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1945V
Penny Pincher Member
Canada
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 Posted - 02/17/2010 : 07:48:25
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What are your best coin finds either in pocket change, roll hunting, on the ground or metal detecting ?
My best US finds are:
- pennies: 1895 IH (roll) and 1909VDB (roll)
- nickels: 1912 V (roll)
- dimes: 1943 (roll)
- quarter: no silver found
- halves: no silver found
My best Canadian finds are:
- pennies: 1920 small cent (roll), 1920 large cent (metal detecting)
- nickels: 1922 (roll)
- dimes: 1910 (in a penny roll)
- quarter: 1968 silver (roll), 1965 silver (tip tray in Chinese restaurant)
- halves: no silver found
- dollars: no silver found
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kirkland
New Member
USA
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Posted - 02/17/2010 : 07:53:07
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Best finds:
- pennies: 9 various IH's in just two boxes. Oldest 1897, best condition 1904.
- nickels: Nothing very good. Just a bunch of 1940 and 1941 nickels.
- dimes: 1957 Silver Roosevelt in a box of dimes.
- quarters: Nothing at all.
- halves: Some 1964's but nothing older or better. |
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3 Blue Stars
Penny Sorter Member
USA
76 Posts |
Posted - 02/17/2010 : 08:54:51
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| Since I'm only into pennies my 31-s is still the best. |
You're kidding, right? |
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bman
Penny Collector Member
USA
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Hirbonzig
Penny Collector Member
USA
451 Posts |
Posted - 02/17/2010 : 21:19:10
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Best finds are...
cents--1931-D in VF
nickels--silver war
dimes--1912 Barber in Fine
quarters--n/a
halves--1970-D |
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daviscfad
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
1664 Posts |
Posted - 02/17/2010 : 21:40:43
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My best US finds are:
- pennies: 1995 doubled die
- nickels: some buffaloes
- dimes: Silver dime but not sure the date
- quarter: 1964 quarter a couple of times
- halves: 40 %
My best Canadian finds are:
- pennies: not sure
- nickels: 2 1964 extra water lines in 30 lbs of pure nickel
- dimes: nothing.
- quarter: no silver found
- halves: no silver found
- dollars: no silver found |
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fb101
Administrator
USA
2856 Posts |
Posted - 02/17/2010 : 21:46:21
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Halves: 1909-O tonight.
Nickels: 1950-D
Cents:1909-P
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3 Blue Stars
Penny Sorter Member
USA
76 Posts |
Posted - 02/18/2010 : 07:48:59
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Originally posted by bman
you got a 1931-S from a roll?
SWEET!!!!
Yupper. It was in a brinks roll. I take all my wheat finds and seperate them by years into baggies, 20's, 30's and so on. Not being aware of mintage figures, I went on line, and found the low mintage of the 31-s. Needless to say it now has its own special spot away from the others. |
You're kidding, right? |
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kirkland
New Member
USA
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Posted - 02/18/2010 : 07:51:28
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| You should encase it in a cardboard 2X2, 3 Blue Stars. That way, it will be kept away from air, getting scratched, and getting handled. |
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3 Blue Stars
Penny Sorter Member
USA
76 Posts |
Posted - 02/18/2010 : 09:57:49
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Originally posted by kirkland
You should encase it in a cardboard 2X2, 3 Blue Stars. That way, it will be kept away from air, getting scratched, and getting handled.
Right now it's wrapped in tissue and in the safe. I should probably take some "long term" action just to be safe. Thanks for the reminder. |
You're kidding, right? |
Edited by - 3 Blue Stars on 02/18/2010 11:35:23 |
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Junk Woody
Penny Collector Member
Canada
262 Posts |
Posted - 02/18/2010 : 18:09:27
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I just found my 1st Canadian large cent with a metal detector yesterday 
a 1918 George the 5th in poor condition but I'll take it.
It came from the field of the (now shutdown) elementary school of my youth.
Harewood Elementary School built 1914
Here's a shot oddly enough taken in 1918
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kirkland
New Member
USA
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Posted - 02/18/2010 : 18:14:53
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Would have LOVED to have bought rolls of pennies back in 1918, but of course, people will be saying that 100 years from now, and we will have done so already. Ha! Interesting picture by the way.
3 Blue Stars: you're welcome.
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CrazyTom
Penny Sorter Member
USA
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Posted - 03/02/2010 : 19:48:50
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| Got a 1943 silver dime in a roll of pennies today from Wells Fargo! |
Read Atlas Shrugged if you want to know why this country is in the crapper. |
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beauanderos
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
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