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realcent
Forum Admin
USA
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 Posted - 05/02/2006 : 18:11:43
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This forum is for posting about any bullion related topic other than hoarding copper pennies or nickels.
Anything having to do with precious metals, gold, silver, etc., should go here.
The standard forum rules apply:
No spam, no pr0n, no personal attacks against other members.
The url that will get you directly to these forums is hoardingcopper.com
Thanks!
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silver1234
New Member
9 Posts |
 Posted - 02/14/2008 : 10:03:03
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| I have been mainly hoarding pennies, but I have also searched through about $1200 in halves. Thus far I have found only 3 40% halves! Anyone have any better luck or any advice to find more? |
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koprhed
New Member
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Posted - 03/12/2008 : 01:12:30
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I think the conventional wisdom is "keep sorting". I burned through about $1500 worth of halfs with pretty dismal results, but then I got some good results on my lask box of $500...the only bad thing is that now I am going to go and get another box...if I had gotten skunked on the last box, I probably would have quit.
It also helps to think of this as a game of pull tabs, with no downside risk... |
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wheeler_dealer
Penny Pincher Member
USA
234 Posts |
Posted - 03/15/2008 : 13:53:42
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Silver1234
Just did my first $500.00 box. Found a walker & a franklin & a few 40%'s. The GODS must have been smiling. This makes up for the 10 boxes of pennies I got with 100% zincs in the same batch
Win some - Lose some just keep trying. 3 is better than none. At least it covers gas. Good Luck. |
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wheeler_dealer
Penny Pincher Member
USA
234 Posts |
Posted - 03/25/2008 : 08:42:09
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Koprhed,
I find your comparison to sorting halves and pull tabs interesting. Only drawback is when I finished I had to re-roll. Correctly put there is no downside risk. Only investment is TIME & gas. |
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HoardCopperByTheTon
Administrator
USA
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Posted - 03/25/2008 : 11:03:13
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If you are already going to the bank to pick up pennies getting halves doesn't cost you a lot of time and gas. Besides, it increases your odds of finding something good and can cover you if you get skunked on pennies.
In December I stopped at one of my banks right before they closed to pick up some pennies. They didn't have hardly any pennies, but when I asked they had 6 rolls of halves. Out of those rolls I got 99 Silver coins.. 88 90% and 11 40%! Lots of Franklins and Walkers. I get skunked on halves all the time, but a day like that certainly keeps hope alive. You just never know when you might get a visit from the Silver Santa!
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If your percentages are low.. just sort more. If your percentages are high.. just sort more.
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CoinHunter53562
Penny Hoarding Member
USA
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Posted - 03/26/2008 : 13:05:15
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| Wow nice haul HCBTT!! I dont know what I would do if I came across something like that. I was pretty happy to find my first 40% half in a box, but if there were 99...wow. |
Load up now while you can!
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Art Tatum
Penny Collector Member
USA
395 Posts |
Posted - 08/23/2008 : 12:19:40
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| you got skunked? |
my machine is running! |
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HoardCopperByTheTon
Administrator
USA
3214 Posts |
Posted - 08/23/2008 : 13:25:33
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The new rolling machine also rolls half dollars.. SWEEEEEEET!!! Going to go order another box of halves today.  |
If your percentages are low.. just sort more. If your percentages are high.. just sort more.
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jondude
New Member
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Posted - 08/23/2008 : 14:33:23
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| I try and get a few halfs. So far I have been able to get 8 -- 40%. Just enough to keep me coming back. |
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