Hopefully August doesnt start how July ended off!

BuffaloBoy

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Hopefully August doesn't start how July ended off!

Hey folks, July has been an OK month, but had a horrible ending... the past few days have been my largest volume day of the month:

$75 in pennies(3 boxes)- 2 wheats(mostly 2012 pennies)
$1,750 in dimes(7 boxes) gave me 2 roosies both from 1 box- yet again, mostly new stuff.
$1,500 in halves(3 boxes)- nothing
and I even tried a box of quarters to test my luck...
$500 in quarters(1 box)- SKUNK

so all in all, 30,000 coins to dump and only 2 wheat pennies(1957 and 1957d), as well as 2 silver dimes(1946, 1964d)

HH
Buff

just hoping for a better August!
 

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BuffaloBoy

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by the way, this was over the span of 4-5 days.
 

Bigheed

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hopefully you rally in August! July was an average month for me as well thanks to my rally. Between Friday, Monday, and Tuesday I had over 70 keepers from 20 boxes!

good luck to you in August!

Bigheed
 

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I'm with you; hoping August is better than July. I need one of those killer boxes like Bigheed pulls. Actually one that is 1/4 as good as his last major strike would be more than huge to me.

Or just hit the Powerball. Either way.
 

Bigheed

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Or just hit the Powerball. Either way.

+1

Then I could get a warehouse and roll in the Brinks truck full of halves like the Portland mint guy does with Pennies!
 

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Shoot, if I had a couple mill in the bank id order 2 boxes from every bank I could within 50 miles. Rent a uhaul, and get to work.
 

namster

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Hey BB, I feel ya. I have had weeks where 20 plus boxes only spit out 3-5 keepers. Skunk after skunk can get old.
 

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July was my best month by far. I guess I did do the most volume last month. Found a 1939 Proof Nickel (BTW buffaloboy I checked it with my loupe at 30 power, and couldnt see any brush marks) found 4 40% halves, 12 War nickels, 1919 D Buff, 1925 P buff, Lots of dateless buffs, 1970 S proof nickel, and others here and there.
 

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Remember it's a hobby and you get skunked more often then rewarded so don't quit your day job :)
 

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I don't know how you keep going Buff. I'd have quit long ago. I switched to pennies because I never found anything with halves, but if you aren't even finding wheats, I can't see the fun in it. Hopefully if you push through, you will be rewarded soon. Good luck!
 

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believe it or not, pennies aren't bad when the new stuff isn't mixed in!
I don't know how you keep going Buff. I'd have quit long ago. I switched to pennies because I never found anything with halves, but if you aren't even finding wheats, I can't see the fun in it. Hopefully if you push through, you will be rewarded soon. Good luck!
 

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