Thread: Roll-searchers, post your results!

box of dimes - skunk
box of quarters - skunk
$150 cwr dimes - 2 roosie, 1 50% canadian
$100 cwr quarters - skunk

Originally Posted by TouchOfGrey

Is this the norm? String and Son don't yield much silver? Because I think the boxes I'm about to start getting from my bank that has agreed to order halves are going to be String and Son.

Strings in my area is the norm. Typically they are running like a 2 x silver average per box. You'll have a box with 6, a couple skunks a box with 8 then alot of skunks. I'm just hoping to hit a dream box, aren't we all.
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Yesterday:

Box of Halves: Skunk
$230 in BWH's: Skunk
$200 in BWQ's: Skunk
$100 in BWD's: 1 x 1963 Roosie
15 Clad Ikes

Going for 2 more boxes of Halves today. I've upped my quantities so I can get about 8-12 boxes of Halves a week now if I can swing it.

Box of halves - Cladville (Couple NIFC's but nothing to blow your skirt up)

This was my first box of string & sons so I hope they I'm not wasting my time with the flat boxes as the square boxes I am getting from another bank have been great so far. Does a banks several branches get there halves from the same place even if they are say 45 miles apart? I have boxes on order from two different branches so I guess I will find out next week.

Originally Posted by ROLLJUNKIE

Box of halves - Cladville (Couple NIFC's but nothing to blow your skirt up)

This was my first box of string & sons so I hope they I'm not wasting my time with the flat boxes as the square boxes I am getting from another bank have been great so far. Does a banks several branches get there halves from the same place even if they are say 45 miles apart? I have boxes on order from two different branches so I guess I will find out next week.

It depends on where you are, but generally speaking yes. Most of the big suppliers have large facilities where they sort and wrap coins. So if Dunbar is bringing your coins and they are supplying banks in a given area (50 miles, 100 miles, whatever it may be) than the liklihood is that they are all coming from one main spot.

Originally Posted by Hellofthenorth

Strings in my area is the norm. Typically they are running like a 2 x silver average per box. You'll have a box with 6, a couple skunks a box with 8 then alot of skunks. I'm just hoping to hit a dream box, aren't we all.
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I see this come up every so often. Strings and Sons is the company that manufacturers the paper rolls and cardboard boxes that the supply companies (Dunbar, Garda, Brinks, etc.) use to fill rolls and boxes. Does it really make sense to judge results based on who's manufacturing the boxes and rolls? You should be basing it on the supply company no?

Originally Posted by Inquisitive

Been there, done that, found nothing (about a year and a half ago).

Good luck.

Called a few banks in the area this morning, apparently they have someone that picks up their halves regularly. New plan! I'm going to head north from my current location for a while and check out the Allentown area.

Originally Posted by AceFranklin

Going for 2 more boxes of Halves today. I've upped my quantities so I can get about 8-12 boxes of Halves a week now if I can swing it.

Where are you finding the time to dump all that? Haha.

Originally Posted by Merc Crazy

Called a few banks in the area this morning, apparently they have someone that picks up their halves regularly. New plan! I'm going to head north from my current location for a while and check out the Allentown area.

Been there, done that (about 9 months ago). Lots of dumps, but did find some 40%ers.

Good luck.

Ok guys, this is it. Not backing out now. Next week I am going to take my paycheck and pick up a MINIMUM of $150 in dimes or halves if I can find it. Normally I cannot afford to do such a thing, but I have to save money for rent over the next two weeks (paid weekly.) so I can take some money and go look for rolled coin. Halves have been a real bust for me lately, and so haves dimes to be honest but I have a better feeling about dimes lately. HOPING I can put something together worth while.

I did some number crunching, and since I have started roll searching and asking cashiers etc etc I have pulled a grand total of 1.778 ozt silver weight out of circulation. This is roughly a year give or take of searching but normally I cannot afford to search a ton of coin. Also, I don't have a car so I pretty have 1 Wells Fargo (my main account) in walking distance with a BofA and a local bank immediately near by. I can only really afford to dump so much/week at the WF before they start getting ****y. However, I am really trying to get to a personal goal of 5 ozt pulled from circulation by the end of March.

Wish me luck!!

--Rob.

Originally Posted by Kanderus

Ok guys, this is it. Not backing out now. Next week I am going to take my paycheck and pick up a MINIMUM of $150 in dimes or halves if I can find it. Normally I cannot afford to do such a thing, but I have to save money for rent over the next two weeks (paid weekly.) so I can take some money and go look for rolled coin. Halves have been a real bust for me lately, and so haves dimes to be honest but I have a better feeling about dimes lately. HOPING I can put something together worth while.

I did some number crunching, and since I have started roll searching and asking cashiers etc etc I have pulled a grand total of 1.778 ozt silver weight out of circulation. This is roughly a year give or take of searching but normally I cannot afford to search a ton of coin. Also, I don't have a car so I pretty have 1 Wells Fargo (my main account) in walking distance with a BofA and a local bank immediately near by. I can only really afford to dump so much/week at the WF before they start getting ****y. However, I am really trying to get to a personal goal of 5 ozt pulled from circulation by the end of March.

Wish me luck!!

--Rob.

Good luck

Only takes one good roll, dude.

Originally Posted by Merc Crazy

Only takes one good roll, dude.

Yup. I hope you find it (and more!)

Thanks! I know there is a guy around town looking, maybe even a couple guys around town. I live in a medium to larger-small town in Northern California, so I figured I don't have a TON of competition but I have ran into one guy for sure that I know does it. I have seen him carrying boxes out of banks and I once asked for halves right in front of him and he said to me "Hey, I am usually the one looking for those!" with a smile. Friendly guy, not a douche but he could be taking my silver. Haha.

Also, Merc, remember what we talked about. 1/2 the silver you find today goes to me! You're in my grandmother-in-laws town today! If you only find one silver dime, better break out that hack saw!

Originally Posted by Moonshine

I see this come up every so often. Strings and Sons is the company that manufacturers the paper rolls and cardboard boxes that the supply companies (Dunbar, Garda, Brinks, etc.) use to fill rolls and boxes. Does it really make sense to judge results based on who's manufacturing the boxes and rolls? You should be basing it on the supply company no?

You're right, I should have included that the Strings & Son boxes/wrappers are carried by Dunbar in my area. They service MOST banks in my state.
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Found an untapped vein with several hundred in halves on my way up to Allentown. Looks like that's the way I'm going.