2020: Those Barren CWR

[Sleepy Holow]

Just remember that a 90% half is equivalent to 10-rosies, and a 40% is just a little over 2-rosies. Those of us Dime hunters rarely find 10-rosies, most likely only 1or2. Congrats on a lone 90.

90% Ag coins
10 cents: 0.0723 oz
25 cents: 0.1808 oz
50 cents: 0.3617 oz
01 dollar: 0.7735 oz

The silver coins were the size they were based on the amount of silver in them. That's why the dime is so small and the dollar was so large. Therefore, you can calculate how much more silver is in a coin based on their face value. A half has roughly 5 times as much silver as a dime and a dollar coin has roughly 10 times as much silver.

[fistfulladirt]

Just remember that a 90% half is equivalent to 10-rosies, and a 40% is just a little over 2-rosies. Those of us Dime hunters rarely find 10-rosies, most likely only 1or2. Congrats on a lone 90.

We only wish a 90% half is equal to 10 rosies!

[Dozer D]

We only wish a 90% half is equal to 10 rosies!

My mistake, should be 5-Rosies per 90% half., maybe I was thinking silver dollar. Oops.

[TheMastermind]

Picked up a box of halves + three boxes of dimes yesterday.

Skunked on the halves and skunked on two of the boxes of dimes.

The last box of dimes gave up three Roosies:

1952
1953
1964D

[TheMastermind]

Lots of skunk boxes this week, both dimes and halves.

Didn't have any boxes to pick up yesterday, but managed to find $100 in CWR of halves at a small credit union that I haven't visited in a long time.

I call this small credit union to check for halves or Ikes once a week and they usually never have anything, but this time they did.

I pulled ten keepers out of the $100 in CWRs, one 90%er and nine 40%ers:

1964
1967 x 4
1968D x 2
1969D x 3

[dibdab]

Calling in advance makes good sense doesnt it? Well done.

[fistfulladirt]

Calling in advance makes good sense doesnt it? Well done.

Calling in advance alerts the tellers to cherry pick.

[TheMastermind]

Picked up $400 in MWR of halves yesterday, managed to snag my first post-Covid 40%er: 1968D.

[TheMastermind]

Picked up a box of halves yesterday that gave up my first post-Covid 90%ers as well as a 40%er:

1964 x 2
1967

[Avago]

Good to see you're back up on the horse!

[TheMastermind]

Good to see you're back up on the horse!

Thanks!

Barely back on that horse though, only one of my pick-up banks has agreed to start ordering halves again. Originally had two banks tell me they would start ordering, but one of them changed their mind.

TD Banks around me are all closed too.

Are you back in the game yet or no?

[Avago]

Not yet... My dump lobbies just opened back up so I was able to get rid of what I was stuck sitting on since March.

With the "shortages" going on, all of the suppliers in my area are being disrupted or are at least irregular so I don't really want to bug my pickups until things kind of even out. My dumps also mentioned that their couriers haven't been back yet to pick up bags since they opened so they're actually running out of room to store them and I don't want to add to that problem.

That, and I don't want to be sitting on a hill of halves again if things suddenly shut back down. I am considering going on a drive in a couple weeks if lobbies start to open back up, though with the coin shortage who knows if banks will want to even sell me halves if they have them, esp if I don't have an acct.

No rush for now, but eager to get back in for sure!

[fistfulladirt]

Good to hear the lobbies have opened.