Halves box question for veteran CRHers

[quiksilver]

When getting sealed bank rolls from open fed boxes i will often only get 10 rolls , go through them and then decide or not to get more.[I have never gotten a good box in my area when i do boxes] My question is this-

When you get the boxes with good amounts of silver , is it usually throughout the box or is it usually a few good rolls in the box ?

 

[Diver_Down]

In my experience, the keepers will be spread out throughout the box. I very rarely had rolls with more than 4 keepers out of a roll when a box has been good.

 

[thurmownator]

I agree wth DD. Keepers, however you define keepers; and when they are there, are usually spread throughout the box; versus limited and concentrated to just a few rolls or so.

 

[jim4silver]

I have had Brinks boxes (25 rolls on top of 25 rolls--5 X 5 style) where the top 25 had none and the bottom 25 were very good (or vice versa). Usually in this instance there was a slight difference in color of printed ink on the rolls (lighter or darker, etc). I figured the top came from one batch and the bottom row from another. Although rare I have seen this.

Jim

 

[quiksilver]

thanx for the info

 

[Darth Walker]

The reason is that I think that groups of good coins travel together.

A person dumps at a bank his silver collection and the coins travel together to the rolling machine and to the same box.


Many times I know that if I get 20 rolls of halves and there is not silver showing on the ends most likely it will be a very bad batch.

Darth Walker

 

[silvercop]

there is really no fool proof method to gauge your finds. it is all luck of the draw. i have opened a box with a ben on the end of the roll only to find it to be the only keeper in the whole box. i have also opened a box with no silver showing and found 50 plus keepers in the box. i have found that if you try and figure it all out you will drive yourself crazy. you just got to open the box search it and hope for the best

 

[enamel7]

there is really no fool proof method to gauge your finds. it is all luck of the draw. i have opened a box with a ben on the end of the roll only to find it to be the only keeper in the whole box. i have also opened a box with no silver showing and found 50 plus keepers in the box. i have found that if you try and figure it all out you will drive yourself crazy. you just got to open the box search it and hope for the best

I find this to be true also. One box last week had 2 silver on the end of rolls. Only 3 in the whole box.
I have noticed sometimes only finding halves on one row. This is only when there are just a few in the box.
HH
Gilbert