Which would you rather find in a box?

[hokiemojo]

If you had the choice of a walker (cull condition), ben (very worn), 90% (nice), 3-40% ers (mint), or a modern (non silver) commem, which would you want to find? Note that none would be considered AU70 or anything to attach a huge premium.

I ask because of my modest finds, I think my favorite is still my ellis island commem. For me, it was my first keeper and while my memory is fading, I think it is what kept me going through the first 5-6 boxes I was hunting that were all skunks (aside from the commem). I was beginning to wonder if I was even searching correctly, but now I know all too well that skunk streaks of 5 boxes or more are relatively common.

Just wondering what gets everyone most excited. Is it just the ounces of Ag, the quality of the coins, or the age?

 

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[PhattyB]

Walkers are my favorite design, but I'd rather have 3-40's if the walker is an almost slick.. more silver content..

 

[TheNotoriousA.G.]

3 40% nets the most actual silver. I'd pick that.

 

[fish on!]

I would take the walker since I haven't found one yet and I really want to. I haven't found a clad commem. either, but I don't really care about those too much.

 

[Joe777Cool]

gimmie the au 64 anyday!

 

[Bigheed]

3 x 40 is the obvious answer if you are just hunting and holding to sell when the price is right. You get ~25% more silver content total.

40% = 0.1475 ozT. x3 = 0.4425 ozT
90% = 0.3617 ozT.

 

[kd5txx]

My favorite find was my Stone Mountain commerative. I also found an Ellis island half that I thought was cool and keep it with my silver. I'd rather find the 3 40%

 

[mAGma]

Call me crazy but I would take the Ben. There's just something about that coin I love

 

[BuffaloBoy]

3 40%

 

[usandthem]

3 40% nets the most actual silver. I'd pick that.

Me too. It's all about the silver.

 

[palidin20603]

I would rather find a 70 D, 70 S or a 76 S 40%er. At least until I find a few more of each. HH

 

[CW3(ret) US Army]

If you had the choice of a walker (cull condition), ben (very worn), 90% (nice), 3-40% ers (mint), or a modern (non silver) commem, which would you want to find? Note that none would be considered AU70 or anything to attach a huge premium.

I ask because of my modest finds, I think my favorite is still my ellis island commem. For me, it was my first keeper and while my memory is fading, I think it is what kept me going through the first 5-6 boxes I was hunting that were all skunks (aside from the commem). I was beginning to wonder if I was even searching correctly, but now I know all too well that skunk streaks of 5 boxes or more are relatively common.

Just wondering what gets everyone most excited. Is it just the ounces of Ag, the quality of the coins, or the age?

This is a interesting question you pose. I would go for the 3 40%ers because of the silver content. The other coins you described are more valuable as a indivual coin for their silver content as a 90% but they are still worth less (silver wise) than the 3 40% coins would be. The modern non silver commem has only a value of $ .50 after it is circulated. As far as what I enjoy most about the finds, it is the thrill of the find not all the other factors you list. After all this is a hobby for me not a business.

 

[hokiemojo]

Great replies all. Fun to see how everyone thinks.

I intentionally tried to skew the types to see the different answers. I'm a bit surprised by the number of people that choose the 3 40%. They often sell at a discount so you don't really get all your money out of that extra silver, plus it costs $1.50 instead of just $0.50.

Keep the answers coming and remember, there are no wrong answers! lol

 

[maverick]

I'd take 1 of the 90%'s, they are harder to come by CRHing than 40's by far and everyone loves the 90%'s and most people want to get rid of the 40's to get more 90'%'s. HH, Maverick.

 

[boristhespider88]

Any 90% half (I'd REALLY like to find a 90% silver proof) or one of the clad comms.

I really want this one:

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2011 Comm with a Redstone Army rocket on it (PGM-11 Redstone).

 

[$nack-Money]

nice 90% all day- true you yield more silver with the 3 40's, but its a different story when you go to sell it... and thats what im all about!

 

[MIhunter]

I rather have a bottle in front of me than a frontal lobotomy

I would take the 3 40%ers

 

[theekman]

Still looking for my first walker, so ill vote for that.

 

[RamsesII]

Walkers still evade me. Met Ben once a while back but he had a big hole in his head.

 

[mercury1]

I'll take whatever the silver gods bestow upon me but I've yet to find a walker so I'd pick that.