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searching4silver
Penny Pincher Member
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 Posted - 02/24/2010 : 09:23:45
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Ok so I started getting a couple additonal boxes from a second bank a couple weeks ago. So far they have been lowsey, just a few 40%. But last night I picked up $430 worth(That is all I had on me). I went through all the rolls and only found one silver, a 1853 O half dollar! I couldn't belive it! The front is pretty worn but you can still make out the seated liberty and the year. the back is in much better shape. According to the price guide it is worth $35.
I dreamed of the day I would find a barber half, but this has to be a first!
i will try and get some pictures tonight.
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AGCoinHunter
Penny Hoarding Member
USA
685 Posts |
Posted - 02/24/2010 : 09:26:46
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| Nice find! Is it the rays and arrows variety? I caved and bought one of those a few months ago. Love the design. |
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NDFARMER
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
1197 Posts |
Posted - 02/24/2010 : 10:10:40
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| Great find congratulations!! I have yet to find anything other than Kennedy's in anything I have searched. |
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kirkland
New Member
USA
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Posted - 02/24/2010 : 10:21:09
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| Cool! I haven't even found one 90%er yet. Good find! |
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searching4silver
Penny Pincher Member
111 Posts |
Posted - 02/24/2010 : 10:42:24
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I am not sure if it has rays or not? I will have to go back and look at it tonight.
I have found a bunch of Franklins and walkers over the past year or so.
I think the key is volume. I go through on average $1000 per week, over $50,000 per year. I will have to figure exactly, but over time I think I find about 0.3% silver or 6 coins per box including 40% and 90%. So dollar value of silver maybe $25 per box on average. Roughly $2500 per year worth? I will see if my true number meets that estimate this year. So far I am at about $400 worth of silver. |
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wolvesdad
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
2164 Posts |
Posted - 02/24/2010 : 12:10:48
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silver is silver... be it 40%, barber, 90%kennedy or seated liberty half dollar!!
Nice finds!!! |
"May your percentages ever increase!" |
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Hirbonzig
Penny Collector Member
USA
451 Posts |
Posted - 02/24/2010 : 15:40:15
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Congrats on the great find! Now the pressure is on to find a Bust half dollar prior to 1840!! |
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dakota1955
1000+ Penny Miser Member
2212 Posts |
Posted - 02/24/2010 : 15:45:24
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| congrats on that great find |
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fasteddy
Penny Collector Member
USA
298 Posts |
Posted - 02/24/2010 : 15:57:42
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| Maybe its one of the three known to exist or now the fourth to exist. wooHOO anyways...nice find! |
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JobIII
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
1507 Posts |
Posted - 02/24/2010 : 16:01:04
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Nice Find. Wonderful Stats if they remain constant.
If you have numbers like mine, which were up the first couple years i searched. Now I'm lucky to find 1 silver coin in $1-2K of boxes a week.
Can't wait to see the picture of that coin.
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fb101
Administrator
USA
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Posted - 02/24/2010 : 18:57:35
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| I found a barber last week. No thrill at all compared to yours. Awesome find! |
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bman
Penny Collector Member
USA
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searching4silver
Penny Pincher Member
111 Posts |
Posted - 02/25/2010 : 08:21:10
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I slacked and didn't take any pictures last night. i will try and not to forget to tonight.
I looked at it and the front is pretty worn, but the back has rays and arrows.
I seem to be getting more skunks or boxes with just one or two silvers, however they are from my second bank. Therfore i think it is due to a differnt distributor? or source? not sure. I think the volume should compensate for the lower percentages percieved or not. |
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knibloe
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
1066 Posts |
Posted - 02/25/2010 : 21:48:29
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| Congrats. Would love to see a pic. |
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Robarons
Penny Hoarding Member
USA
522 Posts |
Posted - 02/25/2010 : 22:02:08
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Very nice. Abe Lincoln must have spent it and it has been sitting around in jars since. Nice to have Pre-Civil war coin in circulation!
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searching4silver
Penny Pincher Member
111 Posts |
Posted - 02/26/2010 : 12:22:40
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here are the pictures I promised. I had to learn how to post them. the front is pretty worn, but you can still make out the date and what it is. the back is in much better shape.
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Copper Catcher
Administrator
USA
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Posted - 02/26/2010 : 12:32:47
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Great find...I noticed at first the pictures did not show up, but I got it to display for ya!
It is going to be hard for you to top that find! |
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searching4silver
Penny Pincher Member
111 Posts |
Posted - 02/26/2010 : 12:40:37
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Thanks for the help. What did i do wrong? I think I needed another sleeve of thin mints to get my head on straight!
I really want to find a barber! just to find silver I am happy! i was totally amazed when I found this. I never even checked out the listing for halves into the barbers let alone the seated libertys! This could have been handled by my great-great grandfather from Ireland! crazy! |
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Copper Catcher
Administrator
USA
2092 Posts |
Posted - 02/26/2010 : 12:49:35
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I viewed the source from flicker to find where you had uploaded the pictures and clicked to see what each picture i.e. .jpg images was and used that to make it should up.
When searching halves I get giddy just finding a Franklin Half! This should keep you motivated for a long, long time! |
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I found a 1853 O half dollar in a box last night!
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