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ENTRY THREAD: May , 2006 "QUANTITY" AWARDS (Most Face Value US Coins, Most Silver Coins Fo

If you wish to compete for the three monthly "quantity" awards (Most Silver Coins, Most Face Value US Coins, Foreign Exchange Value), post your silver coin and face value totals for the month here.

Just edit your posts to update your total counts (instead of reposting the count each time you make new finds). Please try to limit your replies here to one post, if possible. You'll need to have your final edits in before the last day of the month, as that is when the awards will be tallied.

"Silver count" in this instance refers only to COINS, be they US or foreign. "Silver count" does not refer to silver jewelry. However, if you find a piece of coin jewelry, you may count it on your silver count, your face value count (if it's a US coin), AND enter it in the jewelry competition.

Silver coins also count toward your face value totals, so if for example you found nothing but a silver dime and two modern (nonsilver) quarters all month, your silver coin count would be 1, and your face value count 60 cents.

Non-US coins will not count toward your US face value total, but if they are silver, you may claim them on your silver count. For example, if you found nothing but a silver English shilling and two modern (nonsilver) US quarters, your silver count would be one and your face value count 50 cents.

The 1942-45 USA "wartime" Jefferson nickels DO count as silver, though they are only .350 fine instead of .900 fine.
(For those less numismatically inclined among us, these are the coins with the large mintmarks over the building's dome on the reverse.)

For the non-US coin exchange value category, enter the type of coin, its foreign value, and US exchange value.

Example:
1 Eurocent: 4
2 Eurocent: 8
5 Eurocent: 4
10 Eurocent: 25
20 Eurocent: 23
50 Eurocent: 7
1 Euro: 10
2 Euro: 2

Total Euro Face: EU25.00 (EU25 / .83 = $30.12)

Please copy and use this format when posting your counts (just enter your totals where the zeroes are).



Cents: 0
Nickels: 0
Dimes: 0
Quarters: 0
Halves: 0
Dollars: 0
Gold Coins: 0

Face value count: $0.00
Silver coin count: 0
Gold coin count: 0

(enter type of coin here): 0
(enter type of coin here): 0
Non-US coin exchange value (in US$) : $0.00
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Comments

  • Total Finds for May 06
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    Cents: 159
    Nickels: 45
    Dimes: 99
    Quarters: 101
    Halves: 0
    Dollars: 3
    Gold Coins: 0

    Face value count: $40.99
    Silver coin count: 0
    Gold coin count: 0

    Of Note: 2 Sac's and 1 Ike :-)
    1 Wheat-- 1952

    Jerry

    CROCK of COINS
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  • DockwalliperDockwalliper Posts: 1,169 ✭✭✭
    Cents: 168....17 wheaties
    Nickels: 62.....1 no date Buffalo Nickel.
    Dimes: 95
    Quarters: 68
    Halves: 0
    Dollars: 0
    Gold Coins: 0

    Face value count: $31.28
    Silver coin count: 5 '39 Merc,'48 rosey,'64 rosey,'41 Quarter & '63 Canadian quarter
    Gold coin count: 0

    Canadian cents 11
    Canadian quarter 1
    Non-US coin exchange value (in US$) : $0.33

    Good month...fell short.
  • SilverDreamsSilverDreams Posts: 427 ✭✭
    Cents: 38 (1955-D Wheatie)
    Nickels: 12
    Dimes: 15 (1939-D Merc, 1949-D Rosie)
    Quarters: 11
    Halves: 0
    Dollars: 0
    Gold Coins: 0

    Face value count: $5.23
    Silver coin count: 2
    Gold coin count: 0
    I lust for silver.
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  • Cents: 40 (2 wheats: 1913D, 1956D)
    Nickels: 1
    Dimes: 11
    Quarters: 10
    Halves: 0
    Dollars: 0
    Gold Coins: 0

    Face value count: $4.05
    Silver coin count: 0
    Gold coin count: 0
    Always on the lookout for a silver opportunity.
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  • My Total:


    Cents: 9 IHC's
    Nickels: 2 Buff's
    Dimes: 4 ('23 Merc, '35 Merc, '44 Merc, and 49 Rosie)
    Quarters: 3 (No Date SLQ, 1914 Barber, and '41 Washington)
    Halves: 0
    Dollars: 0
    Gold Coins: 0

    Face value count: $1.34
    Silver coin count: 8 ('23 Merc, '35 Merc, '44 Merc, '49 Rosie, '41 Washington, No Date SLQ, 1914 Barber, and 1916 Indochina French 20 centime piece)

    Silver Coin Group Shot

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    If the foreign coin is not eligible then I'm OK with 7 pcs.

    Gold coin count: 0

    (enter type of coin here): 0
    (enter type of coin here): 0
    Non-US coin exchange value (in US$) : $0.00

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  • DockwalliperDockwalliper Posts: 1,169 ✭✭✭
    If its silver it counts. One of mine is Canadian. We have 3 days to break the tie. image Good luck.
  • Dock,

    I think I'm ahead for the time being. I struck three this morning. Pics are posted. Good luck and happy hunting!
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  • Cents: 153
    Nickels: 38
    Dimes: 81
    Quarters: 22
    Halves: 0
    Dollars: 0
    Gold Coins: 0

    Face value count: $17.03
    Silver coin count: 0
    Gold coin count: 0

    (enter type of coin here): 0
    (enter type of coin here): 0
    Non-US coin exchange value (in US$) : $0.00
    Analog Rules! Knobs and Switches are cool!
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  • pocketpiececommemspocketpiececommems Posts: 5,869 ✭✭✭✭✭
    cents---------------982
    nickels---------------55
    dimes--------------275
    quarters-----------254

    Face Value count--$103.57


    Foreign

    1---Canadian cent
    3---Trinidad & Tobago cents
    1---1917 French 10 centimes
    1---1990 Mexico $1000
  • >>Face Value count--$103.57<<

    WOW..---- You have been busy! ! !

    Jerry

    CROCK of COINS
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  • << <i>cents---------------982
    nickels---------------55
    dimes--------------275
    quarters-----------254

    Face Value count--$103.57


    Foreign

    1---Canadian cent
    3---Trinidad & Tobago cents
    1---1917 French 10 centimes
    1---1990 Mexico $1000 >>



    May I ask how much you detect on average in a day? Thats redicilous.
  • pocketpiececommemspocketpiececommems Posts: 5,869 ✭✭✭✭✭
    During the month of May I detected on 17 different day. One day of 5 hrs and 5 or 6 days of 4 hours. On the other days it was usually an hour or two. On 6 of these days I detected on areas that I had not been at before and found over $65 on those sites plus the 4 Silver rings and bracelet. This was by far the best I have done in May. I carry the detectetor most every where I go and if the wife shops I find a place to detect.
  • DockwalliperDockwalliper Posts: 1,169 ✭✭✭
    I bet she spends it quicker than you find it....I know mine does. image
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