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ENTRY THREAD: APRIL 2009 "QUANTITY" AWARDS (Most Face Value US Coins, Most Non-U.S. Exchan

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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    kevinstangkevinstang Posts: 1,517 ✭✭✭
    Cents: 54 ( 8 wheats-oldest 1914)
    Nickels: 1
    Dimes: 11 ( 2 silver 1944 & 1961)
    Quarters: 3
    Halves: 0
    Dollars: 0
    Gold Coins: 0

    Face value count: $2.44
    Silver coin count: 2 ( 1944 & 1961 dimes )
    Gold coin count: 0

    (Canadian): 3 pennies (oldest 1944 & 1948)
    (enter type of coin here): 0
    Non-US coin exchange value (in US$) : $0.03

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    DockwalliperDockwalliper Posts: 1,169 ✭✭✭
    Cents: 179
    Nickels: 38
    Dimes: 62
    Quarters: 28
    Halves: 0
    Dollars: 0
    Gold Coins: 0

    Face value count: $16.89
    Silver coin count: 0
    Gold coin count: 0

    Canadian cent 6

    Non-US coin exchange value (in US$) : $0.05
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    mr1931Smr1931S Posts: 5,968 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Cents: 0
    Nickels: 0
    Dimes: 4
    Quarters: 0
    Halves: 0
    Dollars: 0
    Gold Coins: 0

    Face value count: $0.40
    Silver coin count: 4 (1943,1943 S,1950D,1941D)
    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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    Cents: 30 , 3 of them IHC,7 wheats
    Nickels: 16 , 4 buffalo , 2 liberty
    Dimes: 16 , 1 seated ,1 barbour,4 Merc
    Quarters: 7 ,1 barbour,1 silver washington
    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


    Ill post a pic of all my finds prior to the last few days,ill update as well.
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    pocketpiececommemspocketpiececommems Posts: 5,744 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Cents----------------------122
    Nickels-----------------------7
    Dimes------------------------51
    Quarters--------------------77
    Dollars------------------------1 Sac

    Total Cash Value----------$26.92
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