Silver is almost back to $20. Time to reboot the ol' network.

[bigscores]

Ran to a few banks and placed orders for $5,000 in halves this morning. After a few years off, it'll be nice to get back to the half searching grind!

Any other old timers coming back now with rising silver prices?

 

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[fistfulladirt]

NF String is a manufacturer of coin wrappers, boxes and counters (similar to coin star).

They are not a coin handling company like Brinks and Dunbar, etc.

Just a letting you know you don’t have to worry about being close to them since they are just a manufacturing company. [emoji106]

There’s an Ebay store that deals in large lots of bulk coins, tokens, copper etc. Harrisburg, PA. “Webcoins”, owned by NF String and sons.

Apparently NF String has been sorting and selling bulk copper cents and silver and misc coins for years now, (since 2013). This has been discussed on other numismatic forums.

Webcoins even sells large lots of guitar picks and SD cards...what’s that tell you?

 

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[bigscores]

There’s an Ebay store that deals in large lots of bulk coins, tokens, copper etc. Harrisburg, PA. “Webcoins”, owned by NF String and sons.

Apparently NF String has been sorting and selling bulk copper cents and silver and misc coins for years now, (since 2013). This has been discussed on other numismatic forums.

Webcoins even sells large lots of guitar picks and SD cards...what’s that tell you?

Yep, as much as I was in denial for a couple years, the evidence is beyond obvious. I was doing some digging, don't remember what I found, but I definitely had an "oh ****, it's definitely them" moment. My next thought was "Hey, I wonder if they need a competent numismatist" lol.

 

[Uncleslick18]

They are friggen KILLING my ability to sell off my copper cents!!!!!!!

 

[ArkieBassMan]

Yea but very few things beat that feeling of opening a box to to see several enders looking back at you. Get's me pumped just writing it. And it's only cheaper if you factor in time and you should only factor in time if you're going to spend that time making money which is different than saying "could spend that time making money".

It definitely would be cheaper, assuming things haven't improved over the past few years - which I believe is a very reasonable assumption. Boxes in my area several years ago averaged about 1.25 40%ers per box, with a 75% skunk rate. 4 to 6 boxes weekly would be the maximum I could do due to limited dumping options. Therefore my finds wouldn't come close to paying for gas and wear/tear on my vehicle going back and forth to retrieve boxes and dump rejects. However, I will very much agree that it is definitely more fun to find them than buy them, aside from dumping.

 

[bigscores]

I'm all about the thrill of the hunt and making some extra money while having fun, that's why I'm willing to get back in when the profitability might not be there.

9 more days...

 

[enamel7]

If you are going to buy silver, don't buy half dollars. the half dollars are not pure silver. check your dates.

That doesn't matter. Either way you're only paying for the silver content. Only thing .999 silver are ASE's.

 

[Vdubguy]

There’s an Ebay store that deals in large lots of bulk coins, tokens, copper etc. Harrisburg, PA. “Webcoins”, owned by NF String and sons.

Apparently NF String has been sorting and selling bulk copper cents and silver and misc coins for years now, (since 2013). This has been discussed on other numismatic forums.

Webcoins even sells large lots of guitar picks and SD cards...what’s that tell you?

Yup! I had no idea. It even says coin processing on their site, lol. I wonder where they get their coins from that they are processing, banks, businesses, both?!

 

[Marchas45]

If you are going to buy silver, don't buy half dollars. the half dollars are not pure silver. check your dates.

Lol any Silver before 1964 is 90% Silver and half dollars on and after 1964 are 40%. If you don't want the pre 1964 Half Dollars, I'll take them.

 

[galenrog]

Lol any Silver before 1964 is 90% Silver and half dollars on and after 1964 are 40%. If you don't want the pre 1964 Half Dollars, I'll take them.

Close, but not quite. The last year for business strikes 90% was 1964. Halves were 40% from 1965-1970.

Time for more coffee.

 

[dibdab]

They have machines in the area. I think they search everything that gets dumped in their machines. They are megasearchers. What a fun job someone has at that company!

 

[Uncleslick18]

Big - have the boxes come in yet?

 

[A2coins]

Hope it keeps going up

 

[GlenDronach]

Here's my likely to be found in circulation guide:

1935 and before silver dollars are 90% silver (or slightly more, due to worldwide trade standards)

1964 and before: 90% silver half dollars, quarters, and dimes.

1965-1970 half dollars are 40% silver. (1970 was not intended for circulation)

Some 1976 S mint bicentennial half dollars are 40%. Same with some 1976 S mint 40% quarters and some 1971-1976 S mint Eisenhower dollars. (not intended for circulation)

Some 1992+ S mint proof sets include 90% halves, quarters, and dimes. (not intended for circulation)

Modern silver dollar and half dollar commemorative coins are 90% silver (not intended for circulation)

Some 1942 and 1943-1945 nickels are 35% silver (can distinguish by large mintmark above dome of Monticello on reverse).

 

[ArkieBassMan]

Here's my likely to be found in circulation guide:

1935 and before silver dollars are 90% silver (or slightly more, due to worldwide trade standards)

1964 and before: 90% silver half dollars, quarters, and dimes.

1965-1970 half dollars are 40% silver. (1970 was not intended for circulation)

Some 1976 bicentennial half dollars are 40%. Same with some 1976 40% quarters and some 1971-1978 Eisenhower dollars. (not intended for circulation)

Some 1992+ S mark proof sets include 90% halves, quarters, and dimes. (not intended for circulation)

Modern silver dollar and half dollar commemorative coins are 90% silver (not intended for circulation)

Some 1942 and 1943-1945 nickels are 35% silver (can distinguish by large mintmark above dome of Monticello on reverse).

You're pretty close. I see a few things that need tweaking a bit:

The 40% silver Eisenhower dollars were minted 1971-1976. None were struck in '77 or '78

All 40% NIFC (quarters, halves, dollars) will have an 's' mintmark, but not all 's' mintmarks are silver.

Not all modern commemoratives are silver.

 

[GlenDronach]

You're pretty close. I see a few things that need tweaking a bit:

The 40% silver Eisenhower dollars were minted 1971-1976. None were struck in '77 or '78

All 40% NIFC (quarters, halves, dollars) will have an 's' mintmark, but not all 's' mintmarks are silver.

Not all modern commemoratives are silver.

I wasn't 100% on the Ike dates, that's the "some" part, but I'll edit.

The same with the "some" on the bicentennials.

 

[Tommybuckets]

Sounds like an uneventful hunt lol