Double check your 90% purchases

konsole

couple auctions I won recently contained some post 1964 coins. One of the auctions contained only 1 non silver but another auction contained 4 non silver. One of the sellers went above and beyond and actually sent out a single 90% dime while I am still waiting to hear back from the other seller. Another auction I won was actually missing a coin but it was a fairly large purchase and I got a good deal on it so I didnt mention anything. So don't automatically assume your purchases are all 90% silver coins, and also double check the quantity.

Weiss

It's happened to me before. Canadian quarters (some of which contain only 50% silver), and dirty post-64 dimes. When you're buying bulk over the counter, you can either check every single coin while you're standing there, or you can buy from a dealer you trust will make you whole if you find something when you get home. I'm fortunate I've got the latter. Just keep it in mind.

Wingsrule

Sold a batch of 90% to a fellow board member and he advised me one of the dimes was a gunked up clad. Sent him a pre-64 Washie to make up for my mistake.

jdimmick

You have to check this very carefully when buying on store front also. many times when folks bring bags of so called 90%, there is clad mixed in. Sometimes its mere accidiental, but other times I feel folks try to slide em in. I sift it closely as I toss it into t he counter. Still occasionally some slip by me when buying, so i have to eat the loss.

dontippet

It happens occasionally on ebay, but not too often. I get shorted quantity more than I get post '64 coins.

illini420

It's easy to be sure when you're only dealing in the old 90% Don't have to worry about people passing you a clad Barber

konsole

<< <i>It's easy to be sure when you're only dealing in the old 90% Don't have to worry about people passing you a clad Barber >>



This is true, I don't like dealing with the wear of silver older then the 1940's though, except maybe Morgans and Peaces. Another auction of 250 dimes I got today was missing 2 coins :-/, seller was cool though and refunded for the 2 missing. For obvious reasons its been happening on lots of a few hundred coins or more. I don't think I have ever had a miscalculation when buying one or two rolls.