Tied the world record!

MikeOregon · Dec 12, 2008

The record for futility is matched.

$1000 in halves from the fed and zero, that's not a single, silver or error coin. NOT ONE!!!!!!

Tied the world record for fewest good coins out of 2000.

>:(

seger98 · Dec 12, 2008

I'll say it again, just follow LJ

GMan00001 · Dec 12, 2008

seger98 said:
I'll say it again, just follow LJ

And I'll repeat again....following LJ will get you zero....you need to stay one step ahead...

Narthoniel · Dec 12, 2008

Im with Gman here. Always a groaner when the banks says, "We had a ton, but someone just bought them all!"

mistergee · Dec 12, 2008

sorry to burst your bubble mike but some here have gone through multiple boxes without a single find....i feel for ya buddy...like i said before...its like huntin and fishin....ya gotta put in the bad days to get the good ones....keep your head up and keep swingin...better days are coming :thumbsup:

Rich Hartford · Dec 12, 2008

Had the same thing happen to me last week. Still fun trying !

Shake-N-Bake · Dec 12, 2008

No where close to my record. 23 CWI boxes with zero keepers. On the 24th box in the last 3 weeks i just found my first keeper(if you want to call it that) a 2003P that is it. Now I am just searching boxes to prove a point, the coin processing company in my area searches for silver. It is the only explanation.

Jason

treasurefiend · Dec 12, 2008

LOL - I'm up to 21 straight skunk boxes.... :tongue3:

Keep on huntin, the goodies will come!!!! They have to come!!!!!

fistfulladirt · Dec 13, 2008

Shake-N-Bake said:
No where close to my record. 23 CWI boxes with zero keepers. On the 24th box in the last 3 weeks i just found my first keeper(if you want to call it that) a 2003P that is it. Now I am just searching boxes to prove a point, the coin processing company in my area searches for silver. It is the only explanation.

Jason

Shake, I went thru a bunch of CWI boxes over the summer, all skunks, felt the same way. Got back into the game with 2 boxes 2 weeks ago, hit good with 27 keepers in one box! Other box nothing but marked coins. Keep 'tryin - AMC

dp2013 · Dec 13, 2008

One of the drawbacks (if you want to call it that) to this board is the fact newbies come on here and see all of the great finds people make. It's made to look like all you've got to do is order a box of halves & you'll suddenly be covered in Ben's & Walkers. The truth to the matter is that it can be hard work, time consuming & costly (gas money, time spend, etc) CRH'ing. It's a great hobby but like all hobbies not every part is rewarding.
A topic such as this one along with the topics of finds of treasure should be read by all people wanting to start out in the hobby. Now if you are doing it to supplement your income that's a whole other topic.......

GMan00001 · Dec 13, 2008

Shake-N-Bake said:
No where close to my record. 23 CWI boxes with zero keepers. On the 24th box in the last 3 weeks i just found my first keeper(if you want to call it that) a 2003P that is it. Now I am just searching boxes to prove a point, the coin processing company in my area searches for silver. It is the only explanation.

Jason

Or you are just buying someone else's dumps. Not sure where you are located....maybe you are going through the piles of dumps from Jackson Metals (is that the right name) who claimed to have gone through X million halves last year and pulled all the silver.

Although it is possible for the coin processing place to do it, I find it highly unlikely.

Ju8vP3t · Dec 13, 2008

Don't feel bad, I've had days like that, my worst was probably 2 or 3 boxes without anything

daveg13 · Dec 13, 2008

dp2013 said:
One of the drawbacks (if you want to call it that) to this board is the fact newbies come on here and see all of the great finds people make. It's made to look like all you've got to do is order a box of halves & you'll suddenly be covered in Ben's & Walkers. The truth to the matter is that it can be hard work, time consuming & costly (gas money, time spend, etc) CRH'ing. It's a great hobby but like all hobbies not every part is rewarding.
A topic such as this one along with the topics of finds of treasure should be read by all people wanting to start out in the hobby. Now if you are doing it to supplement your income that's a whole other topic.......

I totally agree. You come on here and CRH looks so easy. But you've gotta realize most people are not going to post about skunks, or low finds. Kind of like when people go to the casino, they never talk about their bad trips, always the good ones.
Did 11 rolls of nickels today, only found 5 pre-60, BUT one was a '35D Buffalo.

1996 · Dec 13, 2008

mistergee said:
its like huntin and fishin....ya gotta put in the bad days to get the good ones

One lonely 1964 Kennedy . . . ever.

There's bad days fishing?!?

fiddycent · Dec 13, 2008

put me in the record books too. matter of fact...i'd be willing to guess you could put ALL of us on that list! LOL!

i don't think anybody on here ever said this hobby was easy. and i doubt many of us on this board could make a living doing this. it's really a hit and miss thing. all i'll say about it is that when it's good it's real good and when it's bad...well, you know. but i will tell you this.

KEEP YOUR CHIN UP!!! the silver's still out there. people are turning it in every day. now...GETCHOO SOME!

and p.s. GOOD LUCK! :thumbsup: