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  • ckrakowskickrakowski Posts: 157 ✭✭
    ttt
  • lcoopielcoopie Posts: 8,873 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I love a good reed count image
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  • lasvegasteddylasvegasteddy Posts: 10,432 ✭✭✭


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    << <i>more please. >>



    Bought raw on eBay as MS63RB for $39.......submitted to PCGS............

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    Graded PR62RB.....a pleasant surprise for sure. >>



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  • lets keep them coming.
  • illini420illini420 Posts: 11,466 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I noticed that I had a 1974-S Proof Roosevelt Dime in my pocket the other day. I'm guessing I got it in change from a local coin shop over the weekend though image Still thought it was neat.
  • ckrakowskickrakowski Posts: 157 ✭✭
    ttt
  • ckrakowskickrakowski Posts: 157 ✭✭
    any more??
  • tightbudgettightbudget Posts: 7,299 ✭✭✭
    Here's one I almost threw back until I noticed the S mintmark:

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  • ckrakowskickrakowski Posts: 157 ✭✭
    anymore?
  • ckrakowskickrakowski Posts: 157 ✭✭
    anymore??
  • ldhairldhair Posts: 7,344 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Found a half in a Vegas slot once. You can guess what it looked like.
    Larry

  • Snowman24Snowman24 Posts: 468 ✭✭✭
    got a 1981 S Kennedy yesterday from a bank roll

    i grabed a roll from the box to spend that night. i always take a quick look
    for varities/silver before heading out the door
    usually - nothing special but not that day, plus nice condition too !!
    Hey you never know ..whats in them rolls
  • kiyotekiyote Posts: 5,588 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I just Coinstar'ed 40 2007 proof Presidential dollars. What I could get for them on eBay wasn't worth the hassle.
    "I'll split the atom! I am the fifth dimension! I am the eighth wonder of the world!" -Gef the talking mongoose.
  • Snowman24Snowman24 Posts: 468 ✭✭✭


    << <i>I just Coinstar'ed 40 2007 proof Presidential dollars. What I could get for them on eBay wasn't worth the hassle. >>



    Wow, that was a money losing venture of 83.20 from 2007 if they were bought as a Pres Set at 14.95 and the coinstar charge you wanted
  • kiyotekiyote Posts: 5,588 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>

    << <i>I just Coinstar'ed 40 2007 proof Presidential dollars. What I could get for them on eBay wasn't worth the hassle. >>



    Wow, that was a money losing venture of 83.20 from 2007 if they were bought as a Pres Set at 14.95 and the coinstar charge you wanted >>



    It was... most clad modern proof sets have done dismally as of late.
    "I'll split the atom! I am the fifth dimension! I am the eighth wonder of the world!" -Gef the talking mongoose.
  • JamesMurrayJamesMurray Posts: 4,036
    Found in a roll tonight

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  • ckrakowskickrakowski Posts: 157 ✭✭
    more???
  • ckrakowskickrakowski Posts: 157 ✭✭
    more more more more more more more more????????????????????????????
  • ckrakowskickrakowski Posts: 157 ✭✭
    ttt
  • sumnomsumnom Posts: 5,963 ✭✭✭
    1985-S half
    1996-W dime (not proof, I know, but still cool).
  • coinbufcoinbuf Posts: 11,810 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Sitting on my desk right now I have:
    Qtrs
    1980
    1988
    1997
    2008
    Nickel
    1979

    Plus a couple of clips, I find these all the time.
    My Lincoln Registry
    My Collection of Old Holders

    Never a slave to one plastic brand will I ever be.
  • LanceNewmanOCCLanceNewmanOCC Posts: 19,999 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    found plenty of kennedy halves in rolls, been a while since i searched though. few statehood quarters, many many foreign proofs in foreign 10-20 pound bags, including a surprisingly high amount of better-date stuff along with a lot of premium foreign silver. less than half a dozen cents/nickels from raw change/trays
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    nothing much of any premium if memory serves
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    that proof morgan is unmistakable for sure.

    i could have missed that indian cent though, i need to work on those apparently
    .

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  • MaineJimMaineJim Posts: 762 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Many searching rolls - mostly halves including a bunch of silver proofs. I just toss the clad back after filling a folder with them. I did get a silver dime once. I've also gotten quite a few silver Ikes just asking at banks.

    Maine_Jim
  • ckrakowskickrakowski Posts: 157 ✭✭
    ttt
  • loro1rojoloro1rojo Posts: 266 ✭✭✭
    When I use tolls, I usually check the change slot in the toll machine since it's usually full of money.

    About a year ago, I found a silver proof state quarter in the toll machine. That's been my first and only proof find from circulation.
    -Gabe
  • ckrakowskickrakowski Posts: 157 ✭✭
    anymore?
  • ckrakowskickrakowski Posts: 157 ✭✭
    more please.
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  • MaineJimMaineJim Posts: 762 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I had a run of boxes of halves last week that were loaded with proofs and silver. Best proofs were a AH Kennedy and a 96 silver proof. Was nice to get some nice boxes after a run of skunks. Must have been 30 proof halves. I usually just spend them at places where cashiers have said they like getting the "weird" coins from me.

    Jim
  • anymore
  • I have pulled over 100 proof Kennedy halves from roll searching including five 1970-S and four bicentennial silver halves, i know they aren't proof but I've also pulled four 1970-D halves from rolls too.
  • keetskeets Posts: 25,351 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I received a 1988 Proof Roosevelt from a vending machine today.
  • Got $200 in halves from my local bank last week.

    Didn't find any silver, but did find a circ proof 1985S Kennedy...
  • I have found several proof coins in change, but my two favorite experiences were finding proof quarters in coin dealers' circulation strike supply of quarters. The first one was a mishandled proof. It was well preserved but had picked up light scratches. I pointed it out to the dealer. He pulled it out and raised the price.

    The second one was a well circulated 1952 proof. I bought it and later wondered why there was no "ES" gap in "STATES". It turned out it was a class III doubled die from types A and B hubs. Experts have told me that later die stages of the same die had an "ES" gap. Also it turns out that there was more than one doubled die for that year.
  • ckrakowskickrakowski Posts: 157 ✭✭
    more?
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  • Got a proof clad Maine quarter in change about a month ago, my first such experience.
  • scubafuelscubafuel Posts: 1,938 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Apparently I just found a proof Morgan in the wild in my own collection, thanks to a thread about impaired proof Morgan dollars. This is just as I was adding it to a bullion deal to go on the BST.

    Reading this board can really pay off sometimes!
  • LochNESSLochNESS Posts: 4,829 ✭✭✭
    You know what they say, "if you love a girl release her into the wild and if she comes back then she's yours" image
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  • GaCoinGuyGaCoinGuy Posts: 2,770 ✭✭✭✭
    While I have only found 2 proofs in circulation, one being a Jefferson the other being a Washie, I have put over $100 in proof coinage of various years/denominations into circulation via vending machines.

    I have also put some well worn Buffs, and Lib Nicks out thru vending machines too.
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  • joeykoinsjoeykoins Posts: 17,475 ✭✭✭✭✭
    As we speak,I just found a Proof 2002 Lincoln Cent in my local Starbucks,I know it's just a common Linc.Proof,but still. Amazing!!! The only thing is I had the manager dig out anymore in the cent tray ( the manager is cool and knows me well) but to no avail. Oh well,still amazing!image Pretty interesting for my 1500 post too. -joey

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