94$ in halves - first time, absurd results

[skyet]

I only found this forum a week ago, but have been reading nonstop. Today I decided to take some cash and go looking for halves. First stop at my local bank, the woman emptied out their little bank coinstar type thing for 93.50$ in loose halves. Driving away, I pulled out a handful and saw lots of silver rims.

Here are the results. It's all downhill from here :P

97!! 65-70 40%'s
4 64 90%'s
2 franklins (48d, 62)
1 45 walker with rim hits
1 1912 (edit 1912d) BARBER

82 71 and up.

Digital camera batteries are dead, but will try and get a picture up So exciting, excellent hobby.

Thanks for reading!

 

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[Snee]

Wow! Yeah, that's a really good amount you've got there, and as far back as a 1912 barber!

BTW, welcome to the forum!

 

[Snee]

oh wow...I didn't see that you only had 93.50 worth! Wow, that's a really awesome ratio!!

 

[hollowpointred]

wow! you dont see many barbers being found in the rolls! great stuff!

 

[whitesid]

wow you are making me jealous

 

[mr.theman]

WOW

I have been through several thousands of dollars worth of halves and have not found a Barber!

Your hooked, there is no help for you now but to keep searching .

HH
Mr.T

 

[West Jersey Detecting]

Anything over 5% I consider a good return. 50% silver ratio is amazing.

Congrats

 

[Immy]

Yowza, the hat trick in half hunting (Franklin-Walker-Barber) in your first visit!! Astounding! Congrats!

 

[killerwine]

Your hooked! Nice finds...

 

[Postalrevnant]

Welcome to the forum Skyet. WOW what an amazing start. Barber too.

Congratulations,

Postalrevnant

 

[silverfinder37]

WOW is all I can say
Best Regards, Ray

 

[skyet]

Yeah. I really couldn't believe my luck. At first I thought I was mistaken, that 65's-70's weren't reaaally silver because I was finding just so many. My girlfriend was also pretty jealous, as she is the manager of a coin and jewelry store, and felt the Barber find was kinda wasted on me

Anyway, today I went to another branch of the same bank near my home, and bought their coin machine's halves (around $730), and found... 4 40%'s. Better than nothing, but after yesterday's success I was really in no rush for a reality check.

I also went back to the bank I got the 105 silver coins from yesterday with the intention of buying every last coin in their machine. Unfortunately, the teller said that they only really sell the halves out of the machines, because they just have rolls of the other stuff. "it's the same as in the machine" I would VERY much like to get my hands on any and all change in the machine that may have come from the same source, but I'm not sure how to proceed. Any suggestions?

I have one more question while I'm at it -- when looking for new banks that may have halves, do you all usually just call ahead and see if they have rolls in their vaults or whatever, or just go out and hit them all anyway?

 

[silverfinder37]

Yeah. I really couldn't believe my luck. At first I thought I was mistaken, that 65's-70's weren't reaaally silver because I was finding just so many. My girlfriend was also pretty jealous, as she is the manager of a coin and jewelry store, and felt the Barber find was kinda wasted on me

Anyway, today I went to another branch of the same bank near my home, and bought their coin machine's halves (around $730), and found... 4 40%'s. Better than nothing, but after yesterday's success I was really in no rush for a reality check.

I also went back to the bank I got the 105 silver coins from yesterday with the intention of buying every last coin in their machine. Unfortunately, the teller said that they only really sell the halves out of the machines, because they just have rolls of the other stuff. "it's the same as in the machine" I would VERY much like to get my hands on any and all change in the machine that may have come from the same source, but I'm not sure how to proceed. Any suggestions?

I have one more question while I'm at it -- when looking for new banks that may have halves, do you all usually just call ahead and see if they have rolls in their vaults or whatever, or just go out and hit them all anyway?

I do a google of an area I want to hit and type in say "Banks Detroit Mi" google maps that is. This really helps out on hitting on the new areas and I never call ahead, might give someone an idea :P
Best Regards, Ray

 

[HobBob]

Yowza, the hat trick in half hunting (Franklin-Walker-Barber) in your first visit!! Astounding! Congrats!

Yah, what Immy said!!!!!!
HH,
Bob

 

[COII Roadrunner]

Ok, Ive lost something here, are ya buying rolls off the banks and goin through them

 

[West Jersey Detecting]

Ok, Ive lost something here, are ya buying rolls off the banks and goin through them

It's called Roll Hunting, Roadrunner. Take a look at my post titled Walkers, kite flyers...http://forum.treasurenet.com/index.php/topic,59153.0.html.

 

[skyet]

I hit some more banks friday on my way home from work. Lots ($60+) of loose halves, and around 520 from 5 banks.

About 4 or 5 40%'s from the loose, and when we opened up the rolls later, pretty good results overall. A total of 22 40%'s, 3 64's, and 1 52 franklin.

So yeah, completely addicted I'm heading back to the local branch that gave me 97 40%'s and the barber/walker/2 franklins on saturday. I have devised a hard luck story about collected coins that got accidentally traded into the coinstar by either my girlfriend. I can't let other change that was possibly brought in by the Barber and infinite silver person to go unsearched I am pretty certain that if I appeal to the branch manager she will relent and let me buy our their coinstar. Wish me luck!

skyet