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<p>[QUOTE="SINED, post: 424868, member: 14943"]<b>The thrill of the chase</b></p><p><br /></p><p>Indeed why not you Spock. A few months back I posted the sixty odd silver quarters I have found in circulation. It's been a twenty or thirty year search for starts. My bride empties pay washing machines as part of her job. It's not unusual for her to have $1000 in quarters several times a month. I use the copper reeded edge method when searching. Canadian coins raise your hopes then disappoint.</p><p><br /></p><p>Friendly bank tellers help me out. I peek at their coin trays and ask for anything that looks promising. I don't mind a pocket full of change. It's spendable after all.</p><p><br /></p><p>Lastly it's just luck. The last quarter I posted came from a CVS drug store. I never expected to capture a silver in such a busy place.</p><p><br /></p><p>Another collecter has a theory. The economy stinks, gas, prescriptions and groceries are expensive. Folks grab a Whitman folder or piggy bank and spend change that's been sitting for years.</p><p><br /></p><p>I've noticed lines at Coin Star machines lately. Are folks really cashing in collections? Quite possibly.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="SINED, post: 424868, member: 14943"][b]The thrill of the chase[/b] Indeed why not you Spock. A few months back I posted the sixty odd silver quarters I have found in circulation. It's been a twenty or thirty year search for starts. My bride empties pay washing machines as part of her job. It's not unusual for her to have $1000 in quarters several times a month. I use the copper reeded edge method when searching. Canadian coins raise your hopes then disappoint. Friendly bank tellers help me out. I peek at their coin trays and ask for anything that looks promising. I don't mind a pocket full of change. It's spendable after all. Lastly it's just luck. The last quarter I posted came from a CVS drug store. I never expected to capture a silver in such a busy place. Another collecter has a theory. The economy stinks, gas, prescriptions and groceries are expensive. Folks grab a Whitman folder or piggy bank and spend change that's been sitting for years. I've noticed lines at Coin Star machines lately. Are folks really cashing in collections? Quite possibly.[/QUOTE]
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