I am the GOD of silver- What the heck is going on here LOL

[RaptorSE]

Well, short and simple. I thought Id never ever ever beat the box I got a few weeks ago,
as posted in the "Am I dreaming, still in shock" post.

Wrong ! This is getting a bit ridiculous - in a good way. How is this possible.

Heres a picture of the box when I opened it. Looks similar looking through the holed side too,
goodies everywhere.
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Can you spot all the good ones ? Hint : bottom right corner is a '64 too
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Next up - the whole haul.... this is ONE box worth.
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Top row, Walkers. Next two rows Franklins. Bottom row 1964's. Stack of 10 on the right are 40%

Again, another huge 90% - 40% ratio. I have no clue whats going on , and where these are
coming from, but wow... Im getting spoiled silly. I feel like a hog haha.

/boggled

 

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[RaptorSE]

LOL Mr.Theman ,

Your gonna laugh, but I just told my wife the other day, that when I cash out, and get
this profit, Im buying a new Detector too... Either a DFX or an Explorer ... too funny.

Theres more than one way to skin a cat GOOD LUCK.

 

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[Ushuaia]

I want to start into buying rolls of coins. I cannot afford to buy $500 in half dollars though. I will buy dimes. How much does a box of dimes go for? How do you find a bank that will do this? Finally, how do you choose your box?

 

[RaptorSE]

I think the dimes box is $250 worth ( 50 rolls) Others can verify, I may be wrong. I used
to do the dimes, but just bought hand-wrapped dimes from banks. You can find a good amount
of silver in dimes if you get lucky. I had a roll once with 7 rosies and a mercury.

As far as what you do, just ask the bank to order you a box of dimes. They know what to do. You dont
have to pick anything... they will order, and when it is delivered to the bank, you go get it. Just a simple
exchange of cash for coin.

Give it a try, its fun.

 

[sparkymaster]

WOW!!! That would be a nice Christmas present. Nice find.

 

[cheffer]

Raptor-
That box came from a bank? Do you just call them and say you want $500 worth of halves and that's what you get? I'd love to try this, but that box of coins has got to be a highly unusual find, no? If not, let me know what bank you use!
Steve

 

[RaptorSE]

Cheffer...
Well, they dont come like this all the time no LOL. It was just a lucky result of good timing or something...

However, in the last month, I have gotten 3 incredible boxes full, similar to this one. Have also went for 8
full boxes in a row, with zero keepers too. Complete skunks. Its just the luck of the draw.

As others have said, an average box nowadays is probably around 5-10 keepers.

Good luck if you give it a try, its addicting. Its like a treasure hunt 2 times a week

 

[Skrimpy]

Problem is convincing the wife that forking the cash over is a good decision.

 

[MalteseFalcon]

Well, like we all say, think of it as a "temporary" investment.

Day 1: Shell out 500 bucks to pick up a box. Take it home, search it and roll 'em up again.
Day 2: Go to a different bank and turn them in for paper money.

All done. What is left (usually at least 90% of the money) is ready to be spent on bills.
Take the rest to a local coin shop and sell for several times face value.

Only in extreme cases like the box above will you be out any significant money.
In my case, I usually am only out about 20 bucks on a decent box.

So it should not be too hard to convince the governor to let you use $500 for a day or so.
My personal goal is to hoard $500 worth of silver Halves. Then it will be a self-sustaining endeavor.

I just got back from the bank....cashed a box in. $500 back in my pocket, and I ordered a new box for Thursday.

 

[jernigan00]

I must say that I am totaly amazed at the idea of "buying" a ton of coins from a bank, sorting out the keepers, selling back the non-keepers to the bank and then selling the keepers at the local coin shop. Sounds like pure profit minus the labor involved. Am I right so far?

Where do you sell your lower quality "melt value" coins?

Is there a reason why you buy coins from one bank and sell them back at another? Does this have to do with possibly annoying the !@#$% out of the teller/bank?

By the way, that is an awesome collection of silver. WTG, man.

 

[ringding]

Can I loan you a $1000 to get two boxes? We could split the silver and I will keep the clad.

 

[MalteseFalcon]

I must say that I am totaly amazed at the idea of "buying" a ton of coins from a bank, sorting out the keepers, selling back the non-keepers to the bank and then selling the keepers at the local coin shop. Sounds like pure profit minus the labor involved. Am I right so far?

Where do you sell your lower quality "melt value" coins?

Is there a reason why you buy coins from one bank and sell them back at another? Does this have to do with possibly annoying the !@#$% out of the teller/bank?

By the way, that is an awesome collection of silver. WTG, man.

Yes you have it right. Mostly. Every time I buy halves at a bank (especially loose ones or individual rolls) they are VERY glad to be rid of them, as all they do is collect dust otherwise. The main reason why you turn them in at a different bank is so you do not buy a box of them you have already searched. However, it is not necessarily just a "different bank" you want, but a bank that uses a different armored car company to order their bulk change.

 

[silverfinder37]

al I can say is WOWBest Regards, Ray

 

[perfectsim]

That is simply amazing. If only we could all have your luck.

 

[Michael Karr]

I'M NEW AT THIS BUT,CAN YOU TELL ME HOW DO YOU FIND A BOX LIKE THE ONE YOU SHOWED?MIKE

 

[ringding]

That first picture should be on the cover of a magazine.

 

[RaptorSE]

LOL Ringding - that would be cool Im having a current "down", as in ups and downs...

Neglible finds for last few weeks. One decent 30+ box, but all the others either skunks, or 2-5
totals. Just opened the 1st of two 500.00 boxes for this week,just now. 1 Franklin, 1 1964.. and that was it.
Not even a 40% in the bunch. Im off to ditch these and grab the other... Im feeling the need
to feed the addiction haha. Ill report back if I find some silver in that one.

Happy searchin'

 

[ringding]

seriously, you should write up a small article about coin roll hunting, include the pics and submit it to one of the treasure hunting magazines. they will pay you for it also.

 

[aa battery]

Iam going to the bank today

 

[RaptorSE]

Ringding, I think I will just for the heck of it Man, I havent "written" something
legit like this is quite a while... hope I can remember correct technique lol. Dont want
editors laughing too hard

 

[cyberdan]

seriously, you should write up a small article about coin roll hunting, include the pics and submit it to one of the treasure hunting magazines. they will pay you for it also.

Do you guys really want to tell the world about this hobby? I drooled all over my keyboard when I saw that open box. There would definately be a run on the banks.