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ENTRY/NOMINATION THREAD: SEPTEMBER, 2007 "QUANTITY" AWARDS (Most Face Value US Coins, Most

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

Comments

  • Cents: 115
    Nickels: 39
    Dimes: 68
    Quarters: 77
    Halves: 0
    Dollars: 2 -1SBA 1GW
    Gold Coins: 0

    Face value count: $20.65 (Slow Month)
    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


    Jerry
    CROCK of COINS
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  • Cents: 0
    Nickels: 0
    Dimes: 1: 1956
    Quarters: 0
    Halves: 1: 1920
    Dollars: 0
    Gold Coins: 0

    Face value count: $0.60
    Silver coin count: 2
    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: 300
    Nickels: 82
    Dimes: 144
    Quarters: 57
    Halves: 0
    Dollars: 7
    Gold Coins: 0

    Face value count: $42.75
    Silver coin count: 0
    Gold coin count: 0

    Canadian cents 12
    Canadian nickel 1
    Non-US coin exchange value (in US$) : $0.170555

    Sept was a bit better than Aug. image
  • U.S.
    Cents: 719
    Nickels: 105
    Dimes: 189
    Quarters: 130
    Halves: 0
    Dollars: 1 - Sasquatch dollar
    Gold Coins: I wish

    Face value count: $64.84
    Silver coin count: 1 - 64D Roosie
    Gold coin count: I'm still wishing

    Foreign
    1 Brit pound
    1 Canadian quarter
    2 Canadian pennies
    Non-US coin exchange value (in US$) : $2.29
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  • Cents: 0
    Nickels: 0
    Dimes: 5 1899 barber, 1944 merc , 51, 61d, 63d rosie's
    Quarters: 3 1946, 51d ,61d wash
    Halves: 0
    Dollars: 0
    Gold Coins: 0

    Face value count: $0.00
    Silver coin count: 8
    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

    Found a great wash out at the beach lots of old stuff!
    HH, Chicago Ron
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  • Face value count: ???
    Silver coin count: 3 (dimes= 1906, 1907, and 1946)
    Gold coin count: 0
  • kevinstangkevinstang Posts: 1,518 ✭✭✭
    Cents: 132 ( 1-1852 LC +1888 indian and 11 wheats-oldest a 1918)
    Nickels: 8
    Dimes: 66 ( 2 silver 1928 and 1942 Mercs)
    Quarters: 30 ( 1 silver - 1935)
    Halves: 0
    Dollars: 0
    Gold Coins: 0

    Face value count: $15.82
    Silver coin count: 3
    Gold coin count: 0
    Bills: 1 - $1.00 bill

    (Canadian): 20 pennies (oldest a 1919 LC + 1945)
    (enter type of coin here): 0
    Non-US coin exchange value (in US$) : $0.20

  • pocketpiececommemspocketpiececommems Posts: 5,868 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Cents-------------468
    Nickels--------------26
    Dimes--------------142
    Quarters-----------143
    Halves----------------0
    Dollars----------------1 Sac

    Total Face Value---$56.93

    1--Gold Ring
    1--Sterling Silver Rings

    Walnuts-----------1355 pounds
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