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<p>[QUOTE="-jeffB, post: 3019456, member: 27832"]I've seen people speculating from time to time about whether coin processors are searching for silver themselves as they re-roll coins for distribution. I don't <i>know</i> the answer, but I do have an interesting new tidbit.</p><p><br /></p><p>I just bought a few rolls of 90% quarters on eBay to take advantage of a 20% off coupon (they happened to be listed in a non-coin category, a requirement for the coupon). I noticed that the seller also had rolls of silver dimes, various silver halves (individual and groups), and a bunch of tokens (Chuck E. Cheese, etc). I didn't think much of it; different people accumulate different stuff.</p><p><br /></p><p>I just got the PayPal receipt for my payment. The recipient was:</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>SO.</b> I don't <i>know</i> that N.F. String & Son is routinely extracting silver (and exonumia) from the coins they receive -- but now I <i>do</i> know that someone dealing under their name is <i>selling such items in bulk on eBay</i>. This <b>strongly suggests</b> that, yes, they're searching what they get.</p><p><br /></p><p>My apologies if this is already common knowledge, but if it's been discussed here, I haven't seen it...?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="-jeffB, post: 3019456, member: 27832"]I've seen people speculating from time to time about whether coin processors are searching for silver themselves as they re-roll coins for distribution. I don't [I]know[/I] the answer, but I do have an interesting new tidbit. I just bought a few rolls of 90% quarters on eBay to take advantage of a 20% off coupon (they happened to be listed in a non-coin category, a requirement for the coupon). I noticed that the seller also had rolls of silver dimes, various silver halves (individual and groups), and a bunch of tokens (Chuck E. Cheese, etc). I didn't think much of it; different people accumulate different stuff. I just got the PayPal receipt for my payment. The recipient was: [B]SO.[/B] I don't [I]know[/I] that N.F. String & Son is routinely extracting silver (and exonumia) from the coins they receive -- but now I [I]do[/I] know that someone dealing under their name is [I]selling such items in bulk on eBay[/I]. This [B]strongly suggests[/B] that, yes, they're searching what they get. My apologies if this is already common knowledge, but if it's been discussed here, I haven't seen it...?[/QUOTE]
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