Coin Series: Kennedy Half Dollars

I'm going to start posting information about various coin series I collect along with photos of my coins.  This information will be dynamic and will be updated as needed.

Coin Series: Dansco 7070 Unites States Type Set Album

I'm going to start posting information about various coin series I collect along with photos of my coins.  This information will be dynamic and will be updated as needed.

Coin Series: Eisenhower (Ike) Dollars

Ike Dollars are an interesting set of coins.  The last of the large dollars, the series only ran from 1971 to 1978.  The 32 coin set consists of 16 business strike clad coins, 6 clad proofs, 5 40% silver business strike, and 5 40% silver proof coins.  1971 P&D Ikes and 1972 P&D Ikes were only available in rolls and bags while the 1973 coins were issues in mint sets only.  1971 -1974S business strike silver coins were issued seal in plastic in a blue envelope while the silver proof from those years were in a hard plastic case that came in a brown box. In 1976, the U.S Mint issues 2 bicentennial 40% silver sets, one uncirculated and the other proof.  These came with an Ike dollar, Kennedy Half, and Washington quarter.  The series ended in 1978 to make way for the Susan B. Anthony small dollar.

Making Money on eBay Selling Coins

For a while, I was actively buying coin lots on eBay to flip and earn money to purchase new coins for my collection. I can be hard to find a deal good enough to make money on eBay because of all the fees associated with doing so. Both eBay and Paypal will take their cut from your sale. About a year ago, I purchased a couple of silver Roosevelt Dime sets in Dansco Albums (1946 - 1964). These coins had very attractive toning and the price was right. I sold many of the common coins for around $20 each. These generally bring $3-$5 untoned. This price provided me to make a profit selling these and the proceeds went to my commemorative silver dollar set.

One Nice Dime

I had this sweet Mercury Dime in my possession for a few months.  Nice older NGC older with attractive toning.  The only flaw was a planchet march that didn't get removed during striking.

My Commemorative Silver Dollar Set

With all of the additional finishes of coins coming out, I decided to forgo the madness and stop participating in these releases. I've been down this road years ago when I collected Baseball Cards. Too many versions of the same card to keep up with and the values kept falling because there was a never ending sea of product.
I wanted to take up a new project and since the RP coins are made as collectible version of "circulating" coinage, why not look at a series whose intent was made as just a collectible and not intended as currency. I liked the look of some of the Commemorative Silver dollars and prefer the uncirculated finish to the proofs. Most of the Unc coins have a dramatically lower mintage compared to the proofs so that was the deciding factor.

Coin Roll Hunting: Nickel Bank Box Break #5

I purchased a box of nickels from my bank and these are the results:


Pre 1959: 16
Silver War Nickels: 0
2009: 0
Total EF - BU Coins For Albums: 119
Key Find(s):1971 (BU)


Verdict: These were customer wrapped rolls.  I haven't seen any machine wrapped rolls in a while.  I was skunked on silver war nickels and 2009s.  The rolls did contain some nice coins and I was able to upgrade a few of the coins in my collection

Coin Roll Hunting: Nickel Bank Box Break #4

I purchased a box of nickels from my bank and these are the results:


Pre 1959: 19
Silver War Nickels: 1 (1945P)
2009: 0
Total EF - BU Coins For Albums: 136
Key Find(s): 1945P, 1968 (BU, Rainbow Toned)

Verdict: These were customer wrapped rolls.  I kept up the 1 silver war nickel per $100 trend, although the dry streak of 2009 nickels continued.  I found a nice assortment of circulated 1940's and 1950's in this lot.

Coin Roll Hunting: Nickel Bank Box Break #3

I purchased a box of nickels from my bank and these are the results:

• Pre 1959: 9
• Silver War Nickels: 0
• "S" Mint Marks: 8
• 2009: 0
• Total EF - BU Coins For Albums: 125
• Key Find(s): 1939, 1954D(AU)

Verdict: Since I was shorted in the last box, I picked up this lot at another branch.  The teller seemed confused when I inquired about a box and asked "how much that was?".  So I ended up with $100 in customer rolls.  I was a little worried about the quality I might receive from these since I've been getting terrible condition coins in customer rolls lately.  After opening several of these rolls, I got the feeling these were already searched.  This was later validated when I looked at the total numbers. There were no war nickels, 2009 dates, and very little pre 1959.  Normally this would of been a complete waste of time; except I did find some great coins!  The previous roll hunter left me a complete run of BU 1990 - 2004 (P & D), most 2005 - 2012 in BU, and many 1980's in BU.  I was able to fill a large chunk of my uncirculated set, and upgrade some other pieces!  Even my circulated set go some nice upgrades.

Coin Roll Hunting: Nickel Bank Box Break

I purchased a box of nickels from my bank and these are the results:

• Pre 1959: 17
• Silver War Nickels: 1 (1943P)
• "S" Mint Marks: 3
• 2009:  2 (2009P (AU) 2009D (Rusted))
• Total EF - AU Coins For Albums: 158
• Key Find(s): 1938 (EF) 1941, 1943P, 1962 (BU) 2009 (AU)

Verdict: After the last couple of bad lots of customer rolls, I decided to get a bank box to help reduce the chance of receiving other CRH's tailings. I'm sold on getting nickel boxes although the initial cost is more than I've been spending.  Also, there is a lot more back end work cashing in all of the unwanted coins.  For the first time, I pulled a silver war nickel and two 2009s (even though one of the 2009s had to go to the scrap pile for condition).  While there were still some rusted, run over, and corroded pieces, the percentage was much lower than the customer rolls I've been searching.

Silver vs Money

This is an interesting video about the supply of silver and the limited potential ownership of it.

Ted Butler On Silver Market Manipulation

Here is an eye opening interview of Ted Butler I came across on YouTube about manipulation in the silver market.