A Question For Mods...

[lambertpix]

Oh, but I only told you about the paper money:

$64.00 in pennies
$60.00 in nickels
$90.00 in dimes
$280.00 in quarters
$87.00 in half dollars
$47.00 in dollar coins

All of this was in his safe or his dresser drawers. I though it was funny that the dollar bills were in his sock drawer but, man, gotta' safeguard those dimes! Get 'em in the safe!

Stuff like that is what we're laughing about. Stuff like that and the box of Tic-Tacs with a .40 price tag on them from Caldor. Caldor shut its doors for good in, I believe, 1999...

Lol... sounds like something I'd expect from my folks. FWIW, I think the last I knew, my folks were hanging onto old "real silver" coins, so it might be worth checking the dates on a handful of these before you take them to the bank.

 

[Steve5D]

I know there's a bag full of Mercury dimes...

 

[BillM]

The key dates in the Mercury Dime series are as follows:

• 1916-D - With a mintage of only 264,000 this is by far the rarest Mercury key
  
  
• 1942/1 (2 over 1 date) - Overdate type for both 1942 and 1942-D, mintages are unknown but the type is extremely rare

Semi-key (scarce) dates in the Mercury Dime series include:

• 
  [*]1921
  [*]1921-D
  [*]1926-S
  [*]1931-S
  [*]1931-S
  [*] ​All Mercury Dimes are worth at least ten times their face value unless they are badly damaged or almost totally worn out.

 

[snowbear]

Sorry to hear about your dad; it sounds like he was in good spirits in the end.

I'm looking forward to seeing the photos.

 

[Rosy]

So sorry for your loss :-( Please post. Can't wait to see them

 

[71M]

Be good to see them. Best wishes.