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<p>[QUOTE="Melina, post: 1369883, member: 31852"]Ok everyone - we need a thread like this! Post up some good FAQ Questions and answers here! I'll take the best ones and put them into this (the top) post so hopefully one day this can be a sticky!</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Question: What is CWR and BWR?</b></p><p>Answer: CWR means Customer Wrapped Roll, and BWR is Bank Wrapped Roll</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Question: What do of Boxes of Coins cost?</b></p><p>Answer: Halves - $500, Quarters - $500, Dimes - $250, Nickels - $100, Pennies - $25</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Question: Which coins are Silver?</b></p><p>Answer: 1964 and before Quarters, Dimes, and Halves are 90% Silver. 1965-1970 halves are 40% silver. Nickels 1942-1945 are silver, although some of the 1942 nickels are not. Clarify by seeing if there is a large mintmark above the dome on the reverse. You can also find <p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #000000">silver proofs, as well as the bicentennial coins in silver, and some older Canadian coins are also silver.</span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #000000"></span><b></b></p> <p style="text-align: left"><b><span style="color: #000000">Question: Can I turn in my coins at the same bank I got them at?</span></b></p> <p style="text-align: left"><b></b><span style="color: #000000"><font size="2">Answer: Don't dump where you eat! Most consider it bad Etiquette to turn in coins to the same poor teller that had to haul them out for you. It is also counter productive as it greatly increases the odds you will receive the same coins next time. </font></span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #000000"></span><b><span style="color: #000000"></span></b></p> <p style="text-align: left"><b><span style="color: #000000"></span><b>Question: What is a Roosie?</b></b></p> <p style="text-align: left"><b><b></b></b>Answer: a Roosevelt Dime. The term is most commonly used to refer to silver roosevelt dimes.</p><p>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Melina, post: 1369883, member: 31852"]Ok everyone - we need a thread like this! Post up some good FAQ Questions and answers here! I'll take the best ones and put them into this (the top) post so hopefully one day this can be a sticky! [B]Question: What is CWR and BWR?[/B] Answer: CWR means Customer Wrapped Roll, and BWR is Bank Wrapped Roll [B]Question: What do of Boxes of Coins cost?[/B] Answer: Halves - $500, Quarters - $500, Dimes - $250, Nickels - $100, Pennies - $25 [B]Question: Which coins are Silver?[/B] Answer: 1964 and before Quarters, Dimes, and Halves are 90% Silver. 1965-1970 halves are 40% silver. Nickels 1942-1945 are silver, although some of the 1942 nickels are not. Clarify by seeing if there is a large mintmark above the dome on the reverse. You can also find [LEFT][COLOR=#000000]silver proofs, as well as the bicentennial coins in silver, and some older Canadian coins are also silver. [/COLOR][B] [COLOR=#000000]Question: Can I turn in my coins at the same bank I got them at?[/COLOR] [/B][COLOR=#000000][SIZE=2]Answer: Don't dump where you eat! Most consider it bad Etiquette to turn in coins to the same poor teller that had to haul them out for you. It is also counter productive as it greatly increases the odds you will receive the same coins next time. [/SIZE] [/COLOR][B][COLOR=#000000] [/COLOR][B]Question: What is a Roosie? [/B][/B]Answer: a Roosevelt Dime. The term is most commonly used to refer to silver roosevelt dimes.[/LEFT][/QUOTE]
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