1947-D, 1947-S, 1950-D, 1955, 1955-D(3), 1957-D, 1958-D(2))

16 Canadian (1961, 1962, 1968, 1969, 1979, 1982(2), 1983(2), 1988(2), 1990, 1994, 1996, 1999, 2000)

1 Foreign (Bahamas, 1 Cent (2004))

2 Dimes

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$50 Penny Bag #2
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10 wheat pennies (1941, 1946-D, 1946-S, 1947-D, 1948-D, 1949-D, 1954-D(2), 1957-D, 1958-D)

23 Canadian (1953 No Shoulder Fold, 1957, 1961, 1963, 1970(2), 1972, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1984, 1988, 1992(2), 1993(2), 1994, 1995, 1998, 2000(2), 2002, 2004)

1 Foreign (Norway, 50 Ore (1996))

1 Dime

1 Plastic Penny

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$50 Penny Bag #3
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21 wheat pennies (1925, 1935, 1938, 1941, 1941-D, 1944, 1944-D, 1945-D, 1946, 1947, 1948-D, 1950-D, 1952, 1954-D, 1956-D(3), 1957-D, 1958-D(3))

19 Canadian (1964, 1968(2), 1969(2), 1974, 1976, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1984(2), 1988, 1989, 1993, 1994, 1999, 2000, 2010-RCM Copper Plated Zinc)

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$50 Penny Bag #4
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23 wheat pennies (1917, 1942, 1944, 1944-D, 1945-D, 1946-D(2), 1949, 1950, 1950-D(2), 1951-D, 1952-D, 1953-D, 1955, 1956-D(2), 1957-D(2), 1958-D(4))

23 Canadian (1943, 1959, 1964, 1965 Small Beads Pointed 5, 1970, 1976, 1979, 1980, 1981(3), 1987, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2000, 2001(3), 2002, 2010-RCM Copper Plated Zinc)

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$50 Penny Bag #5
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14 wheat pennies (1940, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1950, 1951-D, 1952-D(2), 1956-D(2), 1957-D, 1958-D(3))

20 Canadian (1965 Large Beads Blunt 5, 1969, 1972, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981(2), 1982(2), 1984, 1987, 1989(2), 1994, 1996, 1998, 2002, 2004)

1 Flattened Penny

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$50 Penny Bag #6
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24 wheat pennies (1910, 1918, 1928, 1929, 1940-S, 1944, 1944-D(3), 1946, 1946-S(2), 1947-D, 1949-D, 1951, 1953-D(2), 1956-D(2), 1957-D, 1958-D(4))

16 Canadian (1955 Shoulder Fold Large Denticles, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1974, 1977, 1978(2), 1979, 1981, 1985 Blunt 5, 1992, 1995, 1999(2), 2007-RCM Multi-Ply Plated Steel)

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$50 Penny Bag #7
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19 wheat pennies (1919, 1940-S, 1944(3), 1945, 1947-S, 1950, 1951-D, 1951-S, 1952-S, 1956, 1956-D(5), 1957-D, 1958-D)

11 Canadian (1945, 1966, 1968(2), 1972, 1976, 1978, 1983 Far Beads, 1998, 1999, 2002)

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$50 Penny Bag #8
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13 wheat pennies (1919, 1939, 1944-D, 1944-S, 1951, 1951-S, 1955-D(2), 1956-D(2), 1957-D, 1958-D(2))

14 Canadian (1965 Small Beads Blunt 5, 1968, 1970, 1975, 1977(2), 1978, 1981(2), 1984, 1994, 1999, 2005, 2006-RCM Copper Plated Zinc)

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$50 Penny Bag #9
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20 wheat pennies (1935-D, 1940, 1940-D, 1943-D, 1944-D(2), 1946, 1948-D, 1949-S, 1950-S, 1952-D(2), 1952-S, 1954-D, 1956-D(2), 1957-D(3), 1958-D)

18 Canadian (1942, 1964(2), 1966(3), 1971, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1980(2), 1981, 1985 Blunt 5(2), 1991, 1999, 2006 Copper Plated Zinc)

1 Dime
1 Nickel

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$50 Penny Bag #10
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19 wheat pennies (1927, 1940, 1944, 1946, 1946-D, 1947-D, 1947-S, 1948, 1950-D, 1951, 1952-D, 1953-D, 1954-D, 1955-D, 1956-D(2), 1957-D(2), 1958-D)

26 Canadian (1959, 1964, 1966, 1968, 1970, 1974, 1976, 1977(2), 1978, 1979(3), 1981(2), 1983 Far Beads(2), 1986, 1987(2), 1989, 1994, 1999(2), 2002, 2004)

2 Foreign (Australia, 5 Cents (1981), Germany, 2 Euro Cents (2003-F))

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$50 Penny Bag #11
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21 wheat pennies (1917, 1928, 1937-S, 1940-S, 1941, 1941-S Small S, 1945-D, 1946, 1948, 1948-D(2), 1949, 1952-D, 1953-D, 1954-D, 1954-S, 1956, 1956-D, 1957-D(3))

18 Canadian (1964, 1973, 1976(2), 1977, 1979, 1981, 1984(3), 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1998, 1999(2), 2004)

2 plastic pennies

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$50 Penny Bag #12
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12 wheat pennies (1938, 1942-D, 1944-D, 1945-D(2), 1949-D, 1952-D, 1955-D, 1956-D(2), 1957-D(2))

24 Canadian (1955 Shoulder Fold Large Denticles, 1968, 1970, 1974(2), 1975, 1976, 1979(3), 1980(2), 1982, 1983 Far Beads(4), 1985 Blunt 5(2), 1989, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2006 Copper Plated Zinc)

2 Foreign (Australia, 5 Cents (1982, 2006))

1 Zurich Golf ball marker

1 blank planchet



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And for good measure from the inside reject slot of a coin machine....
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$1.73 in US change

43 Foreign:
Austria, 1 Euro Cent (2002(2), 2009),
Bahamas, 1 Cent (2009),
Belgium, 1 Euro Cent (2004),
Cayman Islands, 1 Cent (1992, 2002),
France, 1 Euro Cent (2000),
Germany, 1 Euro Cent (2002-A, 2002-D, 2005-J, 2008-A, 2009-D, 2010-A),
Guatemala, 5 Centavos (2000(2)),
Ireland, 1/2 Penny (1971),
Ireland, 1 Euro Cent (2002, 2008),
Italy, 1 Euro Cent (2002),
Mexico, 5 Centavos (1992),
Mexico, 10 Centavos (1997, 2001(2), 2005, 2006),
Mexico, 20 Centavos (2010),
Netherlands, 10 Cents (1963, 1964, 1971, 1998),
South Africa, 10 Cents (1994),
Spain, 1 Euro Cent (2001, 2003, 2005, 2008(2), 2009, 2010),
Sweden, 25 Ore (1958), <--silver
Thailand, 25 Satang (2002))

2 Mpls Transit Tokens
1 St. Paul Transit Token
1 Key
1 T-Mobile Sim Card

+ Many assorted other items like paperclips, lint, dust, pins, etc.



Key finds for the period
1) 1926-S Buffalo Nickel <-- at 970,000 it is the lowest mintage buffalo nickel.
2) 1959-D Washington Quarter <-- not terribly special, just my first silver quarter of the year.
3) 1942 Mercury Dime <-- not terribly special, just my first merc of the year
4) 1943-D Penny <-- First steel cent of the year (only found 1 in each of the past 2 years)
5) 1958 - 25 Ore from Sweden <-- nothing wrong with free silver.

 

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[ImpurestStewart]

One of the best presented finds posts I have ever read. I noticed you average about 20 wheats a bag, I would love to get that average here. And what percentage is the Swedish Ore?

 

[BuffaloBoy]

Not too shabby!
Nice job on the firsts of the year, the silver, and the free reject silver.

Note: you probrably know this, but I am going to throw it out anyway as a precaution: Canadian dimes are silver up until 1968. Some 1968 canadian dimes are not silver; however, if the 1968 does not stick to a magnet, it is silver. If the 1968 sticks to the magnet it is not silver.

HH!

 

[palidin20603]

You probably already looked, but, did you check the 42 to see if it is 2/1 Merc?

 

[GMan00001]

One of the best presented finds posts I have ever read. I noticed you average about 20 wheats a bag, I would love to get that average here. And what percentage is the Swedish Ore?

I normally average only about 15-16 wheats per $50. For some reason the past couple weeks have been a bit higher. World Coin Gallery has the ASW on the Swedish Ore at 0.02xxx. If I read it right that puts it at about half the silver of a US dime.

Note: you probrably know this, but I am going to throw it out anyway as a precaution: Canadian dimes are silver up until 1968. Some 1968 canadian dimes are not silver; however, if the 1968 does not stick to a magnet, it is silver. If the 1968 sticks to the magnet it is not silver.

Yes, I am quite aware. Additionally, once you see enough of them you can usually tell by the edge if a dime is Canadian silver, US silver, or Canadian non-silver unless of course it is worn smooth.

You probably already looked, but, did you check the 42 to see if it is 2/1 Merc?

I had looked. It is not.

 

[mountainman 2]

Gman, good to see you posting again. I missed your detailed posts.

 

[Texas silverbug]

Hey Gman, I could use a 87d and would trade an 87p. Interested?

 

[GMan00001]

Hey Gman, I could use a 87d and would trade an 87p. Interested?

It's tempting, but I'm trying to get a roll of each and right now I only have 3 of each.

I have thought about doing more trading at some point, but I'd prefer to do it in person if at all possible.