the genius of this escapes me........

[fb101]

If this is anyone on here; fess up in a PM - I'll keep your secret!
This has got to be an act of genius because I'm just not smart enough to understand it.

So Sorting halves the last couple of week I have come upon the strangest marking method I've ever seen
for someone to track if they're getting the same coins back.

The edges are all painted silver.

So when you open a roll, you find two or three silver edges staring at you, but upon further investigation,
you find they're all '71s and '72s.

The logic escapes me.
[Open to suggestions]

[dakota1955]

that more work than I would do to mark halves but it cause someone heart to race when they see silver

[BamaJoe]

It must just be a twisted individual that likes to screw with people.

Although I can see the fun it it (ok, I have a twisted side to me), it doesn't seem like it would be worth the hassle.

[tedandcam]

Could it be Fred Underwood has struck again?

[Fred Underwood]

My plan is working! Soon I will control all of the silver in the tri-state area!

[bankmining]

Could be a more devious reason - someone trying to disappoint other competitors in the roll searching game in a bid to get them to quit.

[tedandcam]

My plan is working! Soon I will control all of the silver in the tri-state area!

ROFL

[fb101]

Could be a more devious reason - someone trying to disappoint other competitors in the roll searching game in a bid to get them to quit.

That one occurred to me.
I'm withholding the insult in case it's someone here.

[PMLurker]

People must have a lot of time on their hands. If you're getting coins from rolls, I would think it would be easier to mark the edge instead of taking out the coin and drawing a line on the obv of the coin. Getting marked coins is much better than getting boxes where the wrappers are cut with a razor and retaped.

[alpacafarmer]

It was most likely it was someone trying a scam that didn't work and the coins ended up at the bank. When sorting haves I always look at the edges first then the date. Someone was hoping the buyer would skip the second step.

[AgCollector]

This used to happen to me, when I still searched... my conclusion was, it was someone just messing with other sorters.

[jasmatk]

Ive got dimes like this before I think they use silver sharpies to mark them that way,I went from super happy to super mad in a matter of seconds

[PADFH]

He only edge checks and wants to see if he got his own searches back. That's my guess.

[reddirtcoins]

WOW..!! and I thought that aquaman struck in my area.. I mean.. blue/green.. REALLY... I am so sick of seeing those...

[halfhunter]

Lets see . . . Craigs List maybe . . . Clear coin tubes with a 90% top & bottom and 18 painted edges in between,
and hope he is long gone before the hoax is discovered ! ? ! ?

HH

[fb101]

Or worse; these are being dumped by the guy who got hoaxed

[Engineer]

Lets see . . . Craigs List maybe . . . Clear coin tubes with a 90% top & bottom and 18 painted edges in between,
and hope he is long gone before the hoax is discovered ! ? ! ?

HH

That's what I was thinking.

[Pachucko]

This used to happen to me, when I still searched... my conclusion was, it was someone just messing with other sorters.

+1