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Jefferson
Penny Pincher Member
165 Posts |
Posted - 05/22/2009 : 10:22:16
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1 $500 box of halves:
5 40% ( '66, '67, 3x'68 )
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"Specie is the most perfect medium because it will preserve its own level; because, having intrinsic and universal value, it can never die in our hands, and it is the surest resource of reliance in time of war." -Thomas Jefferson
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fb101
Administrator
USA
2856 Posts |
Posted - 05/22/2009 : 23:02:13
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$500 halves skunked.
$100 nickels skunked again! |
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HoardCopperByTheTon
Administrator
USA
6807 Posts |
Posted - 05/23/2009 : 01:18:56
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Itty Bitty Skunk..
$45 in dimes
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If your percentages are low.. just sort more. If your percentages are high.. just sort more.
Now selling Copper pennies. 1.6x plus shipping. Limited amounts available. |
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slickeast
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
2533 Posts |
 Posted - 05/23/2009 : 08:54:16
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You don't have to be the BEST you just have to be.......SLICK
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Jefferson
Penny Pincher Member
165 Posts |
Posted - 05/23/2009 : 16:13:36
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1 $500 box of halves:
2x 2001P
"Can I have the second-to-last half in your tray?"
1x 1969D 
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"Specie is the most perfect medium because it will preserve its own level; because, having intrinsic and universal value, it can never die in our hands, and it is the surest resource of reliance in time of war." -Thomas Jefferson
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oober
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
1304 Posts |
Posted - 05/23/2009 : 17:09:15
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3 boxes of 1/2's 2 90's 1 40
May 2009 RC Total
Nicks
$2300 Searched
18 WN
Dimes
$5150 Searched
21 US
0 Can
Quarters
$552.50 Searched
5 US
0 Can
Halves
$61000.50 Searched
440 40%
108 90%
15 Proofs
0 Ag Proofs
21 NIFCs
1 NIFC 40% ( 1970 D )
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WIZARD1
Penny Sorter Member
USA
48 Posts |
Posted - 05/24/2009 : 19:23:32
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killerken53
Penny Pincher Member
172 Posts |
Posted - 05/26/2009 : 07:40:57
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$500 halves, skunk
$500 (2 boxes) dimes, 3 roosevelt
$170 CWR dimes, skunk |
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Dan52
Penny Collector Member
USA
422 Posts |
Posted - 05/26/2009 : 14:27:59
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12 boxes of dimes plus $100.00 CWR dimes.......11 silver roos.
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buyingsilvers
Penny Collector Member
441 Posts |
Posted - 05/26/2009 : 19:06:34
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Got a crazy $500 bag from the bank today.
Tally was
30 40%
98 90%
5 Franklins
1 2007 NIFC
1 Aussie 20 cent coin (probably worthless)
I have a couple more bags at home, but I probably wont bother posting those after I look through them. Those look like they might be 10-20 per bag. |
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fb101
Administrator
USA
2856 Posts |
Posted - 05/26/2009 : 19:45:23
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Only 10-20 per bag? a waste of time, throw them back!
1 box nickels 1 WN. |
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coppernicus
Penny Collector Member
USA
383 Posts |
Posted - 05/26/2009 : 22:01:29
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Dan52
Penny Collector Member
USA
422 Posts |
Posted - 05/27/2009 : 00:01:19
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Better than average two boxes of dimes:
Box 1 - 3 roos
Box 2 - 3 roos
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buyingsilvers
Penny Collector Member
441 Posts |
Posted - 05/27/2009 : 02:59:26
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Originally posted by fb101
Only 10-20 per bag? a waste of time, throw them back!
Ha! It's all relative. When you're getting skunked like hell, even one 40% is WAY better than nothing.
While I'm posting, might as well post up the results of the other 3 batches while they're on my desk
#1
24 40%
5 90%
1 Franklin
#2
23 40%
3 90%
2 Franklin
1 1962 proof franklin
1 walker
#3
6 40%
1 90%
1 Franklin
1 bicentennial proof (40% silver)
About 7 NIFCs.
5 franc French coin (worthless)
1 pataca Macau coin (worthless)
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Country
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
3121 Posts |
Posted - 05/27/2009 : 14:42:43
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quote:
Originally posted by buyingsilvers
quote:
Originally posted by fb101
Only 10-20 per bag? a waste of time, throw them back!
Ha! It's all relative. When you're getting skunked like hell, even one 40% is WAY better than nothing.
While I'm posting, might as well post up the results of the other 3 batches while they're on my desk
#1
24 40%
5 90%
1 Franklin
#2
23 40%
3 90%
2 Franklin
1 1962 proof franklin
1 walker
#3
6 40%
1 90%
1 Franklin
1 bicentennial proof (40% silver)
About 7 NIFCs.
5 franc French coin (worthless)
1 pataca Macau coin (worthless)
Buyingsilvers,
The number of silver halves you find in bags is unbelieveable !! You must live in a rural area without much competition to come up with these great silver totals. Is there some advice you can give to the rest of us who only get a good box now and again? |
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– Theodore Roosevelt
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buyingsilvers
Penny Collector Member
441 Posts |
Posted - 05/27/2009 : 14:58:20
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Yeah, the area is semi-urban and is dominated by local banks & cred unions. The banks here all have their own central vaults. So as I'm pulling from one bank and dumping in another, it doesn't contaminate my supply stream unless other prospectors pull my dumps and deposit it into my supply. This is as opposed to a situation where all the banks return coins to Brinks or the Fed where skunks might be continuously recycled.
And there are more than a few active prospectors in my area. My guess is that the reason I have a lot of success is that I simply out-volume everyone else. If other prospectors are picking up in $200- $500 batches at my dump bank, there's no way they'll outpace someone dumping thousands weekly. So unless they happen to be gettign halves at my supply bank, they're going to get rediculous amount of skunks.
At least here, since the halves just sit in the banks' central vaults, there's probably a few thousand in skunks that sit on the top of the silver and just circulate among prospectors. I used to get skunked HARD at my current supply bank, but I dug beneath all the skunk crap. My guess is that the current silver bags I'm pulling are the result of someone dumping a stash at a credit union somewhere. The cred unions dont maintain their own vaults (too small) and send the coinage from their counters to be processed and stored at one of the other regional banks central vaults. I completely drained one bank, which is now my dump bank, and am currently working on the 2nd bank. There's 2-3 other central bank vaults in my area that I'm aware of. 2 of them are harder to access for halves, but not impossible.
There's other really rural areas where I've asked family members or friends to grab samples of halves for me. There was a lot of silver in those samples as well. If I had the time, I'd road trip around and buy up everything I could get my hands on.
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RyanAKL
Penny Pincher Member
USA
224 Posts |
Posted - 05/27/2009 : 19:47:24
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| okay this is going to be my first time sorting halves, i had my bank order a box of halves, im assuming that it will be ordered from brinks, how many of you have good luck with brinks? what are my chances of finding anything? |
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Country
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
3121 Posts |
Posted - 05/27/2009 : 20:00:38
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quote:
Originally posted by RyanAKL
okay this is going to be my first time sorting halves, i had my bank order a box of halves, im assuming that it will be ordered from brinks, how many of you have good luck with brinks? what are my chances of finding anything?
I get the Brinks boxes. I am averaging about 5 silver (90% and 40%) halves a Brinks box. My best Brinks box this year had 45 silvers in it. I've had SKUNKS too  . If you don't know it already, please dump the coins you get from your order bank at another branch. That keeps everyone happy  ; including you. |
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The things that will destroy America are prosperity-at-any-price, peace-at-any-price, safety-first instead of duty-first, the love of soft living, and the get-rich-quick theory of life.
– Theodore Roosevelt
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RyanAKL
Penny Pincher Member
USA
224 Posts |
Posted - 05/27/2009 : 20:04:34
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Originally posted by Country
quote:
Originally posted by RyanAKL
okay this is going to be my first time sorting halves, i had my bank order a box of halves, im assuming that it will be ordered from brinks, how many of you have good luck with brinks? what are my chances of finding anything?
I get the Brinks boxes. I am averaging about 5 silver (90% and 40%) halves a Brinks box. My best Brinks box this year had 45 silvers in it. I've had SKUNKS too . If you don't know it already, please dump the coins you get from your order bank at another branch. That keeps everyone happy ; including you.
Okay well that makes me feel better, if i only find one i will be happy. and yes i always dump at my two dump banks. Thanks for the reply! |
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RyanAKL
Penny Pincher Member
USA
224 Posts |
Posted - 05/27/2009 : 20:08:55
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| I also had another question, what do you all store your halves in? i was thinking about getting those plastic tubes but can only find them on ebay and prices just seem a little to high for my liking. any ideas would be greatly appreciated. |
Edited by - RyanAKL on 05/27/2009 20:10:27 |
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fb101
Administrator
USA
2856 Posts |
Posted - 05/27/2009 : 20:59:56
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$500 halves skunked again!
This is getting to be a habit.. |
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coppernicus
Penny Collector Member
USA
383 Posts |
Posted - 05/27/2009 : 21:52:55
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| $300 in nickels sorted... 2 war nickels and a 1930 Buffalo found |
Edited by - coppernicus on 05/28/2009 06:36:26 |
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Dan52
Penny Collector Member
USA
422 Posts |
Posted - 05/28/2009 : 02:05:45
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| 3 more boxes of halves......three skunks......plus, $1.50 short. This makes 8 boxes of halves in a row that have been skunks. Just opened a box of dimes...one roos so far. |
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Posted - 05/28/2009 : 13:53:48
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I store mine in square tubes from You must be logged in to see this link.
They also sell boxes that the tubes fit into. Great for long term storage.
ALSO *directed at all of the ppl on this forum*: It's been almost 20 posts since someone posted a total!!! Nobody has posted a total since oober on page 32. Please help by updating the total when you post your finds!!
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Originally posted by RyanAKL
I also had another question, what do you all store your halves in? i was thinking about getting those plastic tubes but can only find them on ebay and prices just seem a little to high for my liking. any ideas would be greatly appreciated.
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fb101
Administrator
USA
2856 Posts |
Posted - 05/28/2009 : 16:52:23
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| How many dimes in a box? isn't it $500 each? |
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