Coin Roll Hunting --- Half Dollars, Average Finds?

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rustynail66 New Member United States 5 Posts	Posted 05/19/2012 12:33 am I'm thinking about ordering $1,000 worth of half dollars. I've read that people are averaging 3+ 40% silver halves. I find this hard to believe as I'm averaging: - 1 silver dime per $250 box - 1 silver wartime nickel per $100 box - 15 wheat pennies per $25 box I'm curious what everyone is averaging per box? Has anyone had any luck with halves this year? * Moved by Staff to a more appropriate forum. * Report this Post to the Staff

basebal21 Bedrock of the Community 13014 Posts	Posted 05/19/2012 12:53 am A lot of it is luck, but I would suspect that the Halves would be the hardest to find. Not only do collectors like them, people looking to make a couple bucks reselling them, but they are also a favorite among "preppers" for doomsday with their low cost and presumably high trading value. I know a lot of people will say thats probably a small amount but its really much larger than people think. I'm sure even most of us here while maybe not a prepper have some junk silver or halves saved up for one reason or another. Granted a ton of them were made, but my guess would be that as time goes on they will be harder and harder to find, especially since they really do have a solid return right now unlike say pennies where the profit is marginal Report this Post to the Staff
Tim Stroud Pillar of the Community United States 2661 Posts	Posted 05/19/2012 09:22 am I would average 2-3 40% from boxes. I think I have searched a total of 15 boxes and found it not to be worth my time and effort since I must re-roll these and take them somewhere to dump. I now get only CWR's when available and on a good day get solid rolls of 40% with a few 64's mixed in and an occasional Franklin. On a bad day I will get 3-4 rolls with a few NIFC coins in the mix but no silver. On a really bad day I get 3-4 rolls with nothing in them or no rolls at all. Report this Post to the Staff
fistfulladirt Pillar of the Community United States 4333 Posts	Posted 05/19/2012 12:30 pm Roll hunting since 2007, halves are now just not worth my time. I've actually dug more 90% halves in the last year or two, than I've found in rolls. Same with dimes, although I find them, and I love to roll hunt, it's just not worth the time right now. When I listen to LED ZEPPELIN...so do my neighbors... Roll hunting since '77 Dirt fishing since '72 Report this Post to the Staff
Nobis1 Valued Member United States 364 Posts	Posted 05/19/2012 2:24 pm I used to average about 3 40% and 1 90% per box a few years ago. Now, I usually find 1 40% per box on average. Too many people are searching boxes. They are also harder to dump. Report this Post to the Staff
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