Found the dream boxs brother! (pics)

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Found the dream box's brother! (pics)

Two weeks ago, I posted about the box I didn't want to end (http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/coin-roll-hunting/304486-ever-have-box-you-didnt-want-end.html), which I thought surely had to be part of a collection dump. Yesterday, I picked up 2 boxes from the same bank, and picked up where I left off!

First box was a skunk, but the second one had all the same characteristics as 2 weeks ago; several enders, both silver and proof, and loaded with proofs and mint condition NICF's. This box had 2 '87D's, an '87P, and non-silver proofs from '71, '74, '76, '82 (x2), '84, '85, '88, '93, '94, '96, '98, '01, '05, '06, and '07, many of which were in near mint condition.

With respect to silver, it had normal 40%'s from '65, '66 (x3), '67 (x3), and '68, and 3 normal '64 90%'s. Additionally, similar to what I found last time, there were a '64, '66, '68-S, and a '69-S that were super shiny - appeared to be proof-like, with the mirror background, but no frosted cameos. After much research, I believe these are SMS coins. Rounding out the silver list were 2 '76 silver proofs and an AU '06 silver proof.

Pics below:

These are the non-silvercoins

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The silver:

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I tried to capture the apparent SMS coins below; taking decent photographs of mirror finishes is pretty difficult!

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And lastly, a little silver pron:

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Good luck all and HH!
 

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Yo M, what part of the country you live in? I wanna make sure to never CRH there....Terrible luck

Im from da midwest dawg. got more than 20 skunk boxes in the last week, lost count.. two or three boxes had one or two silvers in them. I've been getting skunked with nickels and dimes too dawg! So angry lol Edit: skunks in the quarters too but i didnt expect much from them
 

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Im from da midwest dawg. got more than 20 skunk boxes in the last week, lost count.. two or three boxes had one or two silvers in them. I've been getting skunked with nickels and dimes too dawg! So angry lol

Well it's a good thing you got 200 million in the bank.
 

Good going on the silver. The clad, junk like any other clad. I had a box last week with 10 or more clad proofs and NIFCs, threw them all back. Great haul!
 

FormerTeller said:
Additionally, similar to what I found last time, there were a '64, '66, '68-S, and a '69-S that were super shiny - appeared to be proof-like, with the mirror background, but no frosted cameos. After much research, I believe these are SMS coins.

There were only 3 years of Special Mint Sets, 1965, 1966, and 1967. The '64 does look like a proof. Is there any way that you can get a picture of the '64 by itself? The 68-S and '69-S are both proofs. Great box and I love all the coins! Wish I could get a box that was a 1/10th as good as that one! Great finds, FormerTeller!!!

HH!
-DS
 

Why do you through your clad proofs back? Build them up as a lot and make $10 - $20 on eBay to some coin newbie. Theres always one person out there that will pay more than what there worth. Probably can get $2 a piece out of them. I sell NIFC for $2 a piece in big lots. I usually find 4 or 5 per box so I sell them in lots of 10.

Good going on the silver. The clad, junk like any other clad. I had a box last week with 10 or more clad proofs and NIFCs, threw them all back. Great haul!
 

wow what an awesome box FormerTeller! congrats on the awesome batch, i've only found 1 silver proof- 1969-S. Hope you find more of the "family" next!
HH
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Nice box there FormerTeller, I've accuired enough proofs now that I think I'm going to start a book myself, once it's filled I'll probably just start throing them back. Thanks for the silver porn, love the gleaming white edge on the last pick! HH, Maverick.
 

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