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Valued Member
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I have quastion on half boxs. Last weak I asked wells fargo to get me an box of them. They told me wedesday they would get them. They did not get intill today. They had them in somewhere in there bank system. The bank teller told me they were very hard to get and did not know if she could buy them from federal bank anymore or there cash service company can get them anywhere. I dont if we can even reordor them again. I want to cash them in where I can get my money back after looking thru them. I dont know if need to keep them since they are so hard to get . Reason they are not being used anymore or banks dont have them anywhere it seems. I tryed serval banks and this is my first boxes of them. It seems I cant get anywhere it seems after checking 4 banks . I deal with 3 banks and they are very hard to get at all banks. Most wait intill peaple turn them in to them for small amounts of cash.
My two 500 dollar boxes I bought and searched. I was amazed looking thru it. They had no date on box and were wraped with brinks wraper on coins. I think they were rolled and boxed in 2004 or 2005 reason. They may been in safe serval years? Reason some coins had rainbow toned in box from being there.
What was found in those two boxes. Proofs 1971, 1990 toned brown, 1999 s,
Tons of au or bu 1970 something halfs, one 2004 bu coin, tons of 2000 bu coins, Lots strange rainbow toned coins, On silver coins I found,1950, 1962d, 1952d, 1950d, 1961d franklins, 5 count 1964 coins, 3 1968 d, 1 1965, one 1967 halfs. There were 15 totol silver coins totol in both 500 dollar boxes.
This is my first batch to ever buy like this. I dont know if should sell the remains off to buy another box. Reason is the bank teller dont know if see can even buy more of them. I told the teller I want to buy an 1000 dollar batch per each week. She dont know if can get more those boxes. I was amazed all the coins in box . Lots of silver and bu coins, rainbow toned coins, serval proof coins. Its my first on halves but I have done tons of pennys and nickel boxes before but never seen anything like this before. I hate to dump the remains in cash machice for dollars but I need the money. I dont know if we can get an secord batch on those since bank had problems geting my first boxs of them. I should have started searching those becides penny or nickel boxes serval monlths ago when I first started.
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New Member
United States
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Another good week. 2 boxes of halves yielded 1 Franklin, two proofs, and 7 40% Kennedies. There was also a peculiar 1971 that appears to have been gold plated. Anyone seen one of these before or have any insight? The down side... it looks like someone tried to scrape the plating off of it. Lots of scratches.
Since June 2007
halves searched = $3470
Walkers = 17
Frankins = 25
90% Kennedy = 2
40% Kennedy = 42
Proof = 6 (76, 81, 82, 85, 95, 04)
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Pillar of the Community
United States
882 Posts |
We can get some spray paint and make some more if you wish. That would be my best guess.
Welcome aboard, mate!
Ty
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Valued Member
United States
264 Posts |
Welcome to the family crazy. Searching halves is like playing the lottery. You may or may not get lucky. Least in our case we don't loose any money if we don't find a winning box.
Picked up $500 in the new dollar coins today to search for errors. Also, picked up a box of quarters since my daughter still has holes in her book.
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I finally got my first half dollars today! 850 dollars and a few odd ones. Took the bank forever and then were supposed to call me when they came in but they didn't. The other bank I use had part of a box just waiting to come home with me. I'll let you know the results when I'm done.
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New Member
United States
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Is it better to get a box of halves from a fed bank or a coin rolling co. or does it really matter?
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Valued Member
United States
264 Posts |
Get them any place that you can. Unless you suspect someone is searching the rolls before they sale to you.
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United States
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I have to tell you guys about the last two boxes I searched. I bought both boxes from the same bank, on the same day, and they were packed and inspected on the same day by the same inspector. These boxes are a perfect example of the feast or famine principle in roll hunting that I have experienced. In the first box the first roll I grab looks short--even before I unroll it. I think 'now way' and unroll it. Yep, it only had 19 halves in that roll. Now I'm thinking 'great, I opened the first roll and I'm already in the hole'. I proceed to unroll the rest of that box and find nothing--no 40%, no 90%, no proofs---not only did I not find anything, I'm short $0.50  . We had some friends visiting and the wife was wondering what I was doing so I told her and she said 'looks like alot of work' (especially since you didn't find anything is what she was thinking but was too nice to say that). In the second box it doesn't take me very long to start finding 40% and several rolls early on had multiple finds--I think the most I pulled out of one roll was one 90% and four 40%. What a contrast to the first box. I keep unrolling and I keep finding more and more until I come to a 1964 proof in flawless condition  . I stop and tell my wife that she has to come see this. By now I have a pretty good stack of 40% building and now my visitors are understanding why I search rolls. Anyway I keep searching and continue to pull out more and more 40% and an occasional 90%. Then it happened......I found a 40% 1776-1976S in flawless condition  do they make a 1976S in 40%? I get my book and sure enough they list a 40% Bicentennial  (don't go away it gets better!) I am beside myself--I didn't even know such a coin existed and to find one in such great condition.....I almost forgot that I was down 50 cents on the first box. Ok now for the best find....a few rolls later after I pull out some more 40% I pull out another flawless 90% coin.....a 1963 Franklin that looks like it just came from the mint other than some finger prints (not mine)  . I look in the book and it lists -65FBL and -65CAM under 1963. What does -65FBL mean? and Does -65CAM stand for mint state 65 cameo finish? I'll have to post some pictures of these coins because I cannot accurately describe their condition in terms of a grade but they all will grade high in my opinion. So in that second box I pulled out: 43 40% (one was a 40% Bicentienniel in MS condition) 7 90% (1964 proof in flawless condition and a 1963 in MS condition that is so mirrored that it looks like a proof coin) Here are a couple questions. I would like to send the Franklin in to get it graded. Is it worth it? Should I try to remove the finger prints first, and if so is acetone the best way or could it possibly dull the mirror finish? When I get to work on Monday I'll scan some pictures and either post them here or in the 'found in circulation' thread. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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gee_dubya75,
Sounds like your halves turned out a lot better than mine. The partial box of $350 had already been searched (they were more or less sorted by year and nothing before 1971). The second box of $500 turned out better (though nowhere near as good as many of the rest of the fams). I got 7 40% and 2 nice toned. It's still exciting for me because it's just the first box. I think I'm gonna go pick up some books and try to fill the holes with what I've found.
08/18/2007 Password for Question #1: Awesome possum.
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08/18/2007 4:57 pm
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New Member
United States
33 Posts |
Hey dubya,
Were those boxes from a federal reserve bank? If so which one. I got my first box last week from a frb in Dallas and it had nothing in it. Thomas_z71 said he went through 10 boxes and got nothing (from the same frb in Dallas). I did get some encouraging words from Madmartigan so I think I'll hang in for a while. Plus I got ten rolls from a bank yesterday and got two 40% and a 1986 proof, so that gives me hope.
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Valued Member
United States
166 Posts |
I just get my boxes from a local bank not a FRB. The boxes I get are flat meaning all the rolls are in one layer and the name on the rolls is H.F. String & Sons. Hope that helps.
What do the FRB boxes look like? I'll be sure to steer clear of those.
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New Member
United States
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Those are FRB boxes, with the bright yellowish wrappers. I get my boxes from a bank, but I asked the teller where they get their coins and he said from the FRB in Dallas. Sorry, I should have explained it better. I still have hope because I've heard alot of people on this forum talk about the "feast and famine". Try and find out which FRB your bank is getting them from and let me know. Also, it would be great to hear about some "feast" stories from someone that gets boxes from FRB in Dallas.
Thanks.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1713 Posts |
Does anyone still get the "fat" boxes instead of the flat ones? My partial box was "fat" the other (the good one) was flat.
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Valued Member
United States
166 Posts |
Ok here are the pics of the 40% Bicentennial half, 1963 Franklin and 1964 proof that I pulled out of the box last week. The scan makes the fingerprints standout and masks the mirror-like finish on the '63 and '64--in reality the opposite is true when they are 'in hand'. Please believe me when I say none of these prints are mine. I might send in the 1963 Franklin for grading--I think it might actually grade at MS-XXFBL! Should I try to remove the fingerprints? Image:  636476obvsmall.jpg73.68 KB Image: 636476revsmall.jpg82.16 KB Edited by gee_dubya75
08/20/2007 09:16 am
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I hope it is a MS-XXFBL! But I kind of doubt it. |
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