Anyone else collect dime savers?

Ebeneezer

I have been collecting since around 1974, and surprisingly I haven't taken much time off from it. As of the moment I have every U.S. dime back to 1885 (with exception of the high dollar, rare 1894s) most in circulated/au grades beyond the early Liberty series. Roosevelt's and late Liberties are mint state. That said, and to keep active, I switch off between Peace dollars and these old dime savers until the semi/key dates become available in both grade and price I'm looking for. No easy task if you are familiar with Seated Liberties.

So, does anyone else collect these? Personally, I think they're beautiful pieces of numismatic history.

cmerlo1

Not currently, but I should. I like them and see them at shops and shows from time-to-time. That's a cool one you posted.

Twobitcollector

Cameonut

I don't collect them but have some experience with them as a youngster. In my family, it was common for newborns to be gifted these dime savers as a christening gift. I still have all the dimes from these in tubes (mostly circ mercs), but the boards are long gone.

I also used to save dimes as a kid, circa 1960. Filled a board and deposited the $3 to my savings account in the local savings and loan. I've been trying to find a dime saver from my S&L, but the chances are slim I will find one.

johnny9434

I did when I was a kid. I. With I still had them

CaptHenway

We had a collector of these when I was at Harlan Berk in Chicago that I saved them for. He got a lot of them from me.

davewesen

there are a bunch of high grade mercury dimes with a white line over the fasces that spent years in one version of these

BackroadJunkie

@Ebeneezer said:
I have been collecting since around 1974, and surprisingly I haven't taken much time off from it. As of the moment I have every U.S. dime back to 1885 (with exception of the high dollar, rare 1894s) most in circulated/au grades beyond the early Liberty series. Roosevelt's and late Liberties are mint state. That said, and to keep active, I switch off between Peace dollars and these old dime savers until the semi/key dates become available in both grade and price I'm looking for. No easy task if you are familiar with Seated Liberties.

So, does anyone else collect these? Personally, I think they're beautiful pieces of numismatic history.

Seriously? You're posting one of my images from April 2018, . Don't steal without attribution. It's not nice. My images, and the link to the post:

Do you know what's in your parent's SDB?

Kccoin

I picked up this Saver from the LCS last year sometime.

Meltdown

I picked this up a couple years back and added it to my stash of cool junque.

thebeav

I've always liked these. Unfortunately, over the years, I'm sure I emptied and trashed many of them.
They're not only a throw-back to numismatic history, but to our economic history as well......

ricko

I remember them from when I was a kid... I have not collected them. When I got out of the Navy, and was living in Maine, I used to put all my dimes in an RAF pewter tankard I have.... then, when December came, I would cash them in and buy the holiday spirits (Scotch, Bourbon etc.)....So I guess my tankard is technically a dime saver Cheers, RickO

JBK

I have a couple somewhere. Neat souvenirs of a by-gone era when a full one was worth something.

Ebeneezer

Thanks all. What I've found, personally, is that these make great gifts for younger people. I've given away a few upgrades with two or three added coins related to the year of issue. My niece filled hers with some nice Mercuries. Now she's into foreign coinage.

BIGWEBB

Did they make these savers for other coinage? I seem to remember a penny and quarter saver deal from my childhood. It was a local area bank called calvert. I believe there were only 2 or 3 branches or am I mistaken?

fc

I have more then several. I should prob take some pics for this thread.

johnny9434

ill keep an open eye out for some just to put aside now.

Dave99B

I don’t collect them, but I absolutely love them. I remember them as kid, used both as a saving device that banks promoted, as well as a way to save money for charities. Hope other folks post some interesting ones. Love these little savers.

Dave

BLUEJAYWAY

@BIGWEBB said:
Did they make these savers for other coinage? I seem to remember a penny and quarter saver deal from my childhood. It was a local area bank called calvert. I believe there were only 2 or 3 branches or am I mistaken?

I remember the quarter ones.

BLUEJAYWAY

@fc said:
I have more then several. I should prob take some pics for this thread.

Please do. I'd like to see them.

BLUEJAYWAY

@Dave99B said:
I don’t collect them, but I absolutely love them. I remember them as kid, used both as a saving device that banks promoted, as well as a way to save money for charities. Hope other folks post some interesting ones. Love these little savers.

Dave

When I was in grade school,yes we did have electricity back then,we had a weekly savings plan promoted by the school and local Savings bank. A smaller than a legal size envelope which was yellow/brown like in color was provided. And a coupon card of sorts included. You would list the amount on the card that was included in the envelope and on the outside of the envelope. It was usually change from our parents or bottle deposit $ we had accumulated. Sometimes currency. I remember some of my classmates jamming their change in these envelopes. The people handling these cash laden envelopes must of been real honest all the way down the line to the bank. Cannot recall anyone's deposit being shorted. Were any other schools doing this in your area?

ldhair

I have a few more but can't find the images. Fun stuff.

rln_14

Looks like I have the same one as Idhair....and one other

topstuf

These are the ones I remember. Had one or two. No idea what happened to them.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/VINTAGE-B-R-MFG-NEW-YORK-METAL-CYLINDER-DIME-BANK-HOLDS-5-00-IN-DIMES-lot-of-2/123908601112?hash=item1cd9873518:g:evgAAOSwduRdf5VF

DIMEMAN

I'm a Dime saver, but not a Dime saver saver. They are neat though.

topstuf

Here's a Half Eagle saver.
Or at least it was when it came in the shop. I replaced the coins with Sovereigns.

RockyMtnProspector

@Ebeneezer said:
I have been collecting since around 1974, and surprisingly I haven't taken much time off from it. As of the moment I have every U.S. dime back to 1885 (with exception of the high dollar, rare 1894s) most in circulated/au grades beyond the early Liberty series. Roosevelt's and late Liberties are mint state. That said, and to keep active, I switch off between Peace dollars and these old dime savers until the semi/key dates become available in both grade and price I'm looking for. No easy task if you are familiar with Seated Liberties.

So, does anyone else collect these? Personally, I think they're beautiful pieces of numismatic history.

I love dime savers! I snap them up whenever I come across them. I also like the quarter versions.

Namvet69

I like them. Exonumia that got kids thinking about saving for the future. Got 9 the other day for $4 hiding in a big box of postcards at my local flea market. Peace Roy