dismal finds *skunk streak over*
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Re: dismal finds
phrostie,
Do you have any idea of how many people are looking for halves? It is huge and the amount of new old halves being turned in is down 80% from 5 years ago. Also a lot more competition from traveling coin shows. You have been doing this for a fairly long time. There is no culling, only too many people chasing too few coins. The people that saved the coins are dying and there are less coins to go around. It's been a fun ride but I'm afraid we're on the home stretch!
phrostie,
Do you have any idea of how many people are looking for halves? It is huge and the amount of new old halves being turned in is down 80% from 5 years ago. Also a lot more competition from traveling coin shows. You have been doing this for a fairly long time. There is no culling, only too many people chasing too few coins. The people that saved the coins are dying and there are less coins to go around. It's been a fun ride but I'm afraid we're on the home stretch!
Captaindoodle
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Re: dismal finds
Phrostie,
This is my fourth year of hitting half's hard, and in the last 3 month's my finds have dropped off a cliff...I am averaging 25% of my average for the last 3 years both from CWI and Brinks...too many hunters and too few prey.
Oh well...it was fun while it lasted.
HH
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Phrostie,
This is my fourth year of hitting half's hard, and in the last 3 month's my finds have dropped off a cliff...I am averaging 25% of my average for the last 3 years both from CWI and Brinks...too many hunters and too few prey.
Oh well...it was fun while it lasted.
HH
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Re: dismal finds
Been CRH for halves for four months now with moderately good success. Past 11 boxes have been skunks! I am switching up to Brinks boxes starting tomorrow as the "String and Sons" boxes (from the Fed?) are dry!
Oh, this is my first post here so hello all.
Been CRH for halves for four months now with moderately good success. Past 11 boxes have been skunks! I am switching up to Brinks boxes starting tomorrow as the "String and Sons" boxes (from the Fed?) are dry!
Oh, this is my first post here so hello all.
Re: dismal finds
My last 11 boxes and 1 bag have been all skunks. Yesterday, I picked up an additional $100 in halves, plus $100 in quarters, and those were skunks too.
I get 2 to 4 rolls of dimes about 3 or 4 times a week, and haven't found a silver dime yet.
Did they really make dimes in silver, once upon a time?
My last 11 boxes and 1 bag have been all skunks. Yesterday, I picked up an additional $100 in halves, plus $100 in quarters, and those were skunks too.
I get 2 to 4 rolls of dimes about 3 or 4 times a week, and haven't found a silver dime yet.
Did they really make dimes in silver, once upon a time?
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Re: dismal finds
I just finish boxes 7 & 8 skunks in a roll. All half boxes.....Matt
I just finish boxes 7 & 8 skunks in a roll. All half boxes.....Matt
apush
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Re: dismal finds
Oh yes. My last 6 boxes were CWI flat boxes--and, from my most promising bank. For some reason--perhaps someone here can explain this to me--my previous boxes only had a four digit code stamped on them. Now my flat boxes have a new stamp: CWI. I have always obtained flat boxes from this bank.
I don't think my bank changed couriers--just that the flat boxes I am now purchasing has a different stamp--and thus far, a heck of a lot less silver.
apush
Oh yes. My last 6 boxes were CWI flat boxes--and, from my most promising bank. For some reason--perhaps someone here can explain this to me--my previous boxes only had a four digit code stamped on them. Now my flat boxes have a new stamp: CWI. I have always obtained flat boxes from this bank.
I don't think my bank changed couriers--just that the flat boxes I am now purchasing has a different stamp--and thus far, a heck of a lot less silver.
apush
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Re: dismal finds
I only pick up CWI boxes. There are a lot of guys going through them and dumping back at the same bank they pick up at. So you will go through many skunked boxes. I have only seen one of my marked coins since Nov. I dump at Brinks.
I only pick up CWI boxes. There are a lot of guys going through them and dumping back at the same bank they pick up at. So you will go through many skunked boxes. I have only seen one of my marked coins since Nov. I dump at Brinks.
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Re: dismal finds
If you are in CA the CWI boxes have been bad since December. There are good boxes every now and then but more often then not they are skunks.
All this talk about the silver being gone and skunk streaks made me find a post from 2007 about a skunk streak.
http://forum.treasurenet.com/index.php/topic,74400.msg541694.html#msg541694
The more skunks you can stand the more silver you will find.
HH,
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If you are in CA the CWI boxes have been bad since December. There are good boxes every now and then but more often then not they are skunks.
All this talk about the silver being gone and skunk streaks made me find a post from 2007 about a skunk streak.
http://forum.treasurenet.com/index.php/topic,74400.msg541694.html#msg541694
The more skunks you can stand the more silver you will find.
HH,
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Re: dismal finds
These things typically go in waves I noticed. I will get a horrible skunk streak. I had a 13 skunk streak in December. If it wasn't for some CWRolls, I would've had a terrible month. When the skunk streak is on, I will fill the void with dimes or cents. Then you will get a streak of boxes with keepers.
These things typically go in waves I noticed. I will get a horrible skunk streak. I had a 13 skunk streak in December. If it wasn't for some CWRolls, I would've had a terrible month. When the skunk streak is on, I will fill the void with dimes or cents. Then you will get a streak of boxes with keepers.
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HH
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Boxes don't come from the "fed". They all come from privately owned coin wrapping companies. Some of those companies buy the "String and Sons" wrappers to wrap the coins in.Lburgguy said:
HH
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Re: dismal finds
I'm looking forward to 8 boxes of halves tomorrow... Here's hoping I don't hit a streak of skunks too!
I'm looking forward to 8 boxes of halves tomorrow... Here's hoping I don't hit a streak of skunks too!
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Re: dismal finds *skunk streak continues*
Yep, for me anything over six skunks in a row and it starts to get demoralizing and you wonder if it's really worth it anymore, but the addiction must be fed! I haven't figured it out yet, but it seems like I have better luck if I limit my search to a couple boxes a week instead of doing six to eight a week. With that said, I did up my order to four boxes this week, so we'll see.
Yep, for me anything over six skunks in a row and it starts to get demoralizing and you wonder if it's really worth it anymore, but the addiction must be fed! I haven't figured it out yet, but it seems like I have better luck if I limit my search to a couple boxes a week instead of doing six to eight a week. With that said, I did up my order to four boxes this week, so we'll see.
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Re: dismal finds *skunk streak continues*
I got a skunk box on Thursday, and another one yesterday. The one yesterday had HUNDREDS of coins with a black marker mark on the edge.
It was completely discouraging opening roll after roll and seeing this stupid mark.
I don't know how I got so many of this persons dump in one box. I felt like just opening them into my canvas dump bag and not even bothering to check (although I didn't).
I got a skunk box on Thursday, and another one yesterday. The one yesterday had HUNDREDS of coins with a black marker mark on the edge.
It was completely discouraging opening roll after roll and seeing this stupid mark.
I don't know how I got so many of this persons dump in one box. I felt like just opening them into my canvas dump bag and not even bothering to check (although I didn't).
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