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I was wondering, for those of you that get a box, or boxs of dimes or quarters. What is your % silver find like, I realize this all based on region but I am thinking about picking the hobby up.

i average 1 90% dime per $500 searched -- and 1 90% quarter per $1000 searched

some members average better on dimes

not worth the time in my area - i havent searched boxes for quite a while now

I find 1 silver dime on avg in a $500 of dimes. I have yet to find a silver quarter from a bank --- a couple from CWR's (customer wrapped rolls) over the past 4 years, but none from the banks.

Consider nickles, also. There is more to find ---- war nickles, buffalo's, and all the pre-1960's. Not big value, but a war nickle or a buffalo is worth almost as much as a dime, and you are more likely to find then in $100 of nickles than $500 in dimes.

search halves, nothing else is worth the time and effort

AlexTG wrote:I was wondering, for those of you that get a box, or boxs of dimes or quarters. What is your % silver find like, I realize this all based on region but I am thinking about picking the hobby up.

Check the Tracking Threads Only Section.

There is a monthly run tally of all reported searches from nickels on up. This is the current month's name: *Official December 2010 Half Dollars and Other Coins . Some months are better than others but there are pictures and it is fun to read through the skunks and finds alike.

Enjoy your coin searches, everyone.

The tracking logs are a great reference, but it's amazing how different your results may be when you actually sort the boxes.

Dimes i find 1 about every $500. I usually find more in customer wrapped rolls. But you run the risk of getting pennies and shorted on rolls...

Quarters...nothing ever

halves are another area to look. 1 per box may be about the average, though the rate changes depending on the amount you sort and the location you are doing the sorting in.

ugh. I can't see how people go through a box of dimes to find $2 lol. To each his own but man that would be tedious

I did it once and was happy to find silver but I thought I would be better off sorting pennies and selling and buying silver with the profits