Lincoln Book

Yesterday my company had it's annual golf tournament at Stow Acres. It was a great day. Perfect weather and a beautiful course. I just wish I could help my team out more. Better luck next year!



In the past few days I went through some coin. In two boxes of pennies I found twenty-eight Wheats, thirty-one Canadians, one Barbados 1¢, and one Bermuda 1¢. I didn't find any new varieties.

The Wheat breakdown has been:

1916, 1920, 1928, 1929S, 1934, 1937, 1940(2), 1941(6), 1942(2), 1944(9), 1945(4), 1946(5), 1947(2), 1948(3), 1949, 1950(3), 1950S, 1951(6), 1952(2), 1953(2), 1953D(4), 1954, 1954S, 1955(3), 1955D(7), 1956(3), 1956D(7), 1957, 1957D(4), 1958(2), 1958D(3)

I also searched two boxes of nickels. The boxes produced one War Time (1942P), six Canadians, one Bahamas 5¢, and one Bermuda 5¢. No new varieties.

While dumping a bunch of coins at the coin counting machine, I went through a box of dimes. In it I found one silver Rosie (1964D), six Canadians, and one Bermuda 10¢. I think I'll try to multi-task like that again in the future. It was much better than just standing there waiting.

Finally, last night the mail delivered a new coin book for me. It's titled The Complete Guide to Lincoln Cents and it's by David W. Lange. I only managed to read a couple of pages this morning, but it seems like a good one. The same author also wrote one on Buffalo nickels and Mercury dimes. I'll finish a book I'm reading by Tim Severin first.



Found: 1 penny (at the Sovereign Bank), 1 quarter (in TP's front lawn)

Silver Surprise

Last night things started out well. I went through 400 hand rolled quarters and found one silver quarter (1964). It was a variety I already had five extras of, but it was good to find one nonetheless.

I next went through 10,000 dimes (one of the boxes was all brand new dimes, so I didn't open it). In the mix I found three silver dimes (1937, 1953D, 1964D) and three Canadians. There were no new varieties, but that was my 10th Mercury found.

After that I went through 10,000 pennies. They produced sixty-two Wheats, ninety-three Canadians, one Bahamas 1¢, and one Panama 1¢. No new US varieties turned up, but I did find a Canadian I needed, 1943. I'll post the Wheat breakdown on Thursday after I get through two more boxes I have.



Also ... this weekend I'm participating in the Jimmy Fund Walk for cancer research. I'm doing it with my family in support of father-in-law who has kidney cancer. If you like to contribute to our team goal you can do so at this link. Thanks!



Found: 1 quarter (at the Sovereign Bank)

2nd Proof Nickel

This weekend was a nice relaxing weekend. The weather wasn't so good, so I couldn't seal the driveway or mow the lawn (didn't need it anyway). Instead we saw 3:10 To Yuma on Saturday, which was enjoyable despite a lot of logic holes and historical inaccuracies, and on Sunday we had fun going to Home Depot to pick out paint for our bathrooms.

I went through a mixture of hand rolled and boxed coin.

I searched 1,600 hand rolled quarters and found seven Canadians. No new varieties, however.

I also searched 7,750 dimes which were both hand rolled and boxed. In them I found four silver dimes (191?, 1960D, 1961D, 1964D), twenty Canadians, one US penny, and one UK 5 pence piece. The Mercury dime I found is so worn it is almost as thin as foil. If I hold it at an angle I just read 1918 or 1919. It breaks my record for oldest US dime found coin roll hunting. I just wish it were a specimen suitable for my album.

In addition I looked through 7,040 nickels. In the mix were six War Time nickels (1943P, 1943S, 1944P, 1945P x 2), fifteen Canadians, one Bermuda 5¢, one Iceland 1 Krone, one Ecuador 5 Centavos, and a 1973S proof US nickel. The proof nickel is the second one I've found. It still has a lot of its mirror finish. In one box there were three War Time nickels, which ties my record.





Lastly, I went through 4,000 hand rolled pennies. In them I found nineteen Wheats, twenty-eight Canadians, and three US dimes. One of the Wheat pennies has a slight clip to it, so far I've only found one other of these.

The Wheat breakdown was:

1936(2), 1937, 1940, 1945, 1946, 1946D, 1950, 1950D, 1952(2), 1952D, 1955(3), 1956(2), 1957, 1958D

Although I didn't find any new varieties for my albums, the unusual stuff that popped up kept me going. Better luck, this week, I hope.

Found: 6 pennies (1 at the Canyon Cafe, 1 at Sovereign Bank, 2 at Stop & Shop)

Empty

Last night and this morning were not so good. I went through a lot of coins, but didn't find anything I needed. It felt like I was "close" with some of my pennies, but no luck. Hopefully the dimes I have left to go through will produce something, if not the three nickel boxes in the queue should turn up something interesting.

10,000 dimes produced nothing, no silver, no Canadians, no other. Bummer.

15,000 pennies produced far more. I didn't find any varieties I needed but I least found seventy-one Wheats, one hundered thirty-seven Canadians, and one Bermuda 1¢. I think there are some Canadian upgrades in there.

The Wheat Breakdown:

1919D, 1925, 1934, 1935, 1938, 1941(2), 1942, 1942D, 1942S, 1944(8), 1944D(2), 1945(4), 1946(7), 1946S, 1948(2), 1949, 1950(3), 1951(2), 1951D, 1951S, 1952, 1952D, 1953(2), 1953D(5), 1953S, 1954D, 1955(3), 1955D, 1956, 1956D(2), 1957D(3), 1958D(4)

Today I also redeemed My Coke Rewards points for another free year of Smart Money magazine.

Found: 9 pennies (near vending machine at work), 1 nickel (near vending machine at work)

Overload

Last night I had a bit too many coins to go through. I have a personal rule that says I must go through what I've got and dump it before I get more. Fortunately my wife was patient and let me go through some nickels while she finished dinner and while we watched TV. That's love for you! I'll have to slow down some and return the patience.

I first finished searching 10,000 pennies. In them I found fifty-two Wheats, sixty-six Canadians, one Bahama 1¢, and one Bermuda 1¢. No new varieties though ... bummer.

After that I slammed through 2,200 hand rolled nickels. In that mix I got one Buffalo (1919), one War Time (1943P), and thirteen Canadians. The Buffalo is just about dateless, but if you hold it at the right angle you can read 1919 on it. It is tied for my second oldest nickel.

The penny breakdown over the last few days is as follows (I kept trying to will D's and S's on some of these, but it didn't work):

1923
1929
1930
1935
1936
1937 x 2
1940 x 2
1941 x 5
1942
1944 x 5
1944D
1945
1946 x 3
1946D
1947
1949
1950
1951 x 2
1951D
1952
1953 x 2
1953D x 3
1955 x 3
1956
1956D x 4
1957 x 4
1957D x 2
1958
1958D

And one dateless penny that's so corroded you can't read the date. It's at home stuck in a potato. I'm doing an experiment with to see if the potato trick will let me read the date tonight.

Caribbean Calling

Well, I think the Caribbean might be calling me. I can't get over how many coins I've found from the Caribbean (and South America). I guess it's just a sign of how much people around here travel down there.

Last night I went through a mix of hand rolled stuff and some boxes.

I first went through 120 half-dollars. I was skunked and didn't find anything. I then went through 1,000 quarters. In them I only found two Canadians.

The dimes were much better. in 10,100 dimes I found seven silver Rosies (1946, 1947D, 1960D, 1963D, 3 x 1964), thirty-two Canadians, one Ecuador 10 centavos coin, one East Caribbean States ¢, and one British Caribbean Territories ¢. It's quite a coincidence that I found another ECS coin, being that Saturday's was my first one and the next one was the same week at a different bank. The British Caribbean Territories was a precursor to the ECS, I believe. No new varieties were in the mix, but I did have two silver Rosie upgrades.



I also quickly went through 2,500 hand rolled pennies. They were a bit lacklustre. In them I found five Wheats, twenty-one Canadians, and one US dime, no new varieties.

I also found a trading partner today! He's going to look for Canadian coins for me in Canada and I'll look for US coins down here. I think it'll work out great.


Found: 1 penny (at the Sovereign Bank, it's really flat, as if a train ran over it)

200,000+ Pennies Searched, 100th Silver Dime Found!

This weekend went well. My wife I really needed the 3 days to get back on track after our vacation. We got to visit with some family, relax a bit, and do some yard work. It sounds strange to say it, but it was great fun weeding together on Sunday. Our yard looks much better. We still haven't found a great Indian restaurant in our area, however.

I also broke some new milestones coin roll hunting. I surpassed the 200,000 pennies searched mark and found my 100th silver dime! I also found some great stuff over the past few days.

Since Friday I searched 12,800 pennies. In them I found seventy-three Wheats, eighty Canadians, four US dimes, and one Bermuda 1¢. I found two varieties I needed 1910 (my third oldest penny found) and 1916D. The Wheat breakdown is as follows:

1910
1916
1916D
1920
1923
1926
1932
1935 x 3
1936 x 2
1937
1938
1940 x 5
1941 x 3
1941D
1942 x 5
1944 x 10
1944D
1945 x 3
1946 x 3
1947
1947D
1949 x 3
1950 x 2
1950S
1951D
1952
1952D x 3
1953 x 2
1953D
1955 x 4
1955D
1956 x 5
1956D x 2
1957 x 3
1957D x 7
1958 x 2
1958D x 3

I also searched 4,980 nickels. I the mix I pulled out one dateless Buffalo, twenty-two Canadians, one Bermuda 5¢, and one Euro 5¢. Strangely, there were no War Time nickels in the bunch, but I did find a 1967 Canadian that I needed. It's a good one, because I've heard they're impossible to find, even in Canadian circulation.



I managed to exchange my dime skunk boxes (2007P's) for better boxes. In total I searched 5,800 dimes. I found five Silver Rosies (1946D, 1957, 1962D, 1964D x 2), eleven Canadians, two UK 10 pence, and one East Caribbean States 10¢. I needed the worn 1946D and the 2006 RCM Canadian dime. Ten more silver Rosies to go! The East Caribbean States is a entity I never heard of. I looked it up on wikipedia and it is some sort of Caribbean economic union that issues its own currency.



I also went through a few hand rolled rolls of quarters. In them I found only two Canadians and one US nickel. One of them was a silver one though, a 1947 Maple Leaf! That's the first one I've found in a roll and the second one I've come across in a month.



Thirteen loose halves produced nothing.

At the bank I exchanged the two boxes of dimes I picked up a Presidential dollar coin I needed, Jefferson 2007P.

Found: 2 pennies (the auto part store, Rutland State Park)

Redeemed: $1.85