Quarters hate me

[Ben Cartwright SASS]

295 rolls, 208 of them CWR not a single silver, In all my CRHing I have only found 1 quarter in all these years.

 

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[FormerTeller]

When I searched quarters, I would average 1 silver per $3,000 or so searched. Not worth it, and I gave it up. I did find a fair amount of errors, but not as much fun.

 

[Ben Cartwright SASS]

I wonder if it is because they are more noticeable?

I may try a bank bag of quarters but only if they don't have a dime bag as I would think that bags aren't much more productive than CWR's

 

[Styfflin]

I found ONE silver quarter in rolls. And it was a Canadian silver. Every US silver quarter I have was found in bags, including one massive collection dump.
See Big Quarter Score.

 

[Styfflin]

Quarters hate me

Quarters don't discriminate. They hate everyone.

 

[TxAg]

Looking for silver quarters has pretty much sucked for me. I think I have found 1 or 2. But if you are filling holes or upgrading your albums, finding modern clads can be productive. Plus there are error coins to be found in both State & ATB quarters. Port Ewen Ace is very good at finding these.

 

[Icewing]

I'd even double check that Canadian quarter with a magnet. Those sneaky modern Canadian quarters all look like silver on the edge but just aren't.

The Canadian Quarter: Determing Silver Content

 

[Styfflin]

I'd even double check that Canadian quarter with a magnet. Those sneaky modern Canadian quarters all look like silver on the edge but just aren't.

Nope, that one was definitely a silver. It was one of those coin finds you never forget.
"Silver? In a quarter roll? I can't believe it! Wait, it's not silver...it's Canadian. Wait, it's Canadian...and it's silver...it's a Canadian silver!"

 

[port ewen ace]

about 100 boxes with 19 GW's & 1 SLQ in 4 years.

after 75 boxes I stopped the simple edge check & started error checking all coins-----
over $80 face value in Eagle & newer qtrs with errors AND ALL have at least the melt value of a silver GW, just sold the Kansas "tumor" bison for $8 ---- SILVA JUST A BONUS

 

[Ben Cartwright SASS]

I just bought my first bag of quarters.

Started going through it, did about $50 so far. I lifted it on my lap as when I was bringing the bag in the house there was either a dirty quarter or a silver. I looked at the sides and there was a 1948 Washington, so not a skunk and still $950 more to look through!!! I have already equaled my lifetime finds of quarters!

 

[Ben Cartwright SASS]

Most errors seem to be "fly spec" errors as we call them in stamp collecting, you need a glass to see them, am I right or wrong? I always check for proofs etc and a quick scan for off-center strikes.

checking 4,000 coins with a magnifying glass would seem to take a long time.

 

[Ben Cartwright SASS]

port ewen

Is this an error? It looks like the "In God we Rust" there is a trace of a T, is it faint enough or is the error only when the T is totally missing?

 

[enamel7]

It has to be missing!

 

[Ben Cartwright SASS]

Yea, partially filled but not enough.


Oh well. total for the bag was 2 silver Washingtons

 

[Silver Saver]

So far I've been through about $2900 in quarters and have found 1 silver. 4 boxes, 1 $500 bag off machine, and rest in rolls picked up. The 1 silver came in the last roll of the the first box I did.

 

[FormerTeller]

I wonder if it is because they are more noticeable?

I may try a bank bag of quarters but only if they don't have a dime bag as I would think that bags aren't much more productive than CWR's

Bags are generally a LOT more productive than CWR's, as tellers generally don't have the chance to go through them first.

 

[port ewen ace]

port ewen

Is this an error? It looks like the "In God we Rust" there is a trace of a T, is it faint enough or is the error only when the T is totally missing?

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agree with Enamel. most State obverse errors are at "q" to bust, & hair bow to rim.

reverse is where most errors occur on state issues-- cuds, cracks, & greasers.

never found an O/C, lam or clash----------YET. highest count on cracks per Eagle coin is at 7 for both sides.

most Eagles with errors are from 1992 to 1998--- P mint--- always

missing clad layer at top of my "WANT IT" list

 

[Ben Cartwright SASS]

I am starting to look for obvious errors like the extra leaf, the closest I have come is a T that was starting to get filled. Since my bank has a customer who gets all the halves I am trying for all their dimes and quarter bags.

I tend to agree that rolls of quarters stink, I have never found a single one. So far in my whole "career" I have 4 silver quarters, did much better with my metal detector.

Here's hoping for a silver dump!

 

[mark1982]

Most of my silver quarters have come from reject trays at coin stars. Even better was the penny arcades at TD banks. I found probably a couple dozen silver quarters over the years when those were operating

 

[Ben Cartwright SASS]

Coin stars, I look at the reject try everytime I go by one, but have never found a single coin of any type