Which denomination do you sort through and why?

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koala33

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I agree, the most silver producing boxes are of the half dollar variety. Occasionally I'll search dime boxes if the halves get slow. I used a dime box to break up a nasty dry spell on the halves... Some 27 half dollar boxes in a row with only two 40%s. Dimes make the hunt more bearable on a skunk streak.

Also, one thing to note is availability. I have to special order my halves from the bank. Dimes on the other hand, are much more abundant; you can walk into almost any bank and get dimes, no questions asked. They are relatively painless to buy and dump, depending on the area. YMMV.

Nickels are a pita to search since you have to look at each date, and all nickels weigh 5 grams. As a cashier, I have access to lots of nickels. Whenever I have downtime, I search the nickels, then issue em as change.

As for pennies, I don't buy the $25 boxes, but I throw my loose change in a big 4 gallon water bottle. When it fills up, I sort and roll the coins. Copper pennies go into storage, Zincolns go back to the bank. The remaining quarters, nickels and dimes are searched for silver and returned as well.
 

I'd sort halves too, but MentalUnrest proved half boxes were dry in Iowa's supply, which happens to be Wells Fargo in Des Moines. MU and I are doing dime boxes while looking for CWR Halves.
 

Boxes of halves are always dry here. Not just now, but going back several years. I search boxes on occasion, and average less than one 40% per.
Dimes, really worthwhile in quantity. For instance, I searched 5 boxes of halves in the last week. Found 3-40%. If I'd used that $2500 to buy dimes, based on my dime average I would have found roughly 20-25 silver dimes or the equivelent of 4-5 90% halves.
 

what is 40% meaning with a MD?
 

I do dimes because they are readily available at any bank I pick up from.
 

I sort pennies and halves. Halves for the rush of finding the silver...few and far between as the rushes are. Pennies because they can be sorted FAST mechanically and economics based on results, time spent, gas used, and availability.
 

When looking for silver I search dimes because in Canada 50 cent pieces aren't regularly available and quarters are always a bust. I occasionally search nickels for the pure nickel bullion and the old king George coins. Right now I am primarily searching pennies because the mint wants to take them away from me so I might as well get all the old ones I can while I still can.
 

SilverSharpie said:
I agree, the most silver producing boxes are of the half dollar variety. Occasionally I'll search dime boxes if the halves get slow. I used a dime box to break up a nasty dry spell on the halves... Some 27 half dollar boxes in a row with only two 40%s. Dimes make the hunt more bearable on a skunk streak.

Also, one thing to note is availability. I have to special order my halves from the bank. Dimes on the other hand, are much more abundant; you can walk into almost any bank and get dimes, no questions asked. They are relatively painless to buy and dump, depending on the area. YMMV.

Nickels are a pita to search since you have to look at each date, and all nickels weigh 5 grams. As a cashier, I have access to lots of nickels. Whenever I have downtime, I search the nickels, then issue em as change.

As for pennies, I don't buy the $25 boxes, but I throw my loose change in a big 4 gallon water bottle. When it fills up, I sort and roll the coins. Copper pennies go into storage, Zincolns go back to the bank. The remaining quarters, nickels and dimes are searched for silver and returned as well.
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Yeah, I don't think I could do nickels...
 

I think nickels can be good too. I did 2 boxes of nickels from BofA and got 2 war nickels. I have got a lot of war nickels working as a casino cashier. I am up to 86 war nickels now.
 

I currently do Pennies, Nickels, Dimes, and Halves.

I search pennies for wheats because I need to fill my coin book. Plus you almost never get skunked on a box of pennies.

Dimes and halves I search for silver which has been fairly slow for me, but I'm hoping to get lucky soon.

Nickels are possibly my favorite. I keep all pre-1960 nickels. My last box I found 3 war nickels and a buffalo so I think I'll keep doing nickels forever.
 

I am looking to get into Roll hunting. I have a couple of questions to ask .
First when you guys talk about Boxes of rolls , How many rolls do you get in a box?
How much do you pay for a box, face valve or more/less?
Can you go to any local bank and get them ?
and last does the high end back have better Coin rolls ?

Thanks for letting me know the the deal
 

AcRellik said:
I am looking to get into Roll hunting. I have a couple of questions to ask .
First when you guys talk about Boxes of rolls , How many rolls do you get in a box?
How much do you pay for a box, face valve or more/less?
Can you go to any local bank and get them ?
and last does the high end back have better Coin rolls ?

Thanks for letting me know the the deal
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50
Face value not including fees
Yes
Are you talking about the teller?

Welcome, hope this helps.
 

AcRellik said:
I am looking to get into Roll hunting. I have a couple of questions to ask .
First when you guys talk about Boxes of rolls , How many rolls do you get in a box?
How much do you pay for a box, face valve or more/less?
Can you go to any local bank and get them ?
and last does the high end back have better Coin rolls ?

Thanks for letting me know the the deal
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There are 50 rolls of coins in each box. The cost of each box is as follows: Pennies - $25, Nickels - $100, Dimes - $250, Quarters - $500, Halves - $500. Some banks will charge you an ordering fee for each box, I would recommend not paying the fee and just finding a bank where they will supply you with boxes at no extra charge. Many banks will let you "buy" a box from them but some may give you problems. You don't have to buy whole boxes; if you want to just buy a couple of rolls from a bank (say 10 to 20 rolls of each denomination) many have no problem with this. I don't think a chain bank, local bank, or any other bank would have different outcomes in terms of the kind of rolls you would receive. Also, find one bank where you can return your coins; do not dump your coins where you pick them up, you'll just end up searching through coins that you've searched before.
 

I dont discriminate, I'm an equal opportunity denomination hunter.
 

Infector101 said:
There are 50 rolls of coins in each box. The cost of each box is as follows: Pennies - $25, Nickels - $100, Dimes - $250, Quarters - $500, Halves - $500. Some banks will charge you an ordering fee for each box, I would recommend not paying the fee and just finding a bank where they will supply you with boxes at no extra charge. Many banks will let you "buy" a box from them but some may give you problems. You don't have to buy whole boxes; if you want to just buy a couple of rolls from a bank (say 10 to 20 rolls of each denomination) many have no problem with this. I don't think a chain bank, local bank, or any other bank would have different outcomes in terms of the kind of rolls you would receive. Also, find one bank where you can return your coins; do not dump your coins where you pick them up, you'll just end up searching through coins that you've searched before.
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Thank you for your help , very helpful
Today I went and got 10 rolls of pennies and 6 rolls of dimes
My finds was only 2 wheaties :icon_thumleft: but no silver dimes :BangHead: LOL
oh well i,m sure it will have its ups and downs
 

AcRellik said:
Thank you for your help , very helpful
Today I went and got 10 rolls of pennies and 6 rolls of dimes
My finds was only 2 wheaties :icon_thumleft: but no silver dimes :BangHead: LOL
oh well i,m sure it will have its ups and downs
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You only usually get about 3 dimes per box.
 

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