Message:

<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Kanderus, post: 1062525, member: 28447&quot;]My boss, the owner of the business I work for is responsible for getting me into this exciting new field that is coin collecting, or in my case, silver hunting.</p><p><br /></p><p>I just recently (with in the the last 4 months.) started looking at coins, and learning what is of value. 1909 SVDB, etc etc. I also found out that 1964 and earlier quarters, dimes and halves have a 90% silver content.&nbsp; Finding that out really fueled my fire because the boss is always looking at the gold and silver market to see&nbsp; what an ounce is going for etc etc. When I first started working for him a couple years ago I remember seeing silver as low as about $9 an ounce. Then all the sudden it was $15, then 20, now damn near $30 and ounce!</p><p>&nbsp; </p><p>That is when I decided to get into this silver hunting stuff.&nbsp; The boss told me how to spot silver coins...mostly by date but the edges are a dead give-away. relatively shortly after that I found my first coin. A 1961 washington quarter. I couldn&#039;t believe it!&nbsp; I bought the coin with one of my own and started my collection.&nbsp; That day when I got home I googled the value and chances of finding silver quarters and I came across your website and a neat thread that had people talking about what they&#039;ve pulled out of circulation and what not. The general concencus was that quarters were the hardest to find...it kinda bummed me out, but I kept on truckin&#039;.&nbsp; Then today I get a roll of quarters for my laundry, I crack the roll and right away I see it.&nbsp; A bright, shining silver edge, I turn it over and it is a 1964!&nbsp; Now I&#039;ve got two pieces. Quarters none the less and, and both within a 6 month period!&nbsp; Wow! The thread I read had people saying they had been looking for YEARS and maybe found one or two!</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;I am considering myself lucky for sure!&nbsp; Especialy since I have yet to come across a silver dime or war nickel, and I doubt anyone will give me a half dollar, but it could happen. Also, I don&#039;t work anywhere like a gas station when there is a high volume of customers.&nbsp; I figure those gas station clerks have it pretty nice, considering that gas pretty much a necesity and people will spend those silver quarters to get to work or school or what not. Whereas with me, a 5/8-11 bolt isn&#039;t going to make or break their employment status.</p><p><br /></p><p>Now for the dark, and gloomy part of this whole thing...I&#039;m 24 years old.&nbsp; Means I&#039;ve got a lot of collecting ahead of me, but also, since I just got turned on to silver coinage about 6 months ago I&#039;ve been spending these coins, unknowingly for I&#039;d say 15 years atleast...obilivious to what they were or how much they could be worth. It&#039;s scary, really. How many of these dimes and quarters have I spent in the last 6 years, let alone my life!?! If only I could go back and educate myself, you know?</p><p><br /></p><p>I know this has been long winded and all, but I can&#039;t sleep and it is (no pun inteded) a quarter after midnight here...I guess I&#039;ll get going.&nbsp; Thanks for bearing with me!</p><p><br /></p><p>--R.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

Your name or email address:

Do you already have an account?

• No, create an account now.
• Yes, my password is:
• Forgot your password?

Stay logged in