First two weeks of hoarding
Posted: Mon Apr 16, 2012 10:45 pmSo I wanted to just share my first two weeks or so of hoarding with everybody and especially for those who are also new to this and like to to lurk. My first two weeks didn't go exactly as planned due to me not realizing how time consuming this hobby is but I have learned a lot already and have scored a small bounty.
I'll start with copper pennies since this is the copper forum. I've picked up $250 from my local bank and have only had a chance to go through to boxes so far. I'd say 99% of it is copper. There were less than 20 zinc pennies and about every other roll had a wheat and Canadian penny in it.
I haven't had a chance to go through the rest of the pennies yet because I had to pick up $5k worth of half dollars to go through. The first $1K I went through didn't have a single piece of silver in it so one afternoon I decided to get creative and picked up $140 worth of half dollars just out of the blue and there were five 40%. Not bad I'd say. I'm almost done going through my second $1K of half dollars and still haven't found a thing. If I don't find any silver in the rest of the half dollar boxes I will still hunt for silver but through more creative means. Last night I decided to do a little shopping on ebay just once because I plan to continue to search for copper and Silver via my banks. I believe my ebay experience went well. I picked up four silver quarters for $20 and because my silver count is so small at the moment I'm keeping everything in a mason jar for now. As for my copper I'm keeping all of it in ten pound zip lock bags for now and storing them in my footlocker until it is full.
I have learned many tricks along the way so I can become more efficient once I get though all my half dollars. I also hope to learn more as the I continue this. I have also learned that if you wear your National Guard uniform when dropping off coins they treat you rather well.
I'll start with copper pennies since this is the copper forum. I've picked up $250 from my local bank and have only had a chance to go through to boxes so far. I'd say 99% of it is copper. There were less than 20 zinc pennies and about every other roll had a wheat and Canadian penny in it.
I haven't had a chance to go through the rest of the pennies yet because I had to pick up $5k worth of half dollars to go through. The first $1K I went through didn't have a single piece of silver in it so one afternoon I decided to get creative and picked up $140 worth of half dollars just out of the blue and there were five 40%. Not bad I'd say. I'm almost done going through my second $1K of half dollars and still haven't found a thing. If I don't find any silver in the rest of the half dollar boxes I will still hunt for silver but through more creative means. Last night I decided to do a little shopping on ebay just once because I plan to continue to search for copper and Silver via my banks. I believe my ebay experience went well. I picked up four silver quarters for $20 and because my silver count is so small at the moment I'm keeping everything in a mason jar for now. As for my copper I'm keeping all of it in ten pound zip lock bags for now and storing them in my footlocker until it is full.
I have learned many tricks along the way so I can become more efficient once I get though all my half dollars. I also hope to learn more as the I continue this. I have also learned that if you wear your National Guard uniform when dropping off coins they treat you rather well.
