Newbie.. How To Stay Encouraged? Half Dollar Searching

Thanks for the advice!! I realize that I've been doing well on silver % but the hunt is the fun and I'm going to start picking up other rolls when there are no halfs in stock to get a fix and keep me from hitting up too many branches. I'm in an area that is condensed with banks- 4 within a block or 2 from my office and another 3-4 directly on my commute, so gas isn't an issue or concern.

Quarters seem to be a waste to me.. way too many in circulation with all of the State Quarters that have been released to actually find some silver or something of interest. Would I have better luck with dimes or nickles? I don't think I'm ready to start hoarding cents, although I do pull the pre-1982's out of my pocket change.

I've found 19 dimes and 15 nickels, no clue how much I went through thou, but I usually keep it even for the most part. I do quarters to fill out the ATB folders, but I never expect to find silver in them. I'm a cent hoarder so I do like them once in a while and I'm always happy to find a Canadian cent, they stopped making them in 2012 so they are more unique now. One of my theories about dime vs. nickel is the dimes are more recognizable and nickels are dingy and easily over looked with 19 to 15 on finds the issue of only having silver for 4 years cuts down the chances for nickel finds. The link in my signature gives more details on Dime Vs. Nickel

I'm down in the Norwood area. I thought I was going to get some earlier this week when the teller checked with the manager to see if they had any.. she even asked how much I was looking for (big tease), but was told by the manager that they didn't have any. I've been dumping at Rockland Credit (free coin counting machine for members) and I was told by a teller that they never get halfs- although I'm going to ask again. I just don't go in there often unless it is to dump.

Find a bank that will order you a box.

Build a relationship with that bank and expand your 1 box into many boxes.

Do most banks have only 1 "Associate" (I assume they mean Head Teller) that deals with coins in the vault? I called to see if I could pick-up more halves and they told me that they've got them in stock, but today is the day off for the associate that handles them... is this the norm?

I stumbled on this last night and since I just sold my truck the day before I decided to try it out.

I was on a mission.

I went to 2 casinos here in town and none of them wanted to give me more than 100 worth. I ended up getting 150 worth from them altogether I then hit up my bank and they only had 3 rolls, but I could order and they would have them in 4 days for me. So I went ahead and ordered 1 case (500 worth) later realizing that I should of ordered 4 cases.

I still had paper cash so I went to wells fargo, big mistake. The teller wouldn't even give me change unless I had an account, I told him I use to and I closed it because of things just like that about the bank. He still persisted on trying to get me to open an account, I think they hire the dumbest tellers ever.

So then I went to US Bank about a mile away and they only had 2 rolls total, The teller said they don't usually have them But they did have a case of dollar coins. I was so excited I forgot to say I only wanted silver. I got 800 worth and went on back home.

I started to open the halves with my daughter she's 3 and had alot of fun but I got skunked with the halves.

We opened the dollars there were a ton of presidential and sacagawea's a few susan b's. It was fun telling her about the presidents and such, But a rookie mistake for sure.

I will call my bank in the morning and ask them to order an addition 3 cases of halves. I will try this a few more times. Its fun and keeps me from playing apps on my phone. If I get any silver I will be hooked.