Fishing for Silver- Fish On!s CRH Log

[Zero]

My town has three national banks with two having three branches and the third just one branch. We also have three regional banks.

I pickup from Garda and Brinks and dump into Loomis. I have to roll all my coins since the only coin counting machine in town cut me off after they decided they didn't like coin roll hunters (it was disappointing).

I actually have had pretty limited luck with my boxes in general (no amazing boxes as of yet). My dump banks are pretty annoyed by me even though I'm just dropping off $500 in halves once every three weeks from their perspective. I get better luck from road trips. I keep going with the 1-2 boxes a week but don't see how I can increase my volume in this area without getting cutoff left and right.

Just a small town perspective on the hobby.

 

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[zobar]

Hey guys
i was just reading some this and not sure what your doing are you buying boxes of coins from the bank and how do I go about doing this. how much is in a box.
Thanks

 

[fish on!]

Hey guys
i was just reading some this and not sure what your doing are you buying boxes of coins from the bank and how do I go about doing this. how much is in a box.
Thanks

Go to the main CRH forum and read the "Beginners" sticky thread at the top. It should have all the information you need in it.

 

[BuffaloBoy]

Hey guys
i was just reading some this and not sure what your doing are you buying boxes of coins from the bank and how do I go about doing this. how much is in a box.
Thanks

This isn't a thread to ask beginner questions, please check the beginner's guide and ask questions there. It's a sticky thread.

 

[fish on!]

I'm slowly getting back into the hunt. Unfortunately, I've run into a bunch of weak boxes. My competition must have started dumping like crazy into my supply while I took a few week hiatus. No worries, though, I'll slowly but surely bury them in clad.....

Picked up 4 boxes today:

Box 1: 2x40%
Box 2: skunk
Box 3: skunk
Box 4: skunk (this box did have 9 proofs in it which is probably a personal best. Still a skunk box though)

 

[fish on!]

4 more boxes today. 4 more skunks. 7 box skunk streak. That's the longest skunk streak I have had in quite a while. I have four more boxes coming in on Friday. Hopefully they are better. They couldn't be any worse.

 

[fish on!]

Today may have been the weirdest set of boxes I have ever gotten. I picked up 4 boxes of halves today. Upon inspection they looked exactly like the same skunky boxes I have been getting for the last few pickups. No enders, same characteristics of coins, etc. Today was definitely more about quality than quantity, but after the skunks I have have been getting I am quite happy with the results:

Box 1: skunk
Box 2: skunk
Box 3: 1xwalker
Box 4: 1xwash 90% comm. 2x40%(1 was a 1970)

The oddest part was box 4. I ended up getting a 2000 ecuadorian half, the wash comm., and the 1970 all in one roll. It was easily the best roll of halves I have ever gotten. I've gotten 3 or 4 silvers in one roll before, but a silver commemorative and a 1970 in one roll has to outdo that. Anyway, I'm hoping that good roll is a sign of a major collection dump coming down the pike. I miss the really good boxes I was getting a couple months ago.

 

[fish on!]

Better day today.

Box 1: skunk
Box 2: 5x90%(64's) 4x40%
Box 3: 2x40%
Box 4: skunk

It's good to be finding silver again.

 

[norcalsteve]

I just started crh Last week. I picked up 14 rolls of halves. Found 2 1968's in one roll and a 1964 in another roll. Pretty excited for my first buy. I ordered a box from my credit union that will be here next week. I do have a question. How and where do you dump your non keepers?

 

[fish on!]

I just started crh Last week. I picked up 14 rolls of halves. Found 2 1968's in one roll and a 1964 in another roll. Pretty excited for my first buy. I ordered a box from my credit union that will be here next week. I do have a question. How and where do you dump your non keepers?

I dump them in coin counters. That's what I find to be easiest. Good luck. Sounds like you are off to a good start

 

[fish on!]

Good boxes today.

Box 1: 1x90%(ken) 7x40%
Box 2: 6x40%
Box 3: 5x40%
Box 4: skunk

 

[BuffaloBoy]

Nice boxes fish on!, good luck this week!

 

[Zero]

Very nice...seems like your boxes are doing well.

 

[fish on!]

Very nice...seems like your boxes are doing well.

Yes, they have been up and down a little and not nearly as good as they were at the end of the summer, but I've been very happy with them. Good luck to you. Glad to see you are starting to have some good finds.

 

[fish on!]

I forgot to add Wednesday's boxes:

Box 1: 4x90%(1 walker, 1 ben, 2 kens) 6x40%
Box 2: skunks
Box 3: Skunk
Box 4: skunk

 

[fish on!]

Friday's 4 boxes:

Box 1: skunk
Box 2: 2x40%(1 was a 1970D, that's my fifth from boxes)
Box 3: skunk
Box 4: skunk

 

[fish on!]

Ended up with a lot of boxes yesterday, so I didn't have time to keep track of the box by box break down. I searched 12 boxes and only one was a skunk.

5x90%(2 walkers, 1 ben, 2 kens) 22x40%

I also got my first ever Bicentennial 40% proof. I have a couple of the silver business strikes, but this was my first '76 silver proof. Good day, the silver was spread through the boxes.

 

[BuffaloBoy]

Nice grab fish on!, this week for me I did 5 half dollar boxes and netted 1 40%. I'd take a day like yours any day! and great walker ratio to 90%

 

[Zero]

Amazing...fishon has the silver magic touch or there are a bunch of people in his region who dump silver halves at banks for face value.

 

[fish on!]

Thanks guys. I think I'm slightly lucky, but I think it's more about ordering as much volume as I can and moving the dumps to a different carrier. If you notice, it took a little while after my hiatus to start getting decent finds again. You just have to consistently out dump the others that are dumping in your supplier to the point where they get discouraged. I wish I could get back up to 20+ boxes a week again, but that just isn't possible for me right now.