Tactics And Rules For CRHing

Here are my techniques & Rules, which I use here in Canada:

I have debated on whether or not to post these because I think they are golden, some of them are old hat for most of us seasoned CRHer's however If this gets out there I may be in competition.

RULES
1) Never Dump where you eat â€" always have a Dump bank(s)

2) Always be polite and Take what you are given, assume the teller is your mom, and she just put a plate of food in front you, full of veggies (if you got bad rolls)

3) When Dumping (if using a teller) Always make it as easy as possible for them, wrapped and elastics in bundles of tens (Never shortchange a roll)

Preface to the tactics section; I started out crhing pennies, and had success, and I wanted to try dimes because I heard so much about finding silver. I bought a box. Complete bust $250 of all 2002 and newer wrapped in plastic. I was dismayed at this, so I changed my thoughts

TACTICS:
1) I ask for less than multiples, normally 6, or 8 rolls of dimes, 5 or 10 rolls of nickels and 2 to 4 rolls of quarters.
I found by doing this, I receive better rolls (I again ask for the older rolls)

2) Always ask for silver dollars or 50 cent pieces (80% of the time you will get the we don't have those) but the 20% you may score See my pics

3) Remember 50% or more of this hobby is selling yourself to the teller(s) the more interaction with you and why you are doing this the better it is for you. (Up in Canada we have a bank that is called by some "The Big Bank", RBC or Royal Bank of Canada. This is notoriously the worst to deal with. I actually scored almost 100 rolls of pennies from them. They never sell pennies anymore) I attribute this score 100% to my interaction with the tellers.

4) To CRH more with less money, on Saturday I do a bank run, which sees me hit up to 12 banks in the span of 4 or 5 hours. I stop after about 6 banks and search through all my Quarters, then work on my Nickels, I reroll my Overburden, and head to a Dump Bank. This allows me to continue on without holding onto massive amounts of coin I don't need or want. On Saturdays I will normally get about $500, once then on the back end I get about another $400.

I know this tactic is not for everyone, and I get that I am spending money on gas and all that, but as you all know there is the thrill of the hunt, the excitement when you find that coin in your roll, that white sheen of a silver coin among all the clad ones. But for me the knowledge that perhaps I could be saving a priceless penny, nickel or quarter is perhaps the most satisfying.

As of today June 9th I have found Silver every week for the past 5 weeks, so something I am doing is right.
I will post a picture of my haul tomorrow