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  1. #1
    us
    Jul 2008
    Santa Fe, New Mexico
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    What percentage silver finds per box would you consider dream percentages ?


    ...Or per bag for that matter -- I know this question has come up before , and I'm sure that
    personal experience has a lot to do with your perception of dream numbers. I would think 10%
    and greater could be called dream. By the way , I tend toward half hunting - and only silvers,
    no NIFC or any other cupro-nickel halves. Argentium.

  2. #2
    jp
    Jun 2009
    Japan
    Bounty Hunter Tracker IV, Garret Ace 250
    657
    Honorable Mentions (1)

    Re: What percentage silver finds per box would you consider dream percentages ?

    Well, a mix of about 100+ 40 and 90 percenters would be a dream box for me!
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  3. #3

    Jan 2006
    Columbus, Ohio
    Whites MXT
    311

    Re: What percentage silver finds per box would you consider dream percentages ?


    10% is about where I set my standard for a dream box. I've had 2 in the last 2 months that meet that standard.

  4. #4
    us
    Jun 2009
    1,456

    Re: What percentage silver finds per box would you consider dream percentages ?

    would agree 10% to be a dream, and 10+ coins to be very satisfying/enjoying

  5. #5
    us
    Aug 2009
    Southeast
    ACE 250 (MD) Bare hands (CRH)
    2,064
    All Types Of Treasure Hunting

    Re: What percentage silver finds per box would you consider dream percentages ?

    Dream for me would be either a quarter 90's or half 40's. Anything less is a let down.
    Month (April)/Year
    2012 CRH Totals:
    War Nickel: 0/0 Roos: 0/0 Merc: 0/0 WLH: 0/0 Bens: 0/6
    90% JFK: 0/25 40% JFK: 0/107

  6. #6
    us
    Apr 2009
    TN.
    1,766

    Re: What percentage silver finds per box would you consider dream percentages ?

    Quote Originally Posted by d2arcing
    would agree 10% to be a dream, and 10+ coins to be very satisfying/enjoying
    %10 I'd consider nice Box but not a dream find, really; we have had 2 over 500 and 9 over 100. If memory is aright our bestest ever find was a 20 Box search that had one skunk in it, the other 19 yielded 758, 338 were %90's too (162 ounces), in that batch there were 3 boxes over 100 .

    I'd be happy just getting an average of 20 or 30 per box really with a real dream (few hundred or more) every so often.

  7. #7
    us
    Jul 2008
    Santa Fe, New Mexico
    Whites, MXT.
    1,285
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    Re: What percentage silver finds per box would you consider dream percentages ?


    Thanks Obediah, (and the other respondants so far) I've been giving this some thought
    lately because I'm in a position to do some volume hunting . I figured my 10% based on
    the amount of pay I would need to have a day off of work with pay. I've been hunting
    3k in boxes or bags (halves only) And my 10% figure is not the number of coins
    yanked, rather it's the melt value of all silver pulled ,as a percentage of face value searched.
    My last hunt yielded $ 291.00 silver melt from 3k searched (nearly 10%)-- after my cost
    of 50c apiece on 86 keepers - the net silver is $ 248.00 - If I work all day - I generally
    dont make that much - I like that some of you are clearly differentiating between what
    it would take to make you happy -- and what you call dream finds ---Thanks All ...
    Argentium.

  8. #8
    us
    Aug 2009
    23

    Re: What percentage silver finds per box would you consider dream percentages ?

    Heck, one 40%er would make it a dream box for me! Stopped doing boxes a few weeks ago, due to nothing but skunks.

  9. #9
    us
    Nov 2008
    4,291
    1 times

    Re: What percentage silver finds per box would you consider dream percentages ?

    400 plus keepers would be a dream box for me. Closest I've come to that was 32.

    HH

    Rich
    2011 Finds
    6x War Nickels
    1x Buffalo Nickel
    1x Mercury Dimes
    66x Roosevelt Dimes
    2x Canadian Dimes
    0x Washington Quarters
    15x WLH
    12x Franklin
    46x 1964 Kennedy
    161 x 40% Kennedy

  10. #10

    Oct 2007
    Hampton Roads, VA.
    bounty hunter sharp shooter 2, minelab sovereign xs 2a pro
    2,747
    Banner Finds (1)

    Re: What percentage silver finds per box would you consider dream percentages ?

    200 plus 40% would be dream box or 100 plus 90%.

    Golden Silver

  11. #11
    Charter Member
    us
    Aug 2006
    Extreme Northern NJ
    whites classic sl,whites surfmaster
    1,249
    6 times
    All Types Of Treasure Hunting

    Re: What percentage silver finds per box would you consider dream percentages ?

    10% in 90%ers or 25% in 40%ers would be a dream box for me. Of course, one rare coin would also make any box a dream box IMO.
    R.I.P Rich Hartford (We will miss you)

  12. #12
    us
    Aug 2009
    Southeast
    ACE 250 (MD) Bare hands (CRH)
    2,064
    All Types Of Treasure Hunting

    Re: What percentage silver finds per box would you consider dream percentages ?

    Quote Originally Posted by Rich Hartford
    400 plus keepers would be a dream box for me. Closest I've come to that was 32.

    HH

    Rich
    Ouch Rich, you are falling way short of a dream box. You are due for a good one.
    Month (April)/Year
    2012 CRH Totals:
    War Nickel: 0/0 Roos: 0/0 Merc: 0/0 WLH: 0/0 Bens: 0/6
    90% JFK: 0/25 40% JFK: 0/107

  13. #13

    Sep 2004
    TX
    Whites Vision/V3 Spectra, DFX as backup, AT Pro
    1,747

    Re: What percentage silver finds per box would you consider dream percentages ?

    The way my boxes have been lately 2 or more in a box would be a dream box!!!

 

 

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