Beginner's Luck

I am officially hooked! I started CRH'ing a few weeks ago and I just got my 6th box. My first box was CWR's and that was a skunk. I was able to get 4 more boxes through 2 banks and that was awesome. I found 4-40% Kennedys and 2-90% '64 Kennedys and that lit my fire. What happened next will have me CRH'ing for the rest of my life.

Let me first say that I know I'm a newbie and I certainly don't mean to brag, I am just so excited and I had to share because my wife is ready for me to stop jumping up and down. Haha

I was out of town in a rural area for work and decided to stop by a bank and ask them for some half dollar rolls. The teller was very nice and asked me how many I wanted. I told her I would take a box if that were possible and she asked if I was a customer. I smiled and said that I was sorry but I wasn't. She said that she would sell them to me anyway because they had been there for a long time. That got me excited and I hung out for awhile because she had to go in the vault. She ended up coming out with a quarters box that was thoroughly taped up and she told me that it was CWR's of halves they just didn't have a box. I wasn't thrilled after my first box but there was no way I was going to be rude after she had been so nice. I was so glad that I took them. When I got home I opened the box and there was several different kind of rolls. I immediately noticed 2 rolls that were bank wrapped and I was pleased to find an entire roll of 2004 US mint "P" halves and a matching 2004 "D" roll. I was happy because my daughter was born in 2004 but I was hoping that the others had some silver. I started unwrapping the rolls and even though there were some marked Virginia and Wisconsin and 1977 they didn't have any silver. I kept opening and found entire rolls of 1974 and bicentennials. I was starting to get down and then towards the end I noticed 5 very plain, old looking rolls. Jackpot!!! I opened the first end and saw a bell. I knew that wasn't normal and poured them out slowly. Even my novice eyes could see 13 silver coins on the edges. I couldn't believe it. Those five rolls produced: 8 90% (1964), 6 40%, 26 90% Franklin's, 15 90% Walking Liberty's (total 49 90% and 6 40%). Wow!!! I am still so excited and I had to share. Thanks for reading my long winded story and I will try to get these pics small enough to post.

 

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Wow!!! Talk about luck!!

 

Awesome score

 

Damn!

 

Off and running. No turning back now.

 

You should go back to that bank and see if they have any dollar coins. Maybe see if they will just let you rummage around in the vault. Sweet score.

 

Good idea! How do I ask for the dollar coins? Do I ask for rolls or a box? Thanks.

 

More than likely you will get Pres Sacs or SBA dollars if you ask for dollar coins. Ask for the large dollar coins you might get Ikes, Morgans, Peace dollars but probably nothing as these aren't cashed in too often.

 

I thought you already schmoozed her over on to your side. Try flowers or candy. Get what you can carry out in a Brinks.

 

Do you have a wheelbarrow?

 

Sweet score!! I've hit a few nice hauls like that and the feeling is just incredible. You get a permagrin from it. Have fun and good luck with your new addiction.

 

wow!!!! the mother load. sweet score. I gotta get back into dime roll hunting. I did ok last year. been so crazy busy lately. gotta start it up again soon.

 

Great deal!

congrats

 

Welcome to CT. All that for face. Nice score!

 

I'd go back and open a small savings with $100 (NOT with the halves) and become a regular there.
AWESOME!!

 

Good lord man! I need to get to a bank!

 

Do you think it's a good idea to:

1) tell virtual strangers that you have a bunch of silver in your house?

2) indirectly encourage others to CRH as well, thereby lessening any future luck that you may have?

Just sayin'...

 

Brag away.... it's a perfectly legitimate score (unlike, oh... I don't know, maybe scamming a conveniently "wealthy" person who just happened to be using a coinstar machine, out of thousands at face value) and you've every right to be happy. Believe it or not it's refreshing to see someone new so excited and enthusiastic about their new hobby for what it is and not what it can do for them. Welcome, congrats, and kudos!