2017 - tales of a casual CRHer - log of the adventure

[Ben Cartwright SASS]

I was active a couple years ago both on the forum and CRHing, although maybe it was 3 or 4 years ago, time flies.

This past weekend I decided to see if my bank accounts at 3 different banks, where I had opened them with $10 each, were still active. 2 were not. At the one that was still active I asked about CWR of halves. they had 5. The third bank were I will reopen an account said they would be happy to order rolls of halves for me!

Anyhow, also got 40 rolls of dimes and some other denominations.

The dimes were 7 CWR and 33 BWR, skunk on the CWR's but the 33 BWR (Gaurdia) gave me 30 dimes! basically a few skunks but then consistent 1 per roll with some doubles and one triple.

The halves were interesting since someone had written what I assumed was the dates of the coins on them. AND it was! The 64-69 was solid silver, 17 40% and 3 90% Kennedy's and the 69-72 gave 5 40%

what a way to start my log, even thought it is late in the year I almost tripled my lifetime count of dimes!

 

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[Ben Cartwright SASS]

Heading to the bank to open an account at lunchtime and order a box of halves.

 

[Ben Cartwright SASS]

Just got back from the banks.

Eastern said that while they will order coins by the box for me including halves, they will not give out CWR's, bank policy

I went over to TD and got 60 rolls BWR from Gaurdia of dimes and 4 CWR of quarters. Hope the dimes are the same batch as my silver hoard.

 

[Dozer D]

Ben: how are you going to TOP your recent trophy find? I have yet to a full solid roll of Dimes, Halves, or even to the extent of a full roll of Wheaties. Love it. No wonder they call it silver porn, ya just keep getting the pics out over and over again, just to look at them.

 

[Ben Cartwright SASS]

opened the 60 rolls of dimes, skunked. Oh well I can't complain, I have had two big scores, the 2 solid rolls of Walkers and this weekend haul! I have them in tubes on the shelf above my desk so I can look at them every day

 

[Ben Cartwright SASS]

Went to the bank today and got 10 rolls of dimes and 5 CWR cents and 1 CWR quarters, all skunks

BUT when I went to Subway to get lunch I reached in my pocket to get a dime for the sub, I looked at my change and there was a 1932 Washington in nice shape. I must have gotten it in change at McDonalds the other day.

 

[Ben Cartwright SASS]

Reopened my account at a local bank, no halves but got 20 rolls of CWR quarters, all skunks

 

[Ben Cartwright SASS]

Actually not a total skunk got a non-silver 1 Franc piece, so lost 25 cents

Just got back from another bank, 10 CWR and 10 BWR of dimes. We will see

 

[Ben Cartwright SASS]

So far the dime BWR's are all 2017 P's uncirculated. must be from the Fed

 

[Ben Cartwright SASS]

Monday
Went to a bank I just opened an account at because they have a counting machine, after dumping my coins it turned out they charge 3% even to depositors until I turn 65 next year.

BUT I did ask for halves and they had 18 loose, there were THREE 40% and 1 90% Kennedy!!!

 

[Dozer D]

Never heard of the 65 age rule. I have to keep that in mind, I'm 71.

 

[Ben Cartwright SASS]

It is a bank specific rule at the Dedham Savings Bank in MA

 

[Ben Cartwright SASS]

Just got back from dumping some coins and asking for CWR's

asked at two banks, got 5 rolls of quarters and 6 of dimes. Will open them in a bit


UPDATE

SKUNK....

 

[Ben Cartwright SASS]

Before dinner went to the bank again, TD had no rolled coins at all.

Went to Citizen's at the supermarket, asked for halves, they had 2 single coins, one was a 40% !

I also got a bunch of CWR 7 halves, 19 dimes 2 nickels and 12 penny rolls

 

[Ben Cartwright SASS]

Out of all those rolls 4 wheaties

 

[Ben Cartwright SASS]

Got 2 boxes of halves from one of my banks, they ordered them from Loomis.

Opened the first one and there on the end of one roll is a 1967! So doing ok already

 

[rcs]

That's a good start! Hope the box is full of them.

 

[Ben Cartwright SASS]

after opening 20 rolls, I found another 40% and one gold plated Kennedy.

My bank limits you to $200 a day in the coin machine I am opening 20 rolls and then wait for the rest, maybe, decided to turn them over to look at the other ends, found one more roll with a '68 on the end! So two rolls with 40%

Off to a good start

 

[Ben Cartwright SASS]

14 40% so far, still haven't opened the two rolls with 40% on one end, enjoying them for now.

Still have one unopened box to go

 

[Ben Cartwright SASS]

14 from the first box, 1 from the second, still haven't opened the two rolls with the 40%ers on the ends, there may be another in there but I seldom see rolls like that