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

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

  • Cents: 230
    Nickels: 51
    Dimes: 84
    Quarters: 73
    Halves: 0---
    Dollars: 0---
    Gold Coins: 0---

    Face value count: $31.50
    Silver coin count: 0
    Gold coin count: 0

    Finds for Aug "06"
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    Jerry
    CROCK of COINS
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  • Cents: 1 :1946
    Nickels: 0
    Dimes: 1 :1949
    Quarters: 0
    Halves: 2 (clad kennedys)
    Dollars: 0
    Gold Coins: 0

    Face value count: $1.11
    Silver coin count: 1
    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

  • DockwalliperDockwalliper Posts: 1,169 ✭✭✭
    Cents: 302
    Nickels: 88
    Dimes: 134
    Quarters: 78
    Halves: 0
    Dollars: 1 (Sacky)
    Gold Coins: 0

    Face value count: $41.32
    Silver coin count: 1 1939 Merc.
    Gold coin count: 0
    6 Wheaties

    Canadian cents 19
    Canadian dime 1
    South Korea 100 Won
    Non-US coin exchange value (in US$) : $0.37
  • lordmarcovanlordmarcovan Posts: 43,530 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Cents: 4 (one 1942 wheatie)
    Nickels: 0
    Dimes: 0
    Quarters: 0
    Halves: 0
    Dollars: 0
    Gold Coins: 0

    Face value count: $0.04
    Silver coin count: 0
    Gold coin count: 0

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  • Cents: 1 (wheatback)
    Nickels: 0
    Dimes: 3
    Quarters: 0
    Halves: 0
    Dollars: 0
    Gold Coins: 0

    Face value count: $0.21
    Silver coin count: 3 = '24 Mercury + '64 and '54 Roosevelts ...all found metal detecting (not "eye-ball" finds)
    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
  • Cents: 1 (1936 Wheatie)
    Nickels: 0
    Dimes: 0
    Quarters: 0
    Halves: 0
    Dollars: 0
    Gold Coins: 0

    Face value count: $0.01
    Silver coin count: 0
    Gold coin count: 0
    I lust for silver.
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    CROCK of COINS
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  • kevinstangkevinstang Posts: 1,518 ✭✭✭
    Cents: 83
    Nickels: 1
    Dimes: 29
    Quarters: 10
    Halves: 0
    Dollars: 0
    Gold Coins: 0

    Face value count: $6.28
    Silver coin count: 4 - all dimes 1923 & 1944 Mercs, 1948-D and 1954 Rosies
    Gold coin count: 0

    (enter type of coin here): 8 - canadian pennies
    (enter type of coin here): 0
    Non-US coin exchange value (in US$) : $0.06

  • Cents: 87
    Nickels: 25 (1 being a 1943 P war nickel)
    Dimes: 38 ( 1 is a 1945 Merc. and 1 1962 Roosie)
    Quarters: 28
    Halves: 0
    Dollars: 0
    Gold Coins: 0

    Face value count: $12.92
    Silver coin count: 3
    Gold coin count: 0

    (1952 S.A Farthing): ?
    (enter type of coin here): 0
    Non-US coin exchange value (in US$) : Not enough to matter. image
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  • TTT
    Analog Rules! Knobs and Switches are cool!
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  • pocketpiececommemspocketpiececommems Posts: 5,868 ✭✭✭✭✭
    cents-----------------644
    nickels------------------41
    dimes-----------------179
    quarters--------------174
    dollars--------------------2

    total face value------$73.09
  • DockwalliperDockwalliper Posts: 1,169 ✭✭✭


    << <i>cents-----------------644
    nickels------------------41
    dimes-----------------179
    quarters--------------174
    dollars--------------------2

    total face value------$73.09 >>



    I was starting to think you took the month off.

    Isn't it almost Walnut season? image
  • pocketpiececommemspocketpiececommems Posts: 5,868 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Walnut season will be here around the middle to end of September. Then my detecting will slow down for a bit.
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