It's been a long long time for my barber to show up.

[Dozer D]

Did my Saturday morning rounds dumping & picking up 5-dime boxes from various branch banks. Started checking the first box at night, second roll in I find a VG 1928-P merc, and right away thought this could be a great box. Nothing else until about half way into the box, cut a roll open to see a badly worn rim without any groves on it. Thought it to be definitely foreign, (in first pic, it's the fifth coin from the right)
Then I start thinking that it's a very well used Merc, dated somewhere in the teens. Having pulled it out, was very surprised to find it as a 1909 Barber, and as you can see from the 2-pics as very dark stained & worn. It's been years since finding my latest Barber. This one is NOT going on my silver stack, but in a 2x2 flip along with the rest of my older type coins. Nothing else came in that box, just the one merc & the Barber.

 

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[GB1]

nice finds

 

[rcs]

Congrats on the haircut!

 

[dibdab]

Merc and a barber.... great box!

 

[Diver_Down]

Sweet cull of silver. Quality over quantity. Also a lesson to others to not be in such a history rim-checking as you will miss the goodies. For some of the old timers, you will remember my glass cigar tube picture. Many of the rims do not stand out for those looking only for the silver. Most of my mercs and barbers are dark and indistinguishable from the typical Roosevelt.

 

[mountainman 2]

Congrats on the haircut Dozer. The early Merc is a nice find too, most of my mercs date from the 40s.

 

[eman1000]

I've never tried coin rolling. I'm going to give it a go now though Awesome!

I figured banks checked for this?

 

[Professor of Engineering]

Congratualtions!