*Penny box = $25, wheaties are a common find in every box, on average I found 12-18 wheaties. Indian Head pennies are more scarce but they are still out there waiting to be found.
*Nickel box = $100, early Jefferson's 1938-1959 are very common and I averaged a Buffalo nickel every 2 boxes. I have never found a V-Nickel but plenty of them have been found.
*Dime box = $250, 1 or 2 silver Roosevelt (1946-1964) can be found in just about every box. Mercury dimes are also common to find, I averaged maybe 1 for every 3 boxes and I have also found a Barber dime.
*Quarter box = $500, I have searched through multiple boxes of quarters and haven't found a single silver coin. Maybe you will have better luck than I did.
*Half Dollar box = $500, usually banks don't have them on hand and you must order them but always ask if they have any half dollars as you may get lucky. Searching half dollars are the most profitable as they usually have more silver coins per box than any other denomination. Also you should know that 1964 was the last year for 90% silver coins then 1965-1970 they were made of 40% silver. The majority of silver coins that you will find will be 40%'rs but its not uncommon to find Franklin's, Walking Liberty's, and the occasional Barber half's in a box.
The best thing about Coin Roll Hunting is that you get all the coins at face value!!! Once your done with your box, just return them and start all over again. Real important though - DO NOT RETURN YOUR COINS TO THE BRANCH THAT YOU BOUGHT THEM FROM!!! The reason is they will quickly cut you off and not let you buy any more coins from them as your just wasting their time. Also if the bank asks if you have a business just say no, your a coin collector. I have been saying that for years and they never gave me any problems at all.
Nice post. I just recently started CRH'ing mainly half dollars. I am drooling over the pic of the halves box in your post. What did you end up pulling from that box??
ReplyDeleteExactly, I want to know too!! I've never seen a box like that of halves.
ReplyDeleteNice to see some confirmation about half dollars being the most profitable. I figured that this is the case, since fewer half dollars see circulation in day-to-day life. Too bad dollar coins are the same way, or else one might find the odd silver dollar mixed in.
ReplyDeleteYou would be amazed how many silver halves are still out there. I used to play 50 cent machines at a casino nearby just a few years ago. I would put $10-20 in and cash out. Sometimes, almost a quarter of the silver dollars that came out were pre-1970! This method is becoming pretty rare since so many casinos have converted to ticket only machines instead of real coins.
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It's a cool hobby, but return the non silver coins...how? hopefully I can get a Bank to give me 1000 empty paper coin rolls, and not charge me for them, if they do or I have to buy them some where, there goes all of my possible profit if I don't find any silver, right? I guess that's the risk.
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