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I have been trying to find a bank that had a good supply of half dollars for me to search through. No luck for weeks, but I found out today my local small town bank is able to order half dollars. Only problem is that the minimum order is a box of $500 in half dollars. Spoke to the wife and she gave me the green light to do some searching. I will get to look at my first box this weekend. I am excited to see what I might find. Updates will be posted. Edited by Erwindoc
01/29/2010 4:35 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I know of people who do ~24 boxes ($12k)a week. Your starting small but you will want to get more. Just have a plan to dump them.
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Spoke to the wife and she gave me the green light to do some searching. You got clearance from the boss, Erwin, go for it! Be prepared to become addicted.  |
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United States
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My wife gives me crap too. but I dont know why. I always go and return them. and the money would have just been sitting in the bank doing nothing. I bought a box 2 wks ago and turned $500 into $546. altho I didnt sell the silver coins but I could have and should have. silver keeps droping. it down to $16.5x.
good luck with the hunt
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I am hoping to have a big run on the first box and find some 40% and 90% silver and get her addicted to searching for more disposable income, then I can bring home more boxes. My plan will be depositing the searched rolls into another bank so at worst all I will lose is time, but who could even say that I am losing my time...it will be fun! I am also going to try and see if I can make an uncirculated set from coins I find in rolls too.
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silver and get her addicted to searching for more disposable income See.....I do have the "fever" .......but I've never been able to look at the silver I find as "disposable" .....  And shame on you for saying this ! If my fiance were to read this post/topic, THEN YOU WILL HAVE JUST GIVEN HER AN IDEA THAT WE SHOULD SELL MY SILVER FINDS ! .... .... I've convinced her that it's to be saved for a "retirement supplement" of some level (depending on how much I find !) .....or even an "emergency" need of some sort....if it should be needed. But my overall goal is to actually S.A.V.E. every single silver half that I can get my grubby hands on ! ...  I want to be able to fill a bathtub with Silver Kennedys in 30 years ! ...     I'm "half" kidding of course ! .....  ....  ....  And I've thought about getting an album put together too.....but then I think how much I'd really like the Proofs in there as well.....and ......it starts getting expensive. So I just continue to put aside any nice ones I find (and any proofs or NIFC's). Edited by eaglefoot
01/26/2010 3:24 pm
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Pillar of the Community
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AGCoin Hunter: Please tell me those you are speaking of are not searching anywhere near me (central PA).
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I always go and return them. and the money would have just been sitting in the bank doing nothing. EXACTLY! I've found enough silver in the past 4 months to send a nickel to PCGS for grading...and still put $35 in my wallet.  I search 1 box per week. It ain't much...but it is fun. And the $500 is always "liquid". 24 hour turn around is the key. |
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I found a small bank that will order them as well... but found out later that they order from the FED.... also found out the Wells Fargo doesn't carry them and won't order them
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Bedrock of the Community
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but found out later that they order from the FED if I am not mistaken that is the boxes you want. I have heard that everyone wants the federal reserve boxes and find the most silver and stuff in fed boxes |
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United States
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There certainly can be silver in the Fed boxes, but don't count out "customer rolls",( rolls that customers have brought in, or halves that tellers have in their tray). They are actually my favorite although I do both. You can reallllly do good with them! |
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ya I agree with tls867 I found 2 90'ers in loose bank change from only around $15
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I've found silver in both as well.......but I've been skunked for much longer looking through "customer/bank wrapped" rolls.......$4,000.00 - $5,000.00 worth "skunked" over several months. It made me take a looooonnnng hiatus. Then, some time back, ordered a fed box, then another, then another.....about 14 Silvers from that. 5 of which are 90%ers.
Could go either way........but the "consistency" for "me" is certainly with Fed boxes. (but one can certainly go several thousand dollars worth of searching these too and find absolutely nothing !)
Got another box on order (and a box of nickels)
It's as simple as this........if yer' findin' em'......it's fun ! .....if yer' not findin' em' ......it isn't fun.
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United States
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Status update: $500 search. One 40% half. I found several miswrapped rolls(one had $12.50 and another had $11). I picked out several nice unc. coins for my dansco album collection. There were tons of uncirculated 1997 P and D coins in the mix. Anyone know why? I will pick up another box at the first of the week since I deposited the money back into my account today.
Edited by Erwindoc
01/29/2010 4:36 pm
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Valued Member
United States
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And so another man's addiction begins.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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im still working on getting the green light with my wife...
for right now however, I'm doing 10-$20 a day. and guess what.. I'm on my 3rd day of searching - 3 rolls... 2 %40's!! '66 and a '68-d in about EF-XF condition! anyway, jsut thought this might give the guy who cant go and get $500 of 12k some confidence...
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