Unfortunately the new people to this hobby don't realize it until they experience such a streak of bad luck.Didn't realize how good my beginner's luck was until I wasn't a beginner anymore.
The first real skunk streak is what decides whether or not this is the hobby for you. Everybody loves finding. Just merely searching but not finding can turn into a not-so-fun job very quickly. For many of us it would be cheaper to just purchase silver than to CRH for it.