Sleepys Most Wanted (Roosevelt Dimes)

[Sleepy Holow]

Sleepy's Most Wanted (Roosevelt Dimes)

After having searched through $7,110 worth of dimes, I figured I'd get a Whitman Coin book (1946-1964 Dimes). I'm going to make it my goal to fill it by the end of the year! To the right is my "Most Wanted" List to help keep track of my progress. I want all of my finds to be from CRHing, so I won't be purchasing any of them. Here goes nothing!

1)1955 2)1949-S 3)1955-D 4)1955-S 5)1950-S 6)1954-S 7)1949-D 8)1946-S 9)1949 10)1951-S 11)1958 12)1947-S

13)1948-S 14)1953-S 15)1952-S 16)1950-D 17)1947-D 18)1950 19)1948-D 20)1953 21)1951-D 22)1946-D 23)1960 24)1962

25)1948 26)1959 27)1961 28)1952 29)1951 30)1954-D 31)1956-D 32)1956 33)1957-D 34)1954 35)1947 36)1952-D

37)1963 38)1953-D 39)1958-D 40)1957 41)1959-D 42)1960-D 43)1961-D 44)1946 45)1962-D 46)1963-D 47)1964 48)1964-D gray = found black = Wanted

 

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[Sleepy Holow]

Thursday
Dimes
Box 1: skunk
Box 2: 1954
Box 3: skunk
$230 MWR: skunk
$310 CWR: 1953D, 1962D(x3), 1963D, 1964D

Quarters
$10 CWR: skunk

Coin Counter: C$0.20

Looks like someone was liquidating their 1962D collection today...I'll take it! Two 1954's this week...quit playing with me here...

 

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[Owassokie]

No, but I've been on TN long enough to know how this generally turns out more times than not.

I hope you're the exception to how it generally turns out! I've been on the wrong side if this twice. Is your "banker" fairly high up the management chain?

 

[Sleepy Holow]

I hope you're the exception to how it generally turns out! I've been on the wrong side if this twice. Is your "banker" fairly high up the management chain?

No...just regular branch worker. That's another reason I was concerned. At this point, I just need to keep it open another 6 weeks till I move.

 

[Sleepy Holow]

Friday
Dimes
Box 1: skunk
Box 2: 1960D, 1964, 1964D //1x CAN
Box 3: 1961D, 1964D(x2) //1x CAN
Box 4: skunk //2019's
Box 5: skunk //2019's
$380 MWR: 1961D, 1964D //1x CAN
$170 CWR: skunk

Another solid day of FDR finds...keeps it fun.

 

[Sleepy Holow]

Sleepy's Most Wanted List

Week Results Dimes $6090 (24.36 boxes) - 28 FDRs Notable: 1962 10 Cents 80% Ag (CAN) Total Ag: 2.085 oz Not only did I achieve the 7th most FDRs found in a single week, but we had a really favorable distribution of 8-19-1 (P-D-S). In fact, we found so many Denvers this week that they are now ahead of my Phillies for total quantity found in this part of the country. The more D's and S's, the better at this point in the hunt. If we can keep getting this kind of distribution, we have a shot at beating the astronomical projection of 235 FDRs needed to fill the next hole. At the moment, we're not projected to hit 235 until 16 April. Of course, I leave the state I currently live in on 3 April. After that, everything goes on hold for a while... HH, PROGRESS TO NEXT FIND: 90 of 235 Projected LAST MOST WANTED FIND: 1951S (15 Jan 2020)

Category 1 1)1949-S 2)1955 3)1955-D 4)1950-S 5)1955-S 6)1946-S 7)1949-D 8)1954-S 9)1949 10)1947-S 11)1951-S 12)1948-S ---------------

Category 2 13)1958 14)1953-S 15)1947-D 16)1950-D 17)1952-S 18)1948-D 19)1950 20)1946-D 21)1951-D 22)1953 23)1948 24)1960 ---------------

Category 3 25)1962 26)1952 27)1951 28)1959 29)1947 30)1954-D 31)1961 32)1954 33)1956-D 34)1956 35)1952-D 36)1957-D ---------------

Category 4 37)1953-D 38)1958-D 39)1963 40)1957 41)1959-D 42)1946 43)1960-D 44)1961-D 45)1962-D 46)1963-D 47)1964 48)1964-D --------------- gray = found black = WANTED

 

[Sleepy Holow]

Tuesday
Box 1: 1964D //1981S
Box 2: skunk
Box 3: 1951D
Box 4: 1963D
Box 5: skunk //1x CAN
$225 MWR: skunk
$200 CWR: skunk //1x CAN, 2014 5 Pence (UK)

Coin Counter: $0.25

Thought I might break my all-time record for single day dime volume, but my main branch that supplies me with 6 boxes forgot to order them this week. Oh well...things happen. On the plus side, all FDRs found today had a mint mark.

 

[Sleepy Holow]

Wednesday
Dimes
Box 1: skunk //2x CAN
Box 2: skunk
Box 3: skunk //3x CAN
Box 4: 1963D, 1964D
Box 5: skunk

Coin Counter: 1977 1 Cent (Ned Ant), 2015 25 Cents (BHS)

Seven foreigns, two FDRs...maybe tomorrow.

 

[Dozer D]

Been trying to hit hard dime boxes between my SS cks. The other day pulled 5 boxes from my branches, score: 2,0,1,7,0. Couldn't believe that I could still get more than 2 in any one box, let alone 7. I'm happy with this, gives an avg of 2/box.

 

[Sleepy Holow]

Thursday
Dimes
Box 1: 1954D //1x CAN
Box 2: 1964
Box 3: skunk
Box 4: skunk
$70 MWR: skunk
$280 CWR: 1964D //2007 5 Pence (UK), 1x CAN

Quarters
$60 MWR: skunk

Coin Counter: $0.10, 1991F 10 Pfennig

1954D...why do you toy with my emotions?!?

 

[Sleepy Holow]

Been trying to hit hard dime boxes between my SS cks. The other day pulled 5 boxes from my branches, score: 2,0,1,7,0. Couldn't believe that I could still get more than 2 in any one box, let alone 7. I'm happy with this, gives an avg of 2/box.

The dime Hall of Famer still putting in work! I'll take a 2 per box average any day...congrats!

 

[Dozer D]

Sleepy: since you've been keeping such good track records of your finds, what would say are the TOP 10 HARDEST Silver Rosies to find in the wild to complete your sets. I'm gathering my spreadsheet info on my 4000 count of Rosies and I find that I have enough to make FIVE 5 Complete Rosie sets ( less one 1949 that keeps eluding me ). Also, I've just finished filling my 25th Rx bottle (150 piece count per bottle) of which I am going to start sorting down by year & mint mark so that I can pick out the "best-of-the-best" for folders for each of my 5-kids. The 13-grandkids are getting the Lincolns (best of the best), and naturally they will be missing the 4-KEY coins, but some of the semi-key will be included. All my collecting years since the 60's, I've never found any one of the 4-key Lincolns until just 2-years ago an elderly gentleman friend of mine gave me a 1914-D in VF condition.
If you find that you are still in need of that 1955-D and 1954-S, maybe I can help you fill the slots before I dump the remainder of the Rosie stack.

 

[Sleepy Holow]

Friday
Dimes
Box 1: skunk
Box 2: skunk //2019's
Box 3: 1963D
$35 MWR: skunk
$250 CWR: skunk //1978S, 2x CAN, 1990 10 Cents (SGP)

Coin Counter: $0.10, C$0.35, 2002 1 Euro Cent (IRL)

Little bit of a crazy day, but I did secure a 4-box order for each of the Fridays in March.

 

[Sleepy Holow]

Sleepy's Most Wanted List

Week Results Dimes $5310 (2124 boxes) - 9 FDRs Total Ag: 0.651 oz Not the best week...not the worst. Toying with the idea of not only trying to break my weekly dime volume record of $6805, but accomplishing $10K searched in a single week. My wife was thrilled to hear the idea. Desperate times call for desperate measures. Five weeks left, but who's counting! HH, PROGRESS TO NEXT FIND: 99 of 236 Projected LAST MOST WANTED FIND: 1951S (15 Jan 2020)

Category 1 1)1949-S 2)1955 3)1955-D 4)1950-S 5)1955-S 6)1946-S 7)1949-D 8)1954-S 9)1949 10)1947-S 11)1951-S 12)1948-S ---------------

Category 2 13)1958 14)1953-S 15)1947-D 16)1950-D 17)1952-S 18)1948-D 19)1950 20)1946-D 21)1951-D 22)1953 23)1948 24)1960 ---------------

Category 3 25)1962 26)1952 27)1951 28)1959 29)1947 30)1954-D 31)1961 32)1954 33)1956-D 34)1956 35)1952-D 36)1957-D ---------------

Category 4 37)1953-D 38)1958-D 39)1963 40)1957 41)1959-D 42)1946 43)1960-D 44)1961-D 45)1962-D 46)1963-D 47)1964 48)1964-D --------------- gray = found black = WANTED

 

[Sleepy Holow]

Tuesday
Dimes
Box 1: 1941D MERC //2002 5 Pence (UK), 1x CAN
Box 2: skunk
Box 3: 1930 MERC, 1961 //NEW FIND!!, 1x CAN
Box 4: skunk
Box 5: 1942S MERC
Box 6: 1963D //Reverse Ender
Box 7: 1961D, 1964(x2)
Box 8: skunk //1x CAN

Big day for the mercury dimes! Found my rarest mercury dime to date tonight with the 1930 at just 6.77M minted. It's my first sub-10M minted merc and ranks #22 on my merc list for toughest to find. The 1930 surpasses my previous best 1916S that ranks #25 on that same list. That makes 27 unique mercs out of the 77 coin set, with 59 total merc finds. In terms of quantity of mercury dimes, today set a record for most in a single day. My best mark for a single week is 5 set back in 4-9 Nov 2013, so we'll see if we can break that or not in the coming days. Good way to start the week!


1930 Mercury Dime, Obverse and Reverse

 

[Dozer D]

Sleepy: good looking 1930 merc, nice full rim. I just pulled 2-mercs from one box last night: 1919 & 44

 

[Sleepy Holow]

Sleepy: good looking 1930 merc, nice full rim. I just pulled 2-mercs from one box last night: 1919 & 44

Crazy! Sounds like last night was "The Night of the Mercs"! Or maybe it was "One Merc-ky Night"! You know what, I'll just stick to finding coins. I remember a few months back we were both pulling a bunch of mercs around the same time. Looks like it's time for another run...

 

[Sleepy Holow]

Wednesday
Dimes
Box 1: skunk
Box 2: skunk
Box 3: 1962
Box 4: skunk
Box 5: skunk

Coin Counter: $0.56

Back to earth...

 

[Dozer D]

Sleepy: you might be on to something about the Mercs. Just this month alone I've found 5 mercs in dime boxes, some months I can go the entire month without a Merc. Keep em coming, were bound to hit the big one, 1916-D, yea right !!!!!! Haven't found one yet in my lifetime.

 

[Sleepy Holow]

Thursday
Dimes
Box 1: skunk
Box 2: skunk
Box 3: skunk
Box 4: skunk
Box 5: skunk //1x CAN
$210 MWR: 1941 MERC
$315 CWR: 1947

Halves
$1 Loose: skunk

Coin Counter: C$0.30

Another merc! Not a '16D...in fact it's the worst looking merc I've ever found, but still...another merc!

 

[Dozer D]

Sleepy: looking back at yours & mine postings, I think that you & I are the only big time DIME HUNTERS. The rest of the guys are mostly into halves, and a few into cents.
I'm going to go back into my records from about 2012 when I started keeping stats on my CRH numbers and see what comparison year vs year. Can you do the same with yours? Should prove interesting, to see how much the numbers have dropped off, i.e. Avg/box.

Found 2 more mercs last night.