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searching4silver
Penny Pincher Member
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 Posted - 01/27/2010 : 07:06:50
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I search at least 2 boxes of havles per week and i can run through a box in about 15-20 minutes while standing over the coin counting machine. But last night I went through a box and found 2 40% and 1 90% Franklin. I noticed on the edge of the 2 40% halves that you could still see a layer of copper. I am wondering how easy it is to miss 40% and how many I have missed over the $50,000 I searched over the past year?
Any thoughts on this?
Advice on technique?
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AFModell
Penny Sorter Member
USA
82 Posts |
Posted - 01/27/2010 : 07:30:50
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| Its quite easily. Usually the silver band stands out nicely, but always. Unless you are date searching you will miss a few 40% every now and then. Its the price paid for expediency. If you have the time I would date search them, but if not, edge searchign probably gives you 90% of the 40%ers. Good luck. |
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gothboi30
Penny Collector Member
USA
286 Posts |
Posted - 01/27/2010 : 11:14:12
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| My .02 is that if you're even remotely serious about finding silver, you will ALWAYS take the time to date search....ALWAYS. The only coins I bother edge searching are dimes and quarters; my halves are ALWAYS date searched (NO EXCEPTIONS!!!). |
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oober
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
1304 Posts |
Posted - 01/27/2010 : 12:02:18
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Use a desk lamp and position about 4 in above your rolls, even heavily tarnished 40%ers will be discernable. I would recommend doing this on a black surface(I use black craft foam 12 x 18 sheets) also, any extra light will be absorbed to make it easier on the eyes...
I never miss this way side searching halves. Yes I have tested this by date checking after I had side searched. |
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JustSayNoToFiat
Penny Pincher Member
110 Posts |
Posted - 01/27/2010 : 12:49:38
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Date sorting doesn't take that much longer, IMO. I do both.
I have a couple 1968's in my horde that look exactly like a non-AG clad on the side.
I still had to throw it against the desk to be sure it was Ag. |
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fb101
Administrator
USA
2856 Posts |
Posted - 01/27/2010 : 18:57:12
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| It's better to date search, but seriously, I expect not more than 1 or 2 in 100 40% silvers gets away of you're using a nice bright light. |
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dakota1955
1000+ Penny Miser Member
2212 Posts |
Posted - 01/27/2010 : 19:28:32
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| I dump them on the table and the silver one jump out at you. Then I look at there sides to see if I missed any. |
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NDFARMER
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
1197 Posts |
Posted - 01/28/2010 : 00:33:27
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| I was just edge sorting but then I noticed I was missing some. Some of the 40%ers are hard to see. So now I check all the dates. It doesn't take that much longer. |
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knibloe
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
1066 Posts |
Posted - 01/28/2010 : 07:02:01
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I edge sort and won't go back to date sorting. I open a roll, look at the edges, and run the coins back and forth in my hads a few times. If I missed one on the edge sort, I usually find it with the sound.
I know that I am missing some 87's, but I generally pick the better ones out, because I pull out any coin with an shiny edge. |
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AandEAGHOARDER
New Member
USA
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Posted - 01/30/2010 : 11:46:40
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| Interesting, I didn't realize that the edges on the 40% halves could have a copper band some of the time ... luckily there is still the sound! |
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HoardCopperByTheTon
Administrator
USA
6807 Posts |
Posted - 01/30/2010 : 11:50:53
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The 40%ers are silver clad. Sometimes they will fool you. You can fet most of them by edge sorting using a good light.. but date sorting will guarantee you capture them all. You will also find all the NIFC's.. Proofs, etc. by date sorting.  |
If your percentages are low.. just sort more. If your percentages are high.. just sort more.
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silvercopper
New Member
USA
15 Posts |
Posted - 01/31/2010 : 18:21:26
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| the 1971's are the ones that fool me. there is just something about them that make me check them for silver. there are so many of the 71's too. i guess since the mint only produced the 1970 in the mint sets i guess they were trying to make up for it in 71 |
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kirkland
New Member
USA
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Posted - 01/31/2010 : 18:23:43
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| The 1970 halves were for mint sets and coin collecting purposes. If you find one in circulation, you should keep it because it is 40% silver and it is worth around $15. |
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PreservingThePast
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
1572 Posts |
Posted - 01/31/2010 : 18:26:29
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Originally posted by silvercopper
the 1971's are the ones that fool me. there is just something about them that make me check them for silver. there are so many of the 71's too. i guess since the mint only produced the 1970 in the mint sets i guess they were trying to make up for it in 71
Supposedly there were some 1971D and 1977D that were struck on silver blanks rather than the clad.
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PreservingThePast
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
1572 Posts |
Posted - 01/31/2010 : 18:30:26
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As most of you know I date search everything that I can get my hands on to search since I am looking for certain years for birth year and anniversary year coin projects.
However, I always take the coins out of the wrapper and do an edge search in the beginning just to see if anything jumps out at me. This is done under light and magnification to assist my vision problems.
In a recent search of some rolls of dimes, I actually found a silver dime by date that had not shown up using the edge searching method. Even after seeing the date I looked the edge over thoroughly and still could not tell that it was silver via that method.
Enjoy your coin searches, everyone.  |
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PreservingThePast
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
1572 Posts |
Posted - 01/31/2010 : 18:35:19
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Knowing that there have been errors with silver coins struck in non silver years using wrong blanks I sometimes look at some 1965 and 1966 dimes with an extra careful inspection.
Since there were the 40% halves minted in 1965 - 1970 I wonder if any dimes could have been misstruck as the coloring on some of the 1965 and 1966 dimes sure has a strange silverish look to them. They have a definite clad to the edge but the obverse or the reverse just has a different look on some of them.
Just wishful thinking I suppose.
Enjoy your coin searches, everyone. |
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slickeast
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
2533 Posts |
Posted - 01/31/2010 : 18:47:33
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| I picked up a 40% at the bank once that had copper showing on the edge. The reeds were worn off and it looked like a clad. I still edge search the bags I get. I just take an extra glance at the ones with no reed. |
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bankmining
Penny Pincher Member
USA
120 Posts |
Posted - 02/02/2010 : 00:43:32
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| I understand where Silvercopper is coming from. I've never found a silver that I thought was copper clad at first glance but have been fooled the other way around many times - thinking I had silver then turning out to be a 71 when date checking. |
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JobIII
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
1507 Posts |
Posted - 02/03/2010 : 07:32:46
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I will edge sort and date check for halves. Dimes i find i have to look more closely, since i've found a number of them that look too similar to copper clad ones.
If you don't date sort you'll miss any non silver commemorative coins that make their way through the boxes and bags. |
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Silverguy23
Penny Sorter Member
USA
62 Posts |
Posted - 02/04/2010 : 20:29:38
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| Always Date Sort.... Always |
Silver Bugs.... Keep Stackin'! |
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