My best week EVER

[jr98119]

I got my usual weekly quotient of six boxes. It's been pretty so-so for months, but here is what came out:


Box 1 - 64,65,66,9x67,10x68,3x69 for a total of 25
Box 2 - 2x65,11x66,31x67,18x68,6x69 for a total of 68
Box 3 - 3x65,6x66,16x67,16x68,7x68 for a total of 48
Box 4 - 2x67
Box 5 - 4x65,7x66,18x67,10x68,6x69 for a total of 45
Box 6 - skunk

So that's a score of 188 keepers, and 28 oz. My January totals have always been unspectacular, but now I'm beginning to believe that I hit on a pre-Christmas shopping dump. My previous best box was 53. I have made a mental note that I'm going to quit the hobby when I ever get a real dream box. 68 will have to do for now.
Happy hunting everyone!

 

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[Jyorsky]

Very nice

 

[CW3(ret) US Army]

I got my usual weekly quotient of six boxes. It's been pretty so-so for months, but here is what came out:

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Box 1 - 64,65,66,9x67,10x68,3x69 for a total of 25
Box 2 - 2x65,11x66,31x67,18x68,6x69 for a total of 68
Box 3 - 3x65,6x66,16x67,16x68,7x68 for a total of 48
Box 4 - 2x67
Box 5 - 4x65,7x66,18x67,10x68,6x69 for a total of 45
Box 6 - skunk

So that's a score of 188 keepers, and 28 oz. My January totals have always been unspectacular, but now I'm beginning to believe that I hit on a pre-Christmas shopping dump. My previous best box was 53. I have made a mental note that I'm going to quit the hobby when I ever get a real dream box. 68 will have to do for now.
Happy hunting everyone!

Congrats on a nice score. You never know what you're going to find when you open a box. BTY did you weigh the 65s? Some were minted on 90% blanks instead of the 40% blanks & are errors. The 40% coin weighs 11.5 grams & the 90% coin weighs 12.5 grams. Also check the back of the 66s. The error for them is that it would be missing the designers initials (FG).
HH
Gary

 

[jr98119]

Congrats on a nice score. You never know what you're going to find when you open a box. BTY did you weigh the 65s? Some were minted on 90% blanks instead of the 40% blanks & are errors. The 40% coin weighs 11.5 grams & the 90% coin weighs 12.5 grams. Also check the back of the 66s. The error for them is that it would be missing the designers initials (FG).
HH
Gary

I didn't know that there was a difference. Thanks for the hint - i'll check and get back to you.

 

[ArkieBassMan]

Finding is certainly more fun than just searching, huh? That's a fantastic batch of boxes. January - March were by far my best months for boxes. 75%+ of my yearly finds from boxes would come from those months.

The odds of finding the '65 error are slim-to-none, but its definitely worth checking. I'm not going to google it for you, but there are several errors you can look for if you want to take the time.

 

[TheMastermind]

Great boxes! Congrats on the haul!

 

[Avago]

I've been having a terrible January so it's great to see somebody score!

 

[AgeofDiscovery]

Wow, congrats!!!

 

[BuffaloBoy]

Great week! It would be hard for me to top those totals even if I did THIRTY boxes in a week.
Hope you can get some more,
HH

 

[jr98119]

Congrats on a nice score. You never know what you're going to find when you open a box. BTY did you weigh the 65s? Some were minted on 90% blanks instead of the 40% blanks & are errors. The 40% coin weighs 11.5 grams & the 90% coin weighs 12.5 grams. Also check the back of the 66s. The error for them is that it would be missing the designers initials (FG).
HH
Gary

Gary -
I just checked, and the 65's and 66's are standard. Oh well. Thanks, everyone else, for the good wishes and the likes.