US coin collecting Question

[jnicholes]

So, I am into US coin collecting. Right now, I only search for coins by following my mother around while she shops and take a look at her change after checking out. She lets me do that.

So far, with this collecting method, as well as others, I have found:

3 different Lincoln commemoratives (Looking for the 4th,)

A 1958 Wheat penny

A 1979 Susan B Anthony

A 1946 Nickel, (thought it was a silver at first.)

A 2005 buffalo nickel,

A Bicentennial Quarter,

A Bicentennial Eisenhower Dollar,

And a 1925 Silver Peace Dollar

Ill upload pictures if anyone wants to see them.

My current goal is to find the 4th Lincoln commemorative and a 1942-1945 silver Nickel.

Well, thats my collection.

Here is my question now. Are silver quarters and silver dimes dated 1964 and earlier? I heard about them, and I want to try collecting those also.

Jared

 

[xcopperstax]

Getting a 1925 peace dollar in moms change must have been amazing!

 

[jnicholes]

I actually found that one at a thrift store. Some of them were found in my mom's change, not all of them. I thought I made that clear.

 

[Mackaydon]

Yes, quarters and dimes that pre-date 1965 were composed of some siliver.
Don..

 

[A2coins]

Get a coin book it will help you alot plus there are many coins with errors to look for also recent ones and old. Good start you ever try getting coin rolls from the bank and going through tose its fun and you can find many good coins that way. Look at the coin roll hunting forum. Keep it up

 

[jnicholes]

Get a coin book it will help you alot plus there are many coins with errors to look for also recent ones and old. Good start you ever try getting coin rolls from the bank and going through tose its fun and you can find many good coins that way. Look at the coin roll hunting forum. Keep it up

I didn't know you could get coin rolls from a bank! I'll have to try that when I have some extra money.

 

[eyemustdigtreasure]

Coin collecting is an awesome hobby, and metal detecting (can be) another way of getting the coins you need AND ones you didn't know existed...!
Did you know that there was a 20-cent coin...?
Get yourself a "Red Book", a coin collectors guide to coins, where you can get a vague idea of retail values of individual coins for that year,
BUT you will also see the tremendous variety in coinage, too...!
As a boy scout, I got the coin collecting merit badge...!
....and THAT was Sixty years ago...!

 

[smokeythecat]

Getting coins from a bank is a fast way to get some coins fast. A roll of cents is 50 coins. Lots to go through and you can then take them back (to a different bank). It's better that way.

 

[Megalodon]

I didn't know you could get coin rolls from a bank! I'll have to try that when I have some extra money.

It might be necessary to have an account at the bank (or a bank used by your mom). I started the same way as you - but about 1961 or so. When I started coin roll hunting about 1964-65, silver was common and i could only afford to keep rare dates. In fact, I started to wholesale the rare coins I found to coin dealers (more common back then) and rode my bike many miles at night to deliver them - something that might not be safe today (or even then for a 10 year old!). Maybe you could borrow a few bucks from your mom to buy the rolls. Or use money from chores.

When you go shopping with your mom, check the reject tray of the coinstar machines. Those machines reject silver into their trays!

Good luck!

 

[jnicholes]

I actually just went to the bank today and picked up a roll of nickels. I was hoping to find a silver one.

instead, I started and completed a collection at the same time. In that roll of nickels, I was able to get all the 2004 and 2005 commemoratives in one roll!

Score!



Jared

 

[Professor of Engineering]

I would recommend purchasing a coin value book (Red Book) and coin grading book. These will help you learn the coin collecting hobby. Good Luck and Happy hunting.

 

[Megalodon]

I would recommend purchasing a coin value book (Red Book) and coin grading book. These will help you learn the coin collecting hobby. Good Luck and Happy hunting.

This is an excellent suggestion. And if you can't afford the latest edition of the Red Book, ask for one for your birthday - or you can get an "almost current" recent edition for a fraction of the price (ebay) of the current edition while losing out on just the most recent new coins.

 

[Carl-NC]

Thrift stores usually have older editions for $1 or less.

 

[Trezurehunter]

Yes, Silver dimes and Quarters were 1964 and earlier. Dont forget about Kennedy Half Dollars also. They were 90 % silver in 1964 and 40 % silver from 1965-1970.

 

[teleprospector]

Or get a job at a bank? I don't think they snag all of them, especially the nickels, they all look alike to a quick search with bank people. You may consider opening a small savings account at various banks/credit union and you can get rolls from different directions. Try the larger establishments and smaller. Or have some friends with accounts get/order the rolls. It's hit and miss at banks where you don't have an account. With an account you can have them order them for you and you may find more that way. You may also want to get into looking for errors, that may prove very lucrative, but you'll need a loupe magnifier/microscope.
Jon ​