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Half baked, half brick of halfs.

eyoung429eyoung429 Posts: 6,374 ✭
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BBBBOOOOOOOOOYYYYYAAAAA

brought home half a brick of halfs and started sorting through them....

Haven't gone through for varieties but 80% of the remaining halves are pre 1985.

Here's what I ended up with today.

26 bicentennials all AU or better

1967 x 2
1966 x 3
1965 x 1
1964 x 4

8 Frankies

1961 x 3
1960 x 1
1959 x 4

***32 WALKERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (will list dates later)

and what looks to be 8 Barbers from an old holder.....tape across the face of them.

1895 p
1900
1900 S
1906 O
1906 D
1909
1911
1912

Will post pics in a few.....
This is a very dumb ass thread. - Laura Sperber - Tuesday January 09, 2007 11:16 AM image

Hell, I don't need to exercise.....I get enough just pushing my luck.

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    STONESTONE Posts: 15,275 ✭
    you suck. Someone definitely dumper these halves thinking they were of no value
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    nicetoning42107nicetoning42107 Posts: 1,162
    Very nice!
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    blu62vetteblu62vette Posts: 11,968 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Wow!
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    mheffner2mheffner2 Posts: 728 ✭
    Cool! Cant wait to see. I was in 20 retail branches over 2 weeks... not one role of halves to be had and not even my "home" bank would order for me.
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    fcloudfcloud Posts: 12,133 ✭✭✭✭
    Congrats.

    The banks in my area frown on this and don't want to sell them to you and don't want you to cash them in either. image

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    EvilEmpireEvilEmpire Posts: 390 ✭
    I'll second STONE'S sentiments....you do suck! 32 Walkers and 8 Barbers? I'd be going back see what else they got. Thats quite a haul......considering the horror stories of fishing through bricks of halves, and coming up with 3 40% Kennedy's, or some useless numbers like that, you have done quite well. With the Walkers and Barbers totalling a roll of 90% silver, the rest is all profit, no?
    I'll come up with something, eventually.
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    keepdachangekeepdachange Posts: 1,374
    I hope to do as well as you. I will be picking up 40+ rolls tomorrow from my bank
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    BobSavBobSav Posts: 937 ✭✭✭
    Got 8 roll's last week from the local bank and Ziltch, nada, nothing but Clad..

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    lasvegasteddylasvegasteddy Posts: 10,492 ✭✭✭
    congrats
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    19Lyds19Lyds Posts: 26,503 ✭✭✭✭

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    eyoung429eyoung429 Posts: 6,374 ✭
    Small town bank about 100 miles from my house, first time ever there and got all they had image
    put the barbers in flips as the gum from the tape is tacky till I can get some acetone.

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    sorry for the crappy shots..didn't realize that I didn't reset the camera after my car shots...will take some closeups
    This is a very dumb ass thread. - Laura Sperber - Tuesday January 09, 2007 11:16 AM image

    Hell, I don't need to exercise.....I get enough just pushing my luck.
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    claychaserclaychaser Posts: 4,406 ✭✭✭✭
    Man, I hope you give the teller a nice Christmas present!

    PS - You suck!


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    eyoung429eyoung429 Posts: 6,374 ✭
    Will finish sorting this evening......BTW what's the hardest Kennedy to find in circulation?
    This is a very dumb ass thread. - Laura Sperber - Tuesday January 09, 2007 11:16 AM image

    Hell, I don't need to exercise.....I get enough just pushing my luck.
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    BoomBoom Posts: 10,165 ✭
    If memory serves me right, the 87 cause it was only released in Mint sets.

    I think!image
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    claychaserclaychaser Posts: 4,406 ✭✭✭✭


    << <i>If memory serves me right, the 87 cause it was only released in Mint sets.

    I think!image >>



    Same for the 1970-D Kennedy image


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    McDonisMcDonis Posts: 279
    A couple of years ago I tried this real hard and purchased 3 boxes of halves (1500.00 worth) and found exactly ZERO silver. Although I did manage to find a few rolls of nice MS clad which I resold on ebay for a tiny profit.


    Man you did indeed hit the motherload. Enjoy this find, because they seem to be rare....


    congrads
    Bottom Feeder collector, Happy collector of Moderns
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    eyoung429eyoung429 Posts: 6,374 ✭
    Been a while for me as well, but I do have the advantage of hitting a lot of banks that are nowhere near a major city image
    This is a very dumb ass thread. - Laura Sperber - Tuesday January 09, 2007 11:16 AM image

    Hell, I don't need to exercise.....I get enough just pushing my luck.
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    grabbagrabba Posts: 1,251
    Nice score!
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    rld14rld14 Posts: 2,390 ✭✭✭
    Holy (Cant say it)!
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    lope208lope208 Posts: 1,960 ✭✭


    << <i>I'll second STONE'S sentiments....you do suck! 32 Walkers and 8 Barbers? I'd be going back see what else they got. Thats quite a haul......considering the horror stories of fishing through bricks of halves, and coming up with 3 40% Kennedy's, or some useless numbers like that, you have done quite well. With the Walkers and Barbers totalling a roll of 90% silver, the rest is all profit, no? >>



    I wouldn't necessarily agree with "horror stories". I searched a $500 box earlier this year and found nothing, but I did come across a couple rolls worth of nice AU/low-MS coins to swap out for my Dansco! It was kind of fun after all, because my Kennedy album is one I hadn't touched in a long time and it has lots of holes. Everything in it is from circulation.
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