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ENTRY/NOMINATION THREAD: MAY, 2008 "QUANTITY" AWARDS (Most Face Value US Coins, Most Silv

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


G Man
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  • Finds for May 2008
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    Cents: 203
    Nickels: 70
    Dimes: 100
    Quarters: 112
    Halves: 0
    Dollars: 2...(1 SBA & 1 SAC)
    Gold Coins: 0

    Face value count: $45.53
    Silver coin count: 0
    Gold coin count: 0

    (enter type of coin here): 1 Mex. Diez Pesos ($10) = .96 cents US
    (enter type of coin here): 0
    Non-US coin exchange value (in US$) : $0.96

    Jerry
    CROCK of COINS
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  • demodiggerdemodigger Posts: 1,012
    Cents: 18( 8 wheats)
    Nickels: 2
    Dimes: 4 (1 merc)
    Quarters: 9 ( 1 barber)
    Halves: 1
    Dollars: 0
    Gold Coins: 0

    Face value count: $0.00
    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: 116 (1 Wheatie)
    Nickels: 22
    Dimes: 67
    Quarters: 27
    Halves: 0
    Dollars: 1 John Adams
    Gold Coins: 0

    Face value count: $16.71
    Silver coin count: 0
    Gold coin count: 0

    1 Canadian Twoonie
    1 Canadain dime, 7 Canadain cents
    Non-US coin exchange value (in US$) : $2.17

  • Silver coin count: 2 (1944 silver war nickel, 1964 dime)

    Oldest coin for the month: 1910 cent

    AND-
    Can we nominate someone for total silver?
    Looks like "relicsncoins" dug 3 this month (3 mercs in his recent post).




  • kevinstangkevinstang Posts: 1,518 ✭✭✭
    Cents: 84
    Nickels: 5
    Dimes: 26
    Quarters: 21 ( 1 silver- 1942)
    Halves: 0
    Dollars: 0
    Gold Coins: 0

    Face value count: $8.89
    Silver coin count: 1 - 1942 quarter
    Gold coin count: 0

    (Canadain): 9 pennies (oldest a 1936)
    (German republic): 1 - 2 mark coin 1972 (worth approximately 1.59 according to may calcs)
    Non-US coin exchange value (in US$) : $1.68

  • ttt
    CROCK of COINS
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  • pocketpiececommemspocketpiececommems Posts: 5,873 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Cents-----------------229
    Nickels------------------22
    Dimes-------------------80
    Quarters--------------101

    Total Face Value-----$36.64

    1-----Wheat
    1-----1864IHC

    1-----Sterling Silver Ring
    1-----Sterling Silver Bangle
    1-----10K gold bracelet
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