Christmas Collection Dumps

[SilverForBrains]

Hi all,

it's hard to tell from single posts, so what are all your opinions on this, have you seen the christmas spike in silver finds? I have gotten a few good boxes so far but missed the last two weeks due to car troubles so am trying to make up for lost time. Last year I had great teller tray finds and great boxes. also saw plenty of loaded bags that I wasn't able to buy.

HH!

 

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[smokeythecat]

I got nothing the last few days.....zero.

 

[Diver_Down]

From my years of experience, my finds always increase. I increase my volume back in October and will maintain that volume through the end of January. Beginning in December, I begin to hit the cents hard maintaining the search through mid-January. There are a number of holiday fundraising efforts for those in need that ask only for cents. People will bring in jars/cans of cents out of the kindness of their heart.

 

[fistfulladirt]

Last six years I've never hit a Christmas vein

 

[cooper36]

24 boxes of skunks and holding.......maybe santa will be good real soon.

 

[jr98119]

I've never had a good xmas vein either, although I did have an exceptional August & September this year.

 

[mAGma]

I got a bag with 60 keepers last year the week after christmas

 

[maverick]

Hey SFB, I can't say that I have noticed a spike yet, or if I will see one, last year I had 1 good week in December if j remember correctly, I know I posted my boxes that month. Judging by my dates that are on my bags when I get them ( anywhere from 1 to 3 months old) the "Christmas spike" could come into play a month or so after, just depends when that bag gets dumped into the hopper to become your box. HH, Maverick.

 

[BuffaloBoy]

I've been CRH'ing for 6-7 years now and I have not noticed a significant spike in my finds during this time of year. Last year my finds actually were worse from December-March than they were in the summer.

 

[TheMastermind]

I usually stop doing boxes of anything from Thanksgiving to New Years Day, as I use my bankroll for Christmas shopping. But I kick playing the coin machines into high gear, because there are lines of people at every bank to dump coins. Last December alone, I found nine or so silver quarters in like a three-week span just from the various reject trays.

Come the end of January is when I start to do boxes again, and then towards the middle to the end of February and into March they are usually chock full o' silver.

 

[mAGma]

Hey SFB, I can't say that I have noticed a spike yet, or if I will see one, last year I had 1 good week in December if j remember correctly, I know I posted my boxes that month. Judging by my dates that are on my bags when I get them ( anywhere from 1 to 3 months old) the "Christmas spike" could come into play a month or so after, just depends when that bag gets dumped into the hopper to become your box. HH, Maverick.

Very good point. At least with halves, it can take a long time for those bags to fill up if theyre putting it through a coin counter. So just because someone is turning coins in during the holidays doesnt mean theyre going to hit circulation soon.

 

[Omega]

I'd say mid-December till late February is when we'll see a spike (for halfs anyways). Thats what it has been in the past.

 

[mAGma]

I'd say mid-December till late February is when we'll see a spike (for halfs anyways). Thats what it has been in the past.

I thought you were fairly new. Have you hunted for more than a year?

 

[AdDicted2Ag]

I typically always see an increase in finds around the holidays... well.. Except for last year when I was searching dimes and my finds completely dropped off.. Overall, the best boxes I get are around the end of January.. I believe this is because my boxes are always from dumps a month earlier

 

[maverick]

I thought you were fairly new. Have you hunted for more than a year?

Ha ha, I was thinking the same thing.

 

[Omega]

Yes haha, but talking to other heavy hunters in my area :P Not personal experience. I said what I thought, not what I experienced , HH guys!

 

[Vdubguy]

Yesterday I had the day off and went to as many banks as possible before closing time. I received in total $1887 in halves, $1620 rolled ($1000 MWR) and $267 from teller trays. My end result was 24 40%ers out of all the tray finds and nothing from the rolls. That's about average for me. Hope more shows up in the coming weeks!!!!

HH

 

[xnytxowlx]

Your average is 24 per every $2k searched? Or your average is 10% of halves sitting in trays are silver? Regardless, that seems high. I finally grabbed my first teller tray find last week.

 

[Vdubguy]

Your average is 24 per every $2k searched? Or your average is 10% of halves sitting in trays are silver? Regardless, that seems high. I finally grabbed my first teller tray find last week.

Sorry, I didn't mean my literal average, I should have clarified. But I have done a few of these "coin tours" as I call them. The fiancé thinks I'm crazy. This was my third time doing it. Since I had the day off, I got up early and started driving, stopped at every bank I saw until 5pm. 30+ banks easy, I lost count. But every one if these trips I have taken, have turned out well. I wish my average was 24 per $2000 searched, that would be awesome.