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So recently I had found a roll of halves filled with mostly silver halfs. Apparently some old lady came to a chase bank and brought 150$ worth over 10 years. In those 150$ I found 6 1964's and 13 1965-1969's. HAS THIS HAPPEN TO YOU BEFORE? It seems that I get super lucky looking through halves. I'm 3/3 for silver so far. I've only been hunting for about 3 weeks. I've seen videos on people looking through 5000$ worth and only finding some NIFC's. darn... BTW I'm 15, and I will include the photo when I have access to a computer. I'm just out right now.  Edited by Derand
08/16/2017 2:35 pm
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Moderator
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 to CCF Derand. Will wait for  John1  |
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to the Community! I moved your post to the appropriate forum for the proper attention.  |
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Bedrock of the Community
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Derand - you have done something that 40 years ago I did not know would still be possible - finding silver in modern times. Obviously I was wrong, and I am glad so young collectors like you can still experience the excitement and fun! Congratulatios! Our CCF Family likes young collectors so hang around! |
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 I know I said I found 19 silvers. I meant 19 in total for 150$ in halves Better quality photos will come later if wanted Edited by Derand
08/16/2017 2:26 pm
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Pillar of the Community
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It's a bit more dificult to do nowadays, but between 1981- 2010 it wasn't unusual to find solid rolls of silver halves. You see, 40%'ers were worth about face value for almost 25 years since the last run-up in price back n 1980, and 90% worth a buck or so. I found a couple dozen or more solid silver rolls when I was making the run between about 2009-2012.
That being said, congrats!
When I listen to LED ZEPPELIN...so do my neighbors...
Roll hunting since '77
Dirt fishing since '72
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I was doing CRH in the late 70's and even then I did not find solid rolls of silver halves, but it paid enough that you could make a good hourly wage for a kid. After the 80's run up in silver, you it didn't pay to do it anymore. I have no idea what the payback for time is today, but I imagine it can only be worse.
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Pillar of the Community
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@Andrew99. I was also a teen roll hunter back in the late 70's. To this day I never really considered a payback money-wise, (never sell my finds) although it is a great hobby!
When I listen to LED ZEPPELIN...so do my neighbors...
Roll hunting since '77
Dirt fishing since '72
Edited by fistfulladirt
08/16/2017 5:00 pm
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CCF Advertiser
United States
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I took all my silver to the local coin shop for 8x face. I actually calculated I was making about $5/hr which was better than my paper route. My only regret is that I was undercapitalized.
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New Member
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I love this forum! I've wanted to talk about coins to somebody else. But OBVIOUSLY no one my age would be interested in coins. It's just fascinating how much history a coin has.
Pretty good way to save up for college too.
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08/16/2017 6:03 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
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Congrats!! How old are you? Tell us about yourself! to the CCF!  Edited by Coinfrog
08/16/2017 6:19 pm
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Pillar of the Community
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Well, you are one lucky young man!!
Welcome ~~~~
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Pillar of the Community
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Incredible find! Congrats!
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I'm fifteen also!
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We look forward to your participation. |
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Lucky day.....always nice when that happens and it still does but rarely.
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