dime searchers

What is there to find in dimes? I plan on getting a box of dimes sometime to see if I can get a couple silver ones, but is there anything else to look for?

Also, those who do search them, what are you finding? Say, whats the average amount of silver ones in a box, etc.

 

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There is probably a one in a hundred million chance that you would ever find a 1916-D Mercury Dime in good condition in the box but if you do, then you wil have a coin worth about $700 or more at today's prices!

Good luck!


Frank

 

I just got 20 rolls of dimes. I filled a whitman folder up but did not find one silver piece. Yeah, just don't even try.

 

There's about a one in three chance that you'll get a silver dime.

I'd watch for errors, varieties and nice condition clad. In that number of dimes it's a certainty you'll get a few that will be rare in the future and a good possibility that you can get something thart has real value now.

If you have any interest in collecting dimes it would be a good time to try to put a set together. With this number there is about a three in four chance that you can complete a set but several of the coins will be low grade or culls.

 

So your saying we have a chance!

 

I normally only search boxes of Halves and Nickels, but last Thursday I was so bored at work that I actually decided to go through a box of dimes. That was a mistake! First off, they're a strain on my eyes. Second, you don't really find that much. I pulled one broadstruck clad and two common date silver Roosies from that box. If its silver that you seek, stay away from dimes. Ironically, I've pulled more silver out of boxes of nickels than boxes of dimes! And, of course, Halves far and away offer the best chance of pulling silver from circulation.

 

I search for errors and varieties but all I’ve found is a stack of worthless die cracks and 2 silver dimes. In the end you’re probably better off spending your time reading a book about coins than look through dimes rolls.