WHAT HAVE YOU DONE..........???

[mistergee]

after reading all your posts here ...and still without a metal detector....i decided to try this CRH thing...i wasnt expecting much and almost quit...glad i didnt....heres how it went....1st bank....no halves...2nd bank....we can order them for you....3rd bank...i just have one of these (holds up a clad half)...doesnt even ask the other tellers....4th bank...the teller is the wife of one of my best friends(why i didnt remember that is beyond me)...she has nothing ...but teller #2 says...i have 1 1/2 rolls.....and teller #3 says i have a bag of $101.00...... ....i leave with a grand total of $116.50.....i couldnt wait as i heard the silver in the bag when the teller handed it to me....i opened them up in the car....i couldnt believe it....every handfull had 2 and 3 silvers in it......final tally........16-90%ers and 12-40%ers....heres what i got:
14 bennies 14 kennedys
1948 1964 x2
1949 1965
1950-D 1966 x3
1951-S 1967 x3
1952 1968-D x4
1952-D 1969-D
1953-D x2
1954 x2
1956
1957
1958

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......AND THIS....1959 AU+(possible FBL)

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....this coin is utterly beautiful....it looks as though very few people have handled this.....yes i can see the lines....i just hope theyre considered FBL....sorry but i cant get better, closer pics....i will try to get a clearer one in daylight tommorrow.....this indoor light is too harsh.....i really didnt think i would find anything....especially after reading your posts saying how everything was drying up....and LJ retiring .....then i get all this ....now i ask the question...........
........WHAT HAVE YOU DONE TO ME!!!?.........
you have created a CRH MONSTER....ive already resigned myself to the fact that......i will be ordering halves.....i will be checking every bank in PA......i will turn my vacations into CRH ROADTRIPS....i will lose sleep nights searching halves and posting my finds.....and i guess every other maladies you folks suffer.....THANKS ALOT
geo

 

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[mistergee]

dont ask me whats going on WITH THE F$@%ING PICS...thts not the way i set it up and everytime i try to fix it ....its worse...oh well at least theyre somewhat clear..........note to self.....new camera with macro....gotta work on photos and posting......

 

[Cat J]

LOL oh no your hooked now.

HH
Cat

 

[Brett2259]

Great job! But what is CRH? I'm new to this.

 

[enamel7]

Great job! But what is CRH? I'm new to this.

Your kidding, right.
CRH is coin roll hunting.

Happy Hunting!

 

[solariscool]

Mr. G,,,,,, nice pile of silver you have there. Welcome to a fun but addictive hobby.

 

[ClonedSIM]

That is one awesome Benji...

I would have to say that anyone would turn into a CRH monster after a score like that. Congrats!

 

[XX]

It's hard to tell from the pics, but either that Franklin is a Proof or it's polished (or it's just the pics, but in the one with the other Franklins, you can see the difference).

 

[mistergee]

It's hard to tell from the pics, but either that Franklin is a Proof or it's polished (or it's just the pics, but in the one with the other Franklins, you can see the difference).

it looks like a proof but i thought that the proofs have an "s" mint mark? i know it wasnt polished there are no fine scratches on it anywhere. its just a little smudged from fingerprints. this is one shiny coin, thats what makes it so hard to get a pic. it reflects all light and if i try to block the light my reflection shows on the coin in the pic. im going to try natural sunlight after work and see how it comes out. i would really like to show everyone the bell lines so they can give an opinion on whether or not they are full bell lines or not. if not im getting another camera

 

[MalteseFalcon]

The camera manufacturers ought to give TN.com some kind of kickback....cause once you are hooked, then the next step is to go get a camera with macro capability. Nikon, Olumpus, etc. should be glad us CRH'ers like to snap close-ups of our finds!

 

[cyberdan]

14 bennies 14 kennedys
1948 1964 x2
1949 1965
1950-D 1966 x3
1951-S 1967 x3
1952 1968-D x4
1952-D 1969-D
1953-D x2
1954 x2
1956
1957
1958

Did you notice very few dupe coins. Looks like someone turned in grandpa's coin collection.

Congrats, you are hooked.

 

[BBcardsRI]

The Frankies do NOT have S mints on the proof version of coins, so you could have one. Its hard to tell from the images, but it looks like it might be dipped... it looks a lot like a mercury dip to me with that kind of shine. The frankie proofs I have seen all have a different form of shine to them...

Grats on the sweet haul!

~Dave

 

[mistergee]

The camera manufacturers ought to give TN.com some kind of kickback....cause once you are hooked, then the next step is to go get a camera with macro capability. Nikon, Olumpus, etc. should be glad us CRH'ers like to snap close-ups of our finds!

the camera i was using had a macro but it made no difference

Did you notice very few dupe coins. Looks like someone turned in grandpa's coin collection

i thought the same thing as i was looking through them.

The Frankies do NOT have S mints on the proof version of coins, so you could have one. Its hard to tell from the images, but it looks like it might be dipped... it looks a lot like a mercury dip to me with that kind of shine. The frankie proofs I have seen all have a different form of shine to them...

thanks for the info dave...it does have a brilliant shine to it. i hope it isnt mercury dipped. that still wouldnt account for the fine detail this coin shows. im leaning towards "proof" although i have to agree about the shine though it doesnt look like other proofs i have seen on the net. thiers has that cartwheel look. this is like a mirror. wish i had a coin dealer around here to check it out. probably have to look downtown. in the meantime i'll work on some closeups.
oh by the way does anyone know what exactly determines how visible the bell lines have to be to be a FBL? it seems the ones that i have seen on line have less visible lines than the one i have......

 

[solariscool]

It's hard to tell from the pics, but either that Franklin is a Proof or it's polished (or it's just the pics, but in the one with the other Franklins, you can see the difference).

it looks like a proof but i thought that the proofs have an "s" mint mark? i know it wasnt polished there are no fine scratches on it anywhere. its just a little smudged from fingerprints. this is one shiny coin, thats what makes it so hard to get a pic. it reflects all light and if i try to block the light my reflection shows on the coin in the pic. im going to try natural sunlight after work and see how it comes out. i would really like to show everyone the bell lines so they can give an opinion on whether or not they are full bell lines or not. if not im getting another camera

I found 4 of them earlier this year, 2 in 2 boxes 1 week apart. Do they look like this?
http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w251/phishken2/Coins/feb29totals.jpg
http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w251/phishken2/Coins/moreFranklins.jpg

 

[mistergee]

I found 4 of them earlier this year, 2 in 2 boxes 1 week apart. Do they look like this?

yes and no.....yours look cloudy....like they were cleaned maybe?......mine looks shiny and clear....you can see yourself in it......

 

[solariscool]

I dont think my photos do the coins justice, they are clear and mirror looking. For sure proofs.

 

[mistergee]

captain....yours do look a lot like mine...especially the '64...but yeah it looks like i have a proof coin....thanks for all the help and info everyone....now i have a problem....the penny arcade at the bank is down and i cant cash in the remaining coins so i can get MORE HALVES ....oh well i guess i'll have to wait, theyre supposed to have it fixed today....then its off to the banks

 

[1235CE]

great finds.....yup, that's a proof all day long.....congrats!

HH all!

Greg

 

[mistergee]

thanks greg

 

[mistergee]

question......what if it was dipped in mercury...wouldn't that make it dangerous to handle?