Question on avg/box, skunks, new's

[Dozer D]

When figuring your avg silver finds per box (be it dimes,quarters, halves), do you include SKUNK boxes & NEW minted boxes in your calculations? I include my skunks, but not the new's since I quickly unload & swap even at some branches.

 

[baddbluff]

I count the skunks but not news, just like you. I'm averaging about 7/box on halves this year due to a 30+ & 40+ box a few weeks back, and low volume this year. I normally avg about 2/box. No new ones tho.

 

[smokeythecat]

I haven't found silver in any box but nickels for so long I forgot what it looks like. Been getting mine in CWR's.

 

[foofighters]

I count the new. I dont know why you wouldnt.

 

[baddbluff]

I count the new. I dont know why you wouldnt.

Because we don't even open the rolls - hence the box was never searched.

 

[BuffaloBoy]

I count boxes with circulated change only since I technically don't search boxes of brand new coins. I just dump those.

 

[jr98119]

I, too, count the skunks (50% this year) for halves, but not the unopened dime boxes. Mean per non-skunk box is 2.5, mode is 1 per box

 

[jcole77]

I do the same as you for all denominations. New boxes/rolls don't get counted, skunks do. I rarely get boxes (usually it's 1/2 boxes or some other roll quantity) so I inspect the rolls as I'm getting them. One of my main banks got a bunch of brand new LOOMIS pennies yesterday, and about the 3rd roll in, I stopped my teller because they were all 2016-Ds...

 

[jcole77]

I haven't found silver in any box but nickels for so long I forgot what it looks like. Been getting mine in CWR's.

I've had my best silver success in Nickels and Halves with MWRs, but for the Dimes and Quarters it's been CWRs which have given me the best results. I haven't done many Dime or Quarter rolls of late thanks to my recent Nickel and Cent success, along with my bank getting lots of Halves.