End of 6-day vacation cwr hunt

[Zero]

I was visiting the in-laws and went hunting every morning. Came back with a total of 1-90% and 13-40%. I ran across a lot of dumps and bought most of them but only the loose halves and small pockets of rolls produced. At least I consolidated the dumps and hopefully won't have as many to deal with next time I visit since the prolific dumper (marks his coins with a J) has possibly taken a break (at least the tellers say that the dumps have been sitting around for over a year). Here are the final totals:

$3243 loose and cwr halves: 1964, 13-40%, some NIFC's, some proofs, and also 36-Ike's (all clad and returned to the wild).

I was hoping for a big jackpot but I am happy with these moderate results (better than my box production). I have four boxes to go through tomorrow. Here is a picture of the silver.



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[ramjet2187]

Although you ate a lot of skunks, you scored more in a week than lots of us do! And cleaning up the dumps might prove beneficial when you return.

 

[vpnavy]

Any find is a nice find Zero.

 

[izer54]

Great score!

 

[Zero]

Thanks...it is definitely a process. This was my first time working the area. Next time the dumps will be cleared out a bit and I can concentrate on the areas that produced the most silver.

I thought of a new meaning for my call sign "Zero": This is what the tellers tell the next coin roll hunter when they ask for halves: "sorry, some middle aged guy in a Hawaiian shirt bought them all earlier today...he said he was on vacation and collects them for his kids to go through." True statement but my kids (nine and six) have lost some interest after the scores of skunks. So, they help me for 5-10 minutes and then enjoy seeing the finds. Occasionally, I will set them up for success with a pile I know has a silver.

I also change my persona when I go back to dump by changing into a little less interesting shirt and putting on a ball cap. It's amazing how the same teller that sold me halves will tell me about the guy who asked about halves the other day. I let them think halves are in a high demand. It's a fun hobby. Not all hobbies allow you to have multiple personas.

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[vetarun]

So what city in Alabama did you visit? lol

 

[Zero]

How did you know it was Alabama? Are you the "J" marker?

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[vetarun]

No, I'm not the J marker. I see them all the time. He's still searching and marking. You may have picked up some of mine that I dumped on a roadtrip about a year ago.

 

[CURTtheHURT]

I live in Alabama and get those J marked all the time. Hope he has been getting my marked coins in return. Lol