JFK Half Dollar Roll Hunters: Silver, Proofs And Other Finds

Hi Chuckster 125 (Chuck),
I am new to coin roll hunting, just read a few of your posts, and wanted to see if you'd give us newcomers some advice? It sounds like you know what your doing! So, do you order your boxes of half dollars from the same bank every time? And, do you dump your coins at the same dump-bank every time? Also, have you ever searched small dollar rolls (like Sacagawaes)? I'm excited to start my collection so any advice you can give would be great!
Thanks,
Mark

Things were pretty dry for me, I only do a box a week, except for the 1943 I found a few weeks ago. Anyway, last weeks box was exciting, 8 40%, and a 1964, this week was 2 40%, and a 2006, 2010, and a 2008 that ran through slots with the smooth edge, kinda neat. I save the BU halves, basically I go by the edge of the coin, if it's clean and not worn, and spend them around. I was spending them at a festival recently, someone said, oh the kids love these things, probably kid safe, to big to swallow. Everyone that comes into contact with these coins just love them.

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Hi Chuckster 125 (Chuck),
I am new to coin roll hunting, just read a few of your posts, and wanted to see if you'd give us newcomers some advice? It sounds like you know what your doing! So, do you order your boxes of half dollars from the same bank every time? And, do you dump your coins at the same dump-bank every time? Also, have you ever searched small dollar rolls (like Sacagawaes)? I'm excited to start my collection so any advice you can give would be great!
Thanks,
Mark



Mark,
I order a total of 8 boxes each week- four each from 2 separate banks.

Other successful members here just go after customer wrapped rolls, I'm too lazy, I can't be bothered driving all over the place hitting bank after bank- I'd rather just get my 8 boxes every week and be done with halfs for that week!

Other successful members are able to purchase bags to search, I've not been able to find one bank by me that will allow me to purchase bags, so I go with boxes.

I dump all of my halfs at a TD bank. I never dump where I purchase halfs.

I do not search small dollar rolls- Sacs and Presidents etc.

My best advice is to be consistant , order the same boxes etc every week etc, and most important, do not get frustrated when you have bad weeks with low or no silver. Keep everything in perpective, you will also have great weeks, it's just not getting to the point that you stop doing halfs.

If I find more than 10 each week, to me, it's be a sucessful week.

Good Luck and Happy Hunting!

Chuck.

Just wondering when you find silver to you keep or sell? I keep mine

I keep all the 90% coins and sell the 40% coins when I get a load of them. This week is going better so far - 4 boxes in and I have found a 58'D, 2 64'P's and 23 40%'s.

I just got through a really nice box of halves. 6 40%, 1 1964 and 7 NIFC including a 2006-P which was the last hole on page 4 of my Dansco. There was also a holed 1979 which I needed for my holed type set. Also, with the silvers I've finally finished a full roll of 40% halves. Considering 9/10 of my half boxes are skunks, it feels pretty good to get one this good.

Oh, also one of those great big British pennies, a 1907.

Two more skunk boxes. My 10 boxes over the last 5 weeks gave me 9 boxes of skunk plus one box with a Walker, 2 Bens, and 3 40%. This is just enough to keep me going.