Disheartening trend

[SilverJack]

For several months I was getting boxes of coins from a couple different source banks that were without codes/dates. And they produced some coins.

Unfortunately, about 3 weeks ago, I started getting boxes that were packaged in February. I think I'll just stick it out and burn through the newly boxed coins. Yesterday I started getting boxes packaged in March! And they are skunks so it appears that I'm not burning through quick enough. I have this image in my mind that a few of us CRHers are simply swapping dumps via the banks.

Now I'm pondering if it is time to find a new supply bank(s). thoughts?

 

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[Generic_Lad]

Old coins do not have to come from old boxes. After all, those of us who hunt CWRs know that often people will dump entire collections or their "Cash4Gold" buyer completely ignores a tarnished 1964 half. Of course you are going to have better luck with boxes the older they are, but there is no reason why a box packaged yesterday will be worse than a box packaged 6-7 months ago. Its been 40+ years since it made sense to spend silver coins and not to hoard them and chances are slim that anyone would knowingly spend a silver coin. However, we have knowledge on our side. Someone who inherited grandpa's coin collection knows there's something special about the Mercs, Morgans and buffalo nickels, however, they might not realize that the $10 roll of 1964 quarters are worth any more than face. After all, you can get the same design in pocket change daily! So they do the only thing they know what to do with rolled change and take it to the bank.

You never know a box will be a skunk unless you look at every single coin in there.

 

[unclehuckelberry]

How do you know when the boxes were packaged? Is it the 4 digit code located on the top of the box?

 

[unclehuckelberry]

The other trend I don't like is that some of the banks I visit are installing coin counting machines and encouraging people who are depositing hand rolled coins to dump them into the coin counter. This keeps me from being able to buy the hand rolled coins.

I do have one bank though that said they will save any hand rolled coins for me.

 

[Kamyu]

Codes don't really matter. Though they can show a trend in a vein if you hit a good one. I got 3 boxes today, 2 no codes and 1 that was dated March 2012 and all three yielded silver. Oddly enough the March one yielded the most with 3 silver rosies. Last week I had one dated April 2, 2012 which yielded a few silver rosies as well.

 

[cecropia_moth]

Dates on the boxes don't really all that much matter. In 2015 someone will get a box dated April 2012. It will not be any better of a box then as it is now.

 

[kontrapunktus1750]

Codes don't really matter. Though they can show a trend in a vein if you hit a good one. I got 3 boxes today, 2 no codes and 1 that was dated March 2012 and all three yielded silver. Oddly enough the March one yielded the most with 3 silver rosies. Last week I had one dated April 2, 2012 which yielded a few silver rosies as well.

Practically all my April 2 boxes have been skunks thus far, and I've gone through at least 20 of them. The good box was dated October 7 and produced 22 silver coins.

 

[SilverForBrains]

Are you talking about dimes or halves? Too small a sample size if you ask me. Also give us some more information, you were concerned that CRH were swapping dumps, were these machine rolled? My theory is that we're always swapping dumps anyway, and that all clad has been searched through numerous times. What we find is collections dumped into the continually rotating clad. My word, if only I could take a tour of brinks i could figure this all out lol