Ben's 2018 CRH log

[Ben Cartwright SASS]

Time to start a log for 2018. But first a recap of 2017 and my lifetime finds from 2008 to date.

2017
10c - CWR 17r / 0 : BWR 331r / 33 $1000 BAGs 2bg / 14 - CC part bags 1/1
25c - CWR 232r / 1 : BWR 87r / 0 $1000 BAGs 1bg / 2 - CC part bags 1/0
50c CWR 6r / 1 90% 22 40% : BWR 326r / 6 90% 25 40% Loose 178 / 10 40% , 2 90% - CC part bags 1/ 9 90% 22 40%

Best find 2010, 40 Walkers in 2 CWRs
Pre 2017 totals: 62 90% 129 40% halves, 60 dimes, 5 quarter

 

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[Ben Cartwright SASS]

Started New Year Weekend, 12/30/17 to be exact

Got $20 loose halves from two tellers, found 1 1967 40% so year off to a good start

 

[Ben Cartwright SASS]

Went by the bank yesterday and got some BWR's

10 rolls - skunk

 

[Ben Cartwright SASS]

I was doing a search on banks with counters, not content with the 10 banks I have with coin counters and 5 banks that take boxes of coins and then credit your account a day or so later.

Found Rockland Trust they have about 35 branches with counters within 30 miles of here, 14 within 15 miles of here, I will open an account tomorrow or Thursday!

That will give me 24 banks within 15 miles with free coin counters, I can really spread it out!

 

[Ben Cartwright SASS]

1/3/2018

2 boxes of halves, no enders, will check out tonight working today

Have 2 more boxes halves and 2 boxes dimes coming tomorrow

 

[washingtonian]

I'm sure this is all explained somewhere but do you mind interpreting your acronyms and reporting methodology for me?

 

[Ben Cartwright SASS]

enders are silver coins you can see on the open end of BWR (Bank Wrapped Rolls, also sometimes called MWR Machine Wrapped Rolls) boxes are in the case of halves, boxes of BWR from the bank, $500 per box comes from the couriers such as Brinks, although the banks say they are from the Federal Reserve, FED./

 

[Ben Cartwright SASS]

Just got another call from another bank my 2 boxes of halves are in, OMG, I ordered both sets 2 weeks ago!

So I have two boxes right now, 2 boxes at another bank and then 2 more coming tomorrow, so starting Friday I have to start dumping $3000 worth of halves, of course I hope I only have to dump $1000 as the other $2,000 were all silver!!!!

 

[GB1]

 

[Ben Cartwright SASS]

out of 4 boxes of halves, 6 proof coins and only 1 40%er

the bank that has 2 boxes of halves and 2 of dimes told me it is going to be another week, oh well

Then went to Eastern Bank to order more boxes and they gave me a hard time, asking if I planned to do this more than once as it costs them LOTS of money to get the boxes. I think it might be time to make them a dump bank!

 

[Ben Cartwright SASS]

Went to a new dump bank today, bit of a mistake because the city of Boston's roads are all screwed up by the snow, but made it there in about 35 minutes. Dumped $620 worth of halves and they were very nice helped me with the machine and all. At least I have another place to dump don't know how often I will use that one.

On the way home I asked at Dedham Savings will they sell bags, NO, will their order boxes of halves, bigger NO. They did have 37 Ikes that I took to search for errors, none, but 6 uncs so will try to sell them at the gun show for $2 each.

stopped at my local bank and got $100 of dimes, total skunk

 

[Ben Cartwright SASS]

Still waiting on the boxes of halves, been 3 weeks now.

today picked up 10 rolls CWR dimes and 21 CWR quarters

 

[Ben Cartwright SASS]

Not a skunk

found 1 1964 silver dime and 1 1959-D silver quarter.

I find very few quarters so am thrilled

 

[Ben Cartwright SASS]

Heard from 2 banks both put off my orders until the 18th, suddenly I have 8 boxes, 2 each at 4 banks coming in on the 18th!

I am going to have to use at least 8 of my dump banks at $500 each, since my coffee cans only hold $400 each I will probably use all 10 of my half dollar dump banks with counters.

 

[Ben Cartwright SASS]

7 rolls of CWR dimes and 1 quarters. skunk quarter found a 1964 dime, almost missed it because the edge was very dirty but saw it as I went through each dime looking for proofs and errors

 

[Ben Cartwright SASS]

got 6 boxes today, did the first box skunk for silver BUT

1 NO FG 1982
1 2006 Proof
26 NIFC
too many uncirculated halves from the 70's and 80's to count. The one here looks proof like, putting it in my book.

 

[Ben Cartwright SASS]

Box 2 and 3 out of 6

20 NIFC
1 proof 1992
1 NO FG 1982

 

[GB1]

 

[Ben Cartwright SASS]

got my next box, bank was supposed to order 2, but only got me one and said NO MORE

went through box 4 of 7, another skunk, and 2 NIFC

so far a 8 box skunk streak

 

[Ben Cartwright SASS]

cashed in one of the boxes, the bank had a roll on hand so I bought it.

found 1 40% in the box, so my skunk streak ends at 8