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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I have done a fair amount of coin rolls hunting in a moderate size city in NW Washington State. Most of the coins I have searched have been from banks less than 5 miles from me, and most of them from a bank a mile away. I have searched the equivilent of 8.3 boxes and have found 10 90% and 27 40% + various nifc and proof coins. So, it is a crap shoot, but if you find one thing that does not work, try another. The reason I stick close to home is that I have developed a good relationship with the head teller at my main bank. She is now holding $50 & $100 small head notes for me, so that I can try to snag some better ones. Finding a bank like that is somewaht rare and something to nurture. Tip - never dump anything back to your source bank. Best of luck to all.
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Rest in Peace
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Yakimaboy, good tip! Some banks to save fees for getting boxed Fed distributions will "roll their own"! That's where you need to find out their source(s). Yes, and develop good teller relationshipss (plural)...my favorite teller went on maternity leave and never returned!  . I use the smaller branch banks, find that in the main banks someone's usually beat me to it! |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
840 Posts |
Rock,
Finding half dollars worthy of your collection is totally random. I've CRHed half dollars in 5 states over the last 4 years, and have found the larger population centers yield better results. As morbid as it is, I believe this is due to the fact more people = more deaths = more ignorant inheritors depositing the recently deceased relative's coin collection at a bank. A successful CRHer happens to be in the right place, at the right time. Good luck!
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03/01/2017 12:08 pm
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New Member
United States
24 Posts |
My first time half hunting for silver was just a couple days ago. I live in a very small town with quite a few small towns near me within an hour or so. I hit only 2 banks so far and got $600 in rolled halves. My results were amazing.
63 x 40%
5 x 90%
1 x stamped novelty
All of my extra funds are tied up at the moment but I will definitely be hitting the banks in the smaller towns in my area. One teller told me the rolls had been sitting for atleast 6 months. Another teller at the 2nd bank told me they had been there over a year. I plan on checking with all of the smaller banks in my area atleast once a month. Good luck on your search. I can only hope that more people have luck like I had.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4333 Posts |
As a roll hunter since about 1978, I believe all the size of city has to do with CRH is that larger cities offer more banks.
When I listen to LED ZEPPELIN...so do my neighbors...
Roll hunting since '77
Dirt fishing since '72
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2917 Posts |
I think it really more has to do with how much competition you have in your city than anything else. You could be in a small city with many CRH in it, and a larger one with fewer CRH in it would yield much better results... best thing to do IMHO is to hit several different cities around you and try to hit as many different banks as you can.
CRH Nickeloholic. 1,600,000 nickels searched in eight years! Have found FOUR complete Jefferson sets!
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New Member
United States
21 Posts |
I travel a lot for my job and I CRH in two federal areas Philly and Cleveland. I have little to no luck with Fed wrapped halves in Philly and just a little luck with Fed Wrapped halves in Cleveland area. Ditto with silver dimes though the Fed wrapped Dimes in Cleveland can average 2 per box on a good day. Most of my luck is with customer wrapped rolls in the Cleveland area. My best finds are from tellers that know I collect and that I have developed a relationship with by taking all of the dross (SAQs, clads and $2 bills) from them.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
1747 Posts |
Being in a larger city, does provide more opportunities for roll hunting. as you will most likely have multiple branches to buy from. in smaller towns you may only have one.
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New Member
 United States
26 Posts |
I am out of my normal area this weekend. I was able to pick up a single box and 5 separate rolls. The box and separate rolls were from different banks. The box was a skunk. I counted 6 different marking schemes on the various coins in the box. I would say that it was well beyond searched. The separate rolls had coins with some of the same marks as those in the box. This seems way too searched for much success to be had. I can't wait to get back to my normal hunting grounds. I'm still averaging roughly 1 coin per box...
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2917 Posts |
RockIt54321, I have similar sentiments about my "normal hunting grounds" as you do. Hunting can definitely vary from city to city... I wandered to a neighboring city for the first time a few weeks ago and it is next to impossible to find wheat cents CRH in said city... and my nickel finds are about 12 pre-60s per box as opposed to my normal 19 or so per. I've also found several marked cents and nickels there - something I rarely have seen where I live. I turned in $100 halves at a bank there last week and the teller gleefully told me "someone's going to be happy"... it appears that there are many more CRH in that city than in mine.
CRH Nickeloholic. 1,600,000 nickels searched in eight years! Have found FOUR complete Jefferson sets!
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Valued Member
United States
63 Posts |
I live in a small town and I've had pretty good results with all denominations, especially half dollars. I don't order any halves, just pick up whatever loose or cwr ones. In the last couple years, I would say ive gotten 1 silver half per $50.
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New Member
United States
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So it's good to be back in my normal hunting grounds. I had a 7 box hunt over the last couple of days. I was able to capture the following: Box 1: 4 x 40% Box 2: 3 x 40% Box 3: 2 x 40% Box 4: 2 x 40% Box 5: 1 x 90% Box 6: 1 X Silver Plated? 1984 with double date stamps Box 7: 7 proofs: 1971, 1974, 1976, 1980, 1982, 2006, 2015 6 x 40% 1 x 90% 1964 1 x 90% 1945 Walker 1 x Gold Plated? 2003 I'm glad I held out until Box 7. The 2.5 rows at the top of the photo are from box 7. Lucky #7...  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2917 Posts |
Nice finds, RockIt54321!
Yes, the "normal" hunting grounds seem to do best for me too... but it's good to explore other areas around you and tap into sources no one else has. I've stumbled upon some pretty good stuff through this "trial and error." Also have hit some duds, but that's just how it goes.
CRH Nickeloholic. 1,600,000 nickels searched in eight years! Have found FOUR complete Jefferson sets!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1609 Posts |
Well, I live in a town of about 4,000 and they don't even sell half dollars. Looked at me like I was speaking French when I asked for them.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
5208 Posts |
The original question is not really a valid / one sided question
A large city will give you access to more banks and more armored car services and more demand for coin.
However since there are more people living there there will be more competition.
More people MAY also mean more silver being dumped to find.
HOWEVER you have to ask yourself where does the silver come from? Old people who hoarded it 55 years ago. Where are most of the 70 year old people located? Retirement places like AZ and FL etc. So I think even in a small town in an area with a high population density of elderly people you may have better odds than someone living in a city like Los Angeles or Chicago or. . .
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03/19/2017 9:00 pm
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