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Filling slots in folders or albums from bulk bags or rolls of "junk" silver...
lordmarcovan
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...strikes me as possibly a fun way to have a casual collection or two going on the side.
Probably not a way to build a well matched, high quality set, but it sounds kind of fun to me and i can't see much downside as one is essentially just hoarding small amounts of silver.
Any of y'all done this? I know at least two forum members have mentioned it in the past.
What series to collect? Or should one buy a set of folders and work on all the post-Seated silver series simultaneously?
Any suggestions? Any cherrypick stories?
I found myself wanting to treasure hunt some circ silver dimes and quarters yesterday and my detector is out of commission presently.
Probably not a way to build a well matched, high quality set, but it sounds kind of fun to me and i can't see much downside as one is essentially just hoarding small amounts of silver.
Any of y'all done this? I know at least two forum members have mentioned it in the past.
What series to collect? Or should one buy a set of folders and work on all the post-Seated silver series simultaneously?
Any suggestions? Any cherrypick stories?
I found myself wanting to treasure hunt some circ silver dimes and quarters yesterday and my detector is out of commission presently.
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Like any addict, one always tries to recapture the sensations of those early highs, I suppose.
<< <i>Merc dimes make a good looking album.... and Franklin halves....Cheers, RickO >>
I was thinking Mercs. It was a circ Merc that started me collecting, so long ago.
Also considering silver Washingtons. If I did those, I could also pursue the clad portion of that series at face value, from circulation.
I've already played with the circ Walkers and Barber halves in recent years, though I wasn't trying to find the Barbers at melt.
The Mercs go back farther in time, have a more appealing design to me, and have more variable values in low grade. More semi-keys and stuff to give bulk searches that "treasure hunt" feel. But they are smaller coins, which is both pro and con. More of them to the ounce of bullion means more cherrypicking fun, particularly since I don't have the budget for $500 face value bags. But smaller coins are harder to read, and my eyesight has not been improving with age.
The Washingtons are easier to see and it could be fun to combine the pursuit of them with a clad set from circulation, too. Typically I find Mercs a bit more interesting but Merc bulk lots tend to be overloaded with 1940s coins. Perhaps less pricing variability across the Washington series might make bulk lots of them MORE variable? Know what I mean? Wouldn't a circ set of Washingtons (sans 1932 mintmarked coins) be easier to complete than a circ Merc set (sans 1916-D and 1921 coins)?
Both might be fun, but I am thinking perhaps Washingtons could be less frustrating?
Maybe we need a poll.
Wizard sells some really nice "Coin Collector' brand albums for dirt cheap too.
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The only problem is that the keys will have been picked out. Possibly the easiest set to complete this way is the Walker short set.
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Whichever series you decide on, you should DEFINITELY be putting together album sets. It's a LOT of fun, and relatively inexpensive.
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I have never collected any quarter series by date and mint before. Only by type. I did complete a 50-piece Statehood type folder from change once, and I've been likewise working on a National Parks quarter folder from change for a while.
Though I am enjoying my eclectic Box of 20, it's always nice to have a cheap, casual Liteside set going on the side to play with between larger purchases.
Thanks for the tip on the albums, Claychaser. I had never heard of that brand.
I have a $475 BST sale pending, so it's time to try and find some silver Washies at or near spot...
I wonder about pawn shops, if they'll sell at spot? Might be worth checking. I've never considered them before because they never have anything that interests me.
But for bulk silver, who knows. The few silver coins I have seen in pawnshops here were always cleaned junk at ridiculous prices.