I just struck silver at the Coin Counting Machine!

I was trying to make a quick run to the grocery store a few minutes ago and happened to be passing the bread isle when I heard that special clink, clink, clink of silver. If sharks can smell blood from miles away, then I'm convinced that coin collectors can hear silver from far, far away!

By the time I got there, the boys (Around age 19 - 20) had already dumped most of their change into the machine. The only ones left by the time I got my cart over there were 40% Kennedy's (1965 - 1969) and one lonely 1953-S quarter that has an odd looking mint mark. I haven't had time to research any of them yet, but did weigh them. Many look to be uncirculated. To make the situation funnier, the guys offered to sell me $18.25 worth of coins for $16 since the cashier told them that she couldn't accept 50 cent pieces. I couldn't do that though and paid the full price. One of the kids said that he found the bag under his bed and had been given them as a kid. He couldn't have cared less about them.

Lesson learned - Don't gift coins to kids unless you put a warning sign on the bag! I'm just bummed that I didn't get there 5 minutes earlier to scoop up the other quarters.

I don't normally collect Kennedy's, so feel free to volunteer any specialties that I should be on the lookout for.

 

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Thanks, they're all 1965 - 69... Does that automatically mean silver or am I looking for the S mint marks on these? I was just about to look up the answer, but if you want to save me a few min, I'd be appreciative....

The quarter is a nice pretty '53 - S that looks to have a doubled mint mark of some sort.

 

www.coinflation.com

any half dated 1965 through 1970 is 40% silver.

mint marks have no bearing on if a coin is silver or not...

 

Thanks for the info, I was probably mixing it up with the bicentennial quarters or some other coin from the late 60's/early 70's that had one special year where an S mint mark was needed.

So, either way...even if no errors are found, I made out pretty well! FREE GROCERIES!

 

Well done. I wish I could be that lucky!

 

Just because I know it didn't happen unless there are pics to prove otherwise!!

 

Nice.

 

Dang!

 

Awesome! I'm glad you were able to get them!