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TenBears
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
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Posted - 01/18/2008 : 11:11:48
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| Out of $500, one 1968. The box could have been worse I suppose. |
"Rich," the Old Man said dreamily, "is not baying after what you can't have. Rich is having the time to do what you want to do. Rich is a little whiskey to drink and some food to eat and a roof over your head and a fish pole and a boat and a gun and a dollar for a box of shells. Rich is not owing any money to anybody, and not spending what you haven't got." Robert Ruark
there are too wild Indians...
there are too wild Indians...
there are too wild Indians...-----still taunted
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fiatboy
Administrator
912 Posts |
 Posted - 01/18/2008 : 15:01:07
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Today I searched $300 in dimes, $300 in halves, $300 in quarters, and $300 in nickels.
Much to my surprise, I found no silver from the halves, dimes, or nickels, but I did find a silver quarter from 1945. My first silver quarter this year!  |
"Bart, it's not about how many stocks you have, it's about how much copper wire you can get out of the building." --- Homer Simpson |
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Hirbonzig
Penny Collector Member
USA
451 Posts |
Posted - 01/25/2008 : 16:47:21
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$800 in halves searched,
2 1964 JFK's
7 40% JFK's
Cashed the halves in and got $800 in dimes, but only found 3 .99 nickel canadian dimes |
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HoardCopperByTheTon
Administrator
USA
6807 Posts |
Posted - 01/28/2008 : 21:24:08
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| Got $36.50 in halves at the bank today. Found 3 40%ers.. more than tex got out of a whole box! Much better than the $400 in dimes I did yesterday and only found 1 silver. |
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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Hirbonzig
Penny Collector Member
USA
451 Posts |
Posted - 02/01/2008 : 23:08:29
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Went thru a box of halves and was skunked. |
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fiatboy
Administrator
912 Posts |
Posted - 02/01/2008 : 23:30:05
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Today I was skunked on halves as well.
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"Bart, it's not about how many stocks you have, it's about how much copper wire you can get out of the building." --- Homer Simpson |
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HoardCopperByTheTon
Administrator
USA
6807 Posts |
Posted - 02/02/2008 : 17:19:13
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| Got a roll of half dollars at the bank today.. from the same teller that gave me my early Christmas present. Was all excited and sorted them out in the car. Nope, no revisits from the Silver Santa.. see picture above. |
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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TenBears
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
1021 Posts |
Posted - 02/04/2008 : 18:06:52
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There are a few of us who frequent this one thread. And, although I do not derive pleasure from another's misfortune, at least I am not the only one to get skunked on halves. Nice skunk Fiatboy.
Curious -- do any of you have information regarding a national average or anything similar for finding silver in a box of halves? For pennies, I know very well that I will average about 20% copper in searching boxes in Texas. But, I am unaware of any such percentages anywhere for searching halves. Have any of you run across such information in other "coin" forums? Please let me know if you have. |
"Rich," the Old Man said dreamily, "is not baying after what you can't have. Rich is having the time to do what you want to do. Rich is a little whiskey to drink and some food to eat and a roof over your head and a fish pole and a boat and a gun and a dollar for a box of shells. Rich is not owing any money to anybody, and not spending what you haven't got." Robert Ruark
there are too wild Indians...
there are too wild Indians...
there are too wild Indians...-----still taunted
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Robarons
Penny Hoarding Member
USA
522 Posts |
Posted - 02/04/2008 : 21:07:45
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| It used to be a standard of 1 40% per every 4 rolls/$40 searched from the members at the Kitco forums, but that seems like its very outdated and near impossible to achieve. |
Robber Baron= Robarons |
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HoardCopperByTheTon
Administrator
USA
6807 Posts |
Posted - 02/04/2008 : 22:07:56
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| I think it varies too widely to be consistant like pennies. Sometimes you can do hundreds and hundreds without a single keeper.. and sometimes the Silver Santa visits you <G> |
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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TenBears
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
1021 Posts |
Posted - 02/05/2008 : 09:19:53
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| My experience has been like HoardCopper's. I have had more skunkings that I can to admit, but I once collected 27 40%ers out of one box. |
"Rich," the Old Man said dreamily, "is not baying after what you can't have. Rich is having the time to do what you want to do. Rich is a little whiskey to drink and some food to eat and a roof over your head and a fish pole and a boat and a gun and a dollar for a box of shells. Rich is not owing any money to anybody, and not spending what you haven't got." Robert Ruark
there are too wild Indians...
there are too wild Indians...
there are too wild Indians...-----still taunted
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Hirbonzig
Penny Collector Member
USA
451 Posts |
Posted - 02/08/2008 : 18:29:16
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Searched thru $140 in halves and found 4 1968-D's.
40% halves....1.42%
90% halves....0.00%
I plan on reporting percentages from now on. My guess is that they will be no higher than 2% or 3%. |
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Mike
Penny Sorter Member
USA
65 Posts |
Posted - 02/11/2008 : 19:33:37
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| Two or three years ago I bought a roll of halves at the bank - I think we did get one 40% Kennedy. Afterwards we started to spend the rest of them. We tried to spend a few when we went to Arby's for lunch, and the girl behind the counter raised a big ruckus. I guess she had never seen a half dollar before, and thought we were trying to pull a fast one. |
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Hirbonzig
Penny Collector Member
USA
451 Posts |
Posted - 02/12/2008 : 10:35:07
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Went thru $380 in halves and found 3 40% halves.
40% halves....0.39%
90% halves....0.00% |
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Hirbonzig
Penny Collector Member
USA
451 Posts |
Posted - 02/26/2008 : 21:14:29
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Searched $640 in halves and found just 1 40% half, .078%
With silver way up I'm finding fewer and fewer halves. |
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aboxaweek
Penny Collector Member
USA
326 Posts |
Posted - 02/27/2008 : 16:00:36
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| How do you get rid of your halves? Bring them to the bank across the block or back to the bank you got them from. I also like to here about silver in halves. |
*HUCKABEE*
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aboxaweek
Penny Collector Member
USA
326 Posts |
Posted - 02/27/2008 : 16:43:08
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also, i just remembered i searched a roll yesterday. skunked. 3 bicentinial though.
I have been going to the bank to look through, and then students at the school have been buying them, other than the roll which was requested. |
*HUCKABEE*
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misteroman
Administrator
USA
2565 Posts |
Posted - 02/27/2008 : 16:56:25
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A buddy of mine has been buying approx. $2K in Halves a week for the last 10 yrs or so and has one hell of a hoard.He is waiting for silver to hit $25 which he was told by one of the larger dealers around her it is assured.I know his record out of 4 boxes was 36X not sure of the last number but was 360 something.He has the best luck when it comes to coins.Him and his brother bought a jar of Silver from a lady in the mid 90's for Face(all she wanted) and they found a 16-d dime and a 3 leg Buffalo.
He just came up from florida last week and not sure if he's back into the halves yet.I'll have to call and find out.
Derek |
Buying CU cents!!!! Paying 1.2 unlimited amounts wanted. Can pick up if near Ohio area. |
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aboxaweek
Penny Collector Member
USA
326 Posts |
Posted - 02/28/2008 : 15:35:24
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wow just wow! That's a couple of coins.
Is he on this forum? You should have him post. |
*HUCKABEE*
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misteroman
Administrator
USA
2565 Posts |
Posted - 02/29/2008 : 11:10:05
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^^^ LOL, nope.He doesn't even have a computer.
Derek |
Buying CU cents!!!! Paying 1.2 unlimited amounts wanted. Can pick up if near Ohio area. |
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aboxaweek
Penny Collector Member
USA
326 Posts |
Posted - 02/29/2008 : 21:41:03
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| a computer is a lifeline, with the time he's got he should find one. |
*HUCKABEE*
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Hirbonzig
Penny Collector Member
USA
451 Posts |
Posted - 03/01/2008 : 09:04:21
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$550 in halves from 2 different banks searched and found 9 40% halves for a 0.81% of total coins in silver.
At one bank the halves($200) were all loose and they rolled them up for me even though I was'nt a customer and waived a 10 cent per roll charge. As it turned out I got 7 silvers out of those and only 2 silvers from the remaining $350.
At another bank I asked for halves and they said no they do not have any,but without asking the teller asked me if I would like some large dollar coins. I said yes I would and for a few seconds I daydreamed of getting rolls and rolls of real silver dollars at face value. But reality set in quickly and I bought 12 Ikes from her.
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aboxaweek
Penny Collector Member
USA
326 Posts |
Posted - 03/03/2008 : 16:04:56
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2 rolls in dimes searched.
2 rolls of non-silver dimes found.
thought i'd try |
*HUCKABEE*
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HoardCopperByTheTon
Administrator
USA
6807 Posts |
Posted - 03/12/2008 : 01:18:27
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Got $34 in halves today.. 3 rolls and 8 loose. I love it when you see the silver band as they hand you the loose ones!
Nothing in the rolls.. but that silver band was a 69-S.. and right next to it was a 97-S!
Did 60 rolls of dimes earlier this week.. Struck silver! 1 silver 46 dime. |
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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aboxaweek
Penny Collector Member
USA
326 Posts |
Posted - 03/14/2008 : 17:03:51
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| I have only found one silver dime in circulation, but the other day, I was looking through my friends change and found a 1964 dime. I tried to buy it from him, but no. darn! |
*HUCKABEE*
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