20 Boxes = Skunk...but

GlassyEyed

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My bank recently asked me to move up to $1k in halves per week vs $500 because it is easier for them to get rid of them 1k at a time...so I did with no reservations. Only problem is now I have doubled my hunting as well as doubled my skunks each week.

Anyways...I've gone through at least 20 boxes all being skunk! But...as I left work yesterday I stopped by a bank just outside my building and asked...and yes they had $4.00 is loose halves. To my suprise and enjoyment I found a 40% in the bunch. So after searching $10,004.00 worth of halves I have found 1 40% :0) Its kind of disheartening, but I'm hopeful that the next box will be my lottery...we can always dream right?

Keep up the good post all!
 

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AGCoinHunter

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So you dump at the same bank you pick up from? And they havent said anything? Branch out, try out another bank who has a different carrier.
 

SFBayArea

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You can improve your chances if you receive from one bank and dump at another one that is completely a different bank all together. Mark your dumps to see how often you get yours back. That will tell you if this system is working.
 

timbobwey

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I have way more luck with customer rolls.. I find some silver in boxes, and NIFC's... usually I find proofs and silver in the customer rolls.. lot more silver
 

SFBayArea

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Customer rolls are tough for me to get since I'm usually dumping at the banks I go to. It doesn't make sense for them to take my halves in exchange for theirs. When I have gone to banks to get halves, tellers tell me they know about the silver, they don't have any, or I get skunked if they did. It's too much work for me, I get prefer to order halves to avoid the hassle. Sure I'll get skunked too or I'll get boxes with just one 40% but it's like playing a slot machine that you don't lose money except for the gas to get to the banks. Wished I had the funds to order 20 boxes or even 10 boxes a week. Just saw a 48 hour Mystery episode on the death of Ted Binion. I wished I had the quantity of silver he had. It's crazy they said he had 7 million in silver hoarded.
 

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GlassyEyed

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Yes I dump at the same bank...

But it was on invite from the bank itself. They said as long as I get $1k perweek it makes it easier for them to get rid of them...so I went from $500 to $1k per week.

On a side note...I must be getting weaker or those coins are getting heavier! I need to start pumping some iron.
 

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