I found NINE silver dimes last night

Last night at work 2 different customers in a row paid for their merchandise with coins, including a bunch of dimes. The first customer was tossing the coins on the table when I heard the unmistakable sound of silver hitting the counter. I noticed that several of the coins were dull and tarnished and my heart started racing. I looked through the dimes and found 4 silver dimes. The next customer also paid with many dimes, and I saw the same tarnished silver that I had just seen. I pulled 5 silvers out of this pile. I found 9 tonight and 24 in the last month. The dimes are from 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1956, 1957 (2), 1958, and 1960. Amazingly, I didn't find any 1964s. Of the 15 that I found a few weeks ago, about 8 of them were 1964s. All of the dimes are dull and quite tarnished, and the '56 is bent. This was my most successful find so far this year.

 

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damn you're lucky where you work at again. nice haul. envy is the word.

 

you are very lucky!

 

Sounds like you had a nice 4th of July. Congrats! TC

 

Congratulations! I knew there was something I missed about customer service.

 

Maybe i should become a cashier. I had been avoiding that job for all my life but you made it sound fun.

 

Some people have all the luck, amazing!!

 

I also got 10 buffalo nickels for $1 yesterday. It was a good week.

 

I also got 10 buffalo nickels for $1 yesterday. It was a good week.

 

To me it sounds like someone's collection was stolen...

 

If it was stolen, why have the dimes come from several sources? Why would somebody steal a coim collection and spend it at a quickie mart?

 

2 customers in a row and obviously didn't know they were silver. Could have been a stolen "accumulation." I dont know... With the dates mostly in a row that was just my first thought.

 

The coins are in pretty bad condition so I doubt they were a prized part of somebody's collection unless the person was weird like me. My theory is that when the economy went south, many old coinds were spent at face value.

 

I'm sure thats what happened. You have to wonder if they had any idea they were silver or just thought they were old. One time I spent a beat up buffalo nickel (with other change) at 7-eleven and watched the cashiers face as he was counting it. He squinted and delayed for a second but accepted it. I figured (hoped) he would look at it closer later and buy it from the till.

 

Great find! I wish I was that lucky.

 

^^^^^THIS.
Lots of older coins that wouldn't have normally hit circulation did during the past few years. I've pulled several hundred bucks worth of silver (not face, actual value) in the past 5 years and have my Rosie book roughly half-complete just from circulation finds. You would be absolutely amazed at the things people will spend at face (including silver eagles).

 

You have seen people spend silver eagles as a dollar? I wish someone would give me a double eagle as $20.

 

I found a 1956-P silver dime last night, making something like 31 in the last few months.

 

While stolen is a possibility, it could easily be a heir or family member with no idea of collectables. It is particularly true of those with tobacco or alcohol addictions. Scrounging up change for a beer or cigarette brings out the stupid in people.

 

Haha! This is true!