Well, not a spectacular week, but an interesting one none-the-less. I found another 2 90%Ag Proof Dimes and a 1980S Copper Clad Proof Dime. As of now, I have more 90%Ag proof dimes than 90%Ag proof halves. Sorry I didn't take scans of them. I found a 1939S Jefferson Nickel. Nothing spectacular, but it's another spot filled in the Jefferson book. It's amazing that I've found almost a full roll of plain 1939 Jefferson's. Everytime I find one, the look on my face must be weird as I flip it over in anticipation hoping for any mintmark on the back. And then when there isn't one, my anticipation when I take the loupe to it hoping for a double die. I now only have 4 holes (other than silver, but those are filling quickly too) in my Jefferson book; 1938D, 1938S, 1939D, and who can guess the last one?? Nothing worth bragging about in the halves. Just another ~$25 face in mostly 40% silver. Not even a Franklin or Walking Liberty. I found a 1983 Zambia 1ngwee. According to Yahoo, it's worth about $0.00000265, so expect to see me retiring soon. I've never even heard of this country. I found a 1988 Greek Drachma in a roll of dimes. Worth less than ½¢, but at least it was worth more than the ngwee. I also found a 1941 Australian Florin this past week. The story behind this one is a little interesting as I didn't find it in a roll per se. I was at a bank I don't usually go to cashing in dimes and halves. The teller "accidentally" cleared the total on the counter sometime in the middle of dumping my coins in. Ironically, this was one of the few times I knew exactly how much I had given them. They calculated up the total dimes and halves by looking at the cash in/cash out tickets for the change counter and what the new totals were on the machine after counting my coins. They came up 10¢ in my favor (could have been an extra dime in one of the rolls). Well, the change counter this branch uses is a model that uses a cup for the halves and dollar coins. The limit on the cup is $100 until they have to empty it. Well, when they emptied the very firt cupful of halves, I could hear the sound of silver. Normally, I'm hesitant to ask about that first cup unless the teller is not busy and friendly about me being a coin collector. Well, I figured they owed me one after messing up the count, so I asked if I could see the first $100 they took out of the machine. They wouldn't let me handle the bag, but they did let me look (think back to when you were a kid, "Look with your eyes, not your hands"). The first thing we found was an australian penny (worth maybe 10¢), but I could still hear the silver in there. So after few seconds of looking, up comes the Australian Florin. I immediately put a half dollar on the counter and asked him to swap it out. I figured it was the least they owed me for screwing up the change counter. He asked if I wanted the Australian Penny too, but I've paid 50¢ for so many british pennies (including australian) that I really didn't care for any more. After pulling out the Florin, I couldn't hear anymore silver in the bag. And of course, he tosses the penny back in the bag and proceeds to put it back with the rest, expressing no interest about the fact that they are knowingly sending off a non-half dollar. I looked up the Florin and it appears that it's 92½% Ag (sterling?). Sorry this was so long, but I just had to share the back story on that Florin. Oh and for those also into roll searching, I bet you would have never guess how dangerou it can be. I've added a pic of something I found in a roll of dimes. The file name says it all, "OUCH".
