I picked up and searched an amazing box of half dollars yesterday.
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So I get a whole bunch of boxes every week, and once in a while, I hit gold. Well, silver, but you get the idea. Yesterday, I searched my best box yet, by a mile.
More silver than you can shake a stick at! To be exact, there were 20 Franklins, 99 1964's, and 82 40%. Now, typically, you get way, way more 40% than 90%, my historical average is about a 3:1 ratio of 40% to 90%... so this is a fairly extreme outlier. 201 keepers in a single box blows away my prior best of 121, which was mostly 40%ers. Just thought I'd share, I feel kind of bad for the person who dumped $1k+ in silver for face value.
More silver than you can shake a stick at! To be exact, there were 20 Franklins, 99 1964's, and 82 40%. Now, typically, you get way, way more 40% than 90%, my historical average is about a 3:1 ratio of 40% to 90%... so this is a fairly extreme outlier. 201 keepers in a single box blows away my prior best of 121, which was mostly 40%ers. Just thought I'd share, I feel kind of bad for the person who dumped $1k+ in silver for face value.
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If you're lucky and get a deal, your recent find may afford to buy you a couple of flower arrangements for the wedding reception.......better get to searching some more boxes........
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Why not ask the teller to track down the customer that turned in the coins? That way, you can share the windfall and feel better about it.
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Except for the name and phone number on the rolls of the person who cashed them in.
Just kidding, nice score!
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