Box of Half dollars, what to expect

I coin roll hunt completely for fun, when I get home and have nothing to do. If I were trying to make money coin roll hunting, I would probably not afford the computer to write this post lol. Also, I have never sold any of the coins I have found, they just go in my collection, and every Saturday I buy a Mint State Morgan dollar at my local coin shop.

Same thing with metal detecting, which I do, you might go out a lot for months at a time and never find anything, but the reason why I do it is for fun, it's a relaxing and fun hobby that sometimes has great excitement. I love historical items the best, the reason I go to colonial locations, but even though some old artifact from 300 years ago might be in bad shape, or worthless, to me it is still amazing. This year I have found a 1655-1658 Louis XIV Liard, a 1723 Wood's Hibernia Half Penny, two toasted colonial coppers, (one is a King George II young head from 1727-1740, and the other one which I found this weekend, is most likely a King George copper, but it's hard to tell) some large cents, and a key date New Brunswick Half Cent with only 5,000 known to exist. Plus countless colonial relics, such as 20 colonial buttons, 5 shoe buckles, and other various relics. If I did it for money I would have lost money, for I would need to find something great to pay for my metal detector, and everything great goes in a display case, or a coin holder.

Here is my favorite large cent:

 

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Exactly as I do except I do not buy Morgans.......I have fun at it. I have never sold any but I have gave some to my LCS owner....a 82NoFG and a 74DDO......he can say he has one now...

 

Wow, I hope to find a classic error coin roll hunting (Such as 1995 DDO cent, or 1999 Wide AM). My favorite error coin that I have found is this: It's the biggest cud I have seen!

 

That's a nice one! I've found ~10 CUDS but never one that big.

 

I'd say you did about my average. You could have gotten skunked so good for you. Silver is silver swap them in and get a new box!
I could have sworn this was a coin roll hunting forum, not how much money did you make today?

 

Coinman, I'm interested how you came about the walkers in this way...can you share a little more detail with us? Did you just happen to walk in and she had them in a roll in her change drawer or did a teller save them for you?

 

Here's how I got them. I was at the supermarket when I see a woman loading the self-service station with money. I see a silver edge quarter and ask her if I could buy it. Sure enough, 1964 90% silver quarter. See commented on the silver quarter and said that silver coins are becoming pretty hard to find. See then say's that see has a bunch of "silver dollars", see said that some of them are worn but they are still worth money in silver. I figure that she had some "Ike Dollars, or some Kennedy Half Dollars, but when I got there I almost fainted. A slot in the tray was overflowing with walking liberty half dollars. I ask if I can buy them, and she said, "Sure, they have been sitting there for months". I go to the in-store ATM 20 feet away from the walking liberty half dollars (she said no credit cards lol). I pay her the 16 dollars, and clumsily carry the coins to they car, accidentally dropping them everywhere, but jumping on the pavement, and picking up every coin. Anyways, best 16 dollars every spent lol.

 

If you need to calculate your hourly wage for an activity, it sounds like a job, not a hobby.

Whenever there's an extended roll-hunting discussion, I see comments to the effect of "if your time is free". That's the whole point of a hobby -- it's something you do to occupy your time enjoyably. Some people like crossword puzzles. Some like searching coins. Some even like posting on Internet forums.

 

If you are roll searching to make money you are in the wrong line of business. I roll search for the "thrill of the hunt" In 2014 I have found 2 flying eagle cents, both dated 1858, and several 19th century and early 20th century dated IHC's. It is a bit like a form of gambling, except you lose nothing but your time and effort.

The only coins I find that I turnover are the 40% halves solely because I have no interest in them at all, other than getting a profitable return on my find that I can roll over into more roll buying. Otherwise I keep all the 90%, and in the past couple of weeks with the find of the elusive '43-D war nickel from a roll search completed my Jefferson nickel book from 1938-1959. I found the '50-D back in February or March - thought I would never find one, then I did in a CWR and a nice AU example no less.

 

How much does a box of halves cost? We've only done pennies, nickels, and dimes.

 

500.00 buckaroos