New to this, pointers?

[bigmike0377]

Hello everyone,
I just started CRH last week. I had thought about it for a while then finally grabbed $100 worth of halves at my local bank just to try it out. Thought I might find one or two, but to my surprise I found 6 90% and 116 40% coins! So needless to say I know this is a once in a lifetime fined, but I am still hooked on the hunt. My question is (since I have skunked since then) do quarters and dimes show a higher success rate than halves? I am not a coin junkie, just dig for silver because I have no idea what else to look for in terms of which coins are rare. So any pointers on that would be great as well.

Good luck on your hunts!!

 

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[mtk76]

Halves are definitely most common the others can be found too though.
That was a definite monster hall don't expect those types very often those are pretty rare finds.

 

[bigmike0377]

Oh I found that out real quick with my next $400 dollars worth of skunks lol. I will post a pic of the haul when I get home to brag a little on it . So sticking to halves is best for beginners?

 

[FloridaFinder]

Oh I found that out real quick with my next $400 dollars worth of skunks lol. I will post a pic of the haul when I get home to brag a little on it . So sticking to halves is best for beginners?

I would recommend sticking to halves. Quarters got even more attention once the State quarters came out, and dimes can be slow and steady producers or almost all skunks depending on your area. Silver nickels were only produced in WW2, so not as many years were minted. Halves get turned from collections so they get put back into circulation somewhat regularly.

HH

 

[fistfulladirt]

I've found one good box of halves in 5 years. Dimes have produced consistantly for me. All depends on the area.

 

[bigmike0377]

Well here was my find from the $100 in halves that I promised to post pics of. Guess I will give dimes a shot to keep me busy this weekend







since my banks are out of halves. Thanks for the advice everyone.

 

[AdDicted2Ag]

That is one ridiculous find you made there and like others have said, don't get used to it.. I am the type of person who follows the silver bricked road.. a little while back I stopped searching boxes of halves because I was going months without finding one piece of silver (and my woman was about to kill me).. Then I started searching high volume dimes and they were producing BIG Time.. Now my dimes have been absolutely horrible, giving me barely anything for my trouble.. Oddly enough, the few boxes of halves I have been searching lately are producing again, so I am going to stop ordering dimes and focus on halves again.. Just follow what ever is producing at that time, this way you are always finding silver and adding a nice variety of coins to your stack.. Quarters are an absolute waste of time in my area, so I won't even go there..

 

[bblair]

Wow, monster first score!

Stick to halves, overall they produce the best. Read the beginners guide if you haven't already, lots of good info there.

 

[sagittarius98]

Silver nickels were only produced in WW2, so not as many years were minted.

Except they are the least known silver coin, probably even less known than the 40% half.

 

[Wilmingtonsilver]

122 of 200 coins were silver! Holy crap! that is unheard of these days. Those had to be a CRW collection dump. I doubt those numbers occurred in the 90s in MWR let alone now. Great find! Cherish it!

 

[bigmike0377]

They were, she said someone cashed them in a few days earlier. There was $150 worth but I missed out on the other $50.

 

[Wilmingtonsilver]

Man that blows. That other $50 is going to haunt you for a long time. Happy hunting!

 

[SilverFace]

Wow, that's a nice score to remember, congrats!

I still remember a nice score I had a few years ago when I scored a solid roll of BF's that really got me started CRHing. At the time I thought that would be the CRHing find of a lifetime but since then I've had a few scores even better than that. You just never know what you might find with this hobby.....as we all know thats what makes it so much fun...the thrill of the hunt.

Btw, you should probably keep checking with that same bank....you probably won't have as much luck as you did the first time but you never know.....that same customer might just bring back some more silver again.

H$H!

 

[bigmike0377]

I go by there twice a week because it is a block from my house. Have picked up a 40% and a 90% that a teller had loose but I think they were out of the same batch that I scored on. Nothing else since then but I'm not giving up that easy.

 

[TimZim]

Ok i know who you are your bigscores brother ?? Right?? Your from?? And this was from $100 in halfs. And the 0377 is that your age?? bigscores is about 27 !! Yea if i were you i would swith to dimes. AM SURE THEY WILL BE BETTER.122 out of 200 is good but it could be better. Good for you hope you find even better silver next time.

 

[bigmike0377]

No I don't know anyone on this site. Just stumbled upon it while looking for CRH info. I am from KY. I tried some dimes with no luck over the weekend. I have only been at this for two weeks though so I am still trying to find banks that have halves regularly. Dimes keep me busy in the mean time.

 

[TimZim]

Wow you sound just like and old friend. Hey happy hunting if you need any help just ask Timzim

 

[bigmike0377]

Appreciate it Tim. Good luck to you as well.

 

[FloridaFinder]

What part of KY are you in? I grew up in Lexington.

 

[bigmike0377]

Western Ky Paducah area.