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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;zerocd, post: 518545, member: 16605&quot;]I found 4 beautiful 1964&#039;s yesterday.</p><p>&nbsp;I have recognized a pattern in the last 4 boxes of halves. They are certainly all from the same batch. A lot of nice early 70&#039;s and only three or four post 2000 coins. When you do find a 2000+ half, the edges are nice but the faces have deep cuts and scratches. A lot of MS 1997 Pand D coins, probably from an uncirc roll. I found no 40%s yesterday but got the 4 beautiful 1964&#039;s which made it all worthwhile. One bank orders extra boxes for me in anticipation of my requests and is very helpful . Maybe I will open an account there!</p><p>&nbsp;I have been finding out who the quality service banks are. They bend over backwards for your business anymore and we have two seven day banks with all banks having extended hours inside. I have had a business for 35 years and have accounts at three banks and use them all without abusing any one. But we have many banks and I sample them all. I do spread out my dumps at the 14 free coin counting banks so I am not a total nuisance. Many, many people come to the banks often to dump their coin jars and I love seeing the time capsules reenter the system. You can tell when you get rolled coins by how dirty and how much edge wear whether the coins have recently been dumped or been through the supermarket a zillion times. My helpful bank which orders extra halves sometimes lets a box get away to another customer before I can grab them. I know if I miss a box when the batch is running hot I have lost some good coins. I already have about 10K wrapped up in coin sorting and have lots of pretzel barrels rotating contantly. Getting the coins back quickly has become a science.</p><p>&nbsp; </p><p>&nbsp;I have found that the coin counters have a magnet which can be accessed easily and without raising bank employee alarms for tampering with the counting machines. You just lift the shute tray and feel underneath.</p><p>&nbsp; </p><p>&nbsp;I have a coffee can full of beautiful foreign coins and have found four fabulous steel pennies stuck to the magnet (about equal to the number of wafer batteries found)</p><p>&nbsp; </p><p>&nbsp;All I have today until later. I have four boxes of halves coming before the weekend so I better get busy.</p><p>&nbsp; </p><p>&nbsp;Happy hunting!</p><p>&nbsp; </p><p>&nbsp;0CD[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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