SERIOUS CRH SILVER DIME SCORE!

[cuttybce]

Hello everyone - I am new to the CRH hobby and wanted to tell a story about a MAJOR silver dime score I had today. I went to the local PNC branch to pick up $20 in dimes. The first roll (plain brown wrapper) started out with a 1949 Roosevelt, which made my day and I would have been extremely satisfied with that alone. Well, that wasn't it. I proceeded to open the roll further and saw coin after coin with solid ribbed sides and no cladding. I found 30 SILVER Roosevelt dimes in the first roll (from 1946-1963) all in great shape.



After recovering from the shock of such a find, I opened a second roll that looked just like the first and couldn't believe what I was seeing. I counted out another 23 silver Roosevelts and 1 very clean 1941 Mercury dime. 54 silver dimes in 2 rolls!!!

 

[jeffk]

PICS
sounds awsome
jeffk

 

[cuttybce]

It is unbelievable to think that these great old coins are still out there in circulation!

 

[MUD(S.W.A.T)]

Wow,

You got lucky !!

Keep @ It and HH !!

 

[ArkieBassMan]

Unfair!! You get this major score from 4 rolls...I have SKUNKED on my last 5 boxes of dimes (250 rolls). I'm insanely jealous and happy for you at the same time. Very nice score!

 

[bass99]

Go back and buy all the rolls.

 

[Baggins]

THAT'S a killer hunt!!
Baggins

 

[DigginThePast]

Welcome to T-Net cuttybce.



Great score. Congrats.

How many different dates and mint marks did you get? Someone may have popped them out of an album and cashed them in. If you think that may the case you might want to return to the bank and try to determine if other denominations were turned in at the same time.

 

[Cal_Cobra]

Walk, no RUN back to that bank and buy all the rolls they have!

I wonder if it's just dimes, might be worth testing some rolls of quarters, halves and dollars as well, who knows

Nice score, that's a lot of digging saved right there

hh,
Brian

 

[cuttybce]

Dates on the Roosevelts run the full range from 1946-1964 and the Mercury dime was a 1941 (no mint mark). There were also two very nice 1949's (one with no mint mark and one with a D).

I am going back this morning and will keep you posted on any additional scores.

 

[Digger1980]

Walk, no RUN back to that bank and buy all the rolls they have!

I wonder if it's just dimes, might be worth testing some rolls of quarters, halves and dollars as well, who knows

Nice score, that's a lot of digging saved right there

hh,
Brian

I agree!!...but run, don't walk
Thats a great score you got there Hope you find more!!

 

[crazyjarhead]

It is unbelievable to think that these great old coins are still out there in circulation!

First of all. Welcome to TNET. Secondly,as I have said before, people are cashing in their old coins because: 1 of hard times. 2. Some kid robbed his Dad's collection. 3. Could have been from an estate sell-off. Regardless, it's silver and you found a nice batch

 

[Hunter]

Great dime find!

 

[mikewaz]

Wow!!!
I have'nt coin roll hunted before but I think I'm gonna give it a shot. I'm sure the economy has a lot to do with these coins showing up. Either grandma is turning them in or someone's got their hand in the old cookie jar. Maybe you should go pick up a roll of halve and quarters next?
Good Luck!
Mike

 

[olekyground]

Cool ! I have tried roll searching but never have any luck.. good one!!

 

[allen]

welcome to treasurenet !!!
Congrats on all of that silver !

 

[Pudsbrat]

Good find....I got $3.30 in dimes a couple of weeks ago at the Wal-Mart where I work....I went to break at midnight one night and bought a candy bar and Mt. Dew as usual....cashier gave me back my change and I noticed a 1960 dime ....asked her if she had more...told me to hang on and we'll see...opened the drawer and handed me all her dimes....all silver!!!!...so I got 33 and she got 10.....best score I have had in a while...congrats on your score....keep looking...might be more where you got those......

 

[cuttybce]

I went back to the same PNC branch today and unfortunately there were no more dime rolls with that wrapper, although I think there were only two (which were the ones I got). However, the teller said she might have some half-dollars that would be of interest.

Might be of interest? I got a 1964 Kennedy and 5 Kennedy 40% silvers (1 '67, 3 68's, and 1'69).

I think I have now found my favorite bank.

 

[rogues71]

nice score

 

[Tattooguy67]

Darn nice haul you got there Cuttybce! super good, you do realise that 54 silver dimes would probably qualify as a dream box and you got them out of 4 rolls! nice job on the going back score also, and to put things in perspective I went through $250 worth the other day and came up with 1 silver, and that was not even an American it was Canadian! nice 1943 in good shape, and so far I am 3/4's through a box and have found 1 1960 Rosie, so again nice job, I am sorta happy/jealous for/of you, keep it up and HCRH.

Chuck.