*Official November 2011 Half Dollars and Other Coins

[CrazyTom]

$85 in CWR dimes, SKUNK

[Country]

From the BU-PU capitol of the world: 2 more half boxes for your entertainment:

1 box entirely filled with 1998-BUs

1 box filled with 2000-P BUs, except for two rolls of mixed circulated halves.

Time will tell how many more they've got at the Richmond, VA Brink's facility, but I'm game....

[Dano]

1.50 loose halves = skunk
20.00 cwr dimes = skunk
10.00 cwr nickels = 1905 V nickel! My first while roll searching!

[BamaJoe]

Well. not the great boxes of last night, but at least they are not skunks.

Half Box #444

2 1967
1 1968D

Half Box #445

2 1968D

[Heartkill]

$70 CWR halves - skunk

$160 CWR dimes - 1 '63D

[db23]

Half Dollars:
$500 boxes

Box 1
2x 40%

Box 2
2x 1964
5x 40%

Box 3
1x 40%

Box 4
1x Franklin
5x 1964
10x 40%

Box 5
1x 1964
7x 40%

Box 6
1x 1964
7x 40%

Box 7
3x WLH
4x Franklin
2x 1964
7x 40%

Box 8
2x Franklin
5x 1964
37x 40%

Box 9
1x 1964
1x 40%

Box 10
Skunk

[db23]

Found in reject try while dumping
3x Silver Washington Quarters (37, 43, 58)

[CardsNCoins]

$500 string box #455
Skunk

$500 string box #456
2 - 1967

$500 string box #457
Skunk

$500 string box #458
3 - 1967

$500 string box #459
1 - 1967
1 - 1968

$500 string box #460
2 - 1968

$500 string box #461
1 - 1964
2 - 1967
1 - 1968
3 - 1969

$500 string box #462
1 - 1967

[BamaJoe]

One more for the night.

Half Box #446

3 1967
1 1968D
1 1969D

1 1964

[Saabman]

Last night's box of halves........skunkville......

[appjoe]

$100. Bank bag Nickels

V nickel - none
Buffalo's - none
3 - War Nickels 1943P x(2), 1943S
29 - pre 1959
3 - S- Mint.
Proof none
others none
Canadian pre 1982 none

The bag had 1 extra dime and 2 cents

[db23]

Half Dollars:
$500 boxes

Box 1
1x 1964
1x 40%

Box 2
Skunk

Box 3
Skunk

Box 4
Skunk

Box 5
Skunk

Box 6
1x 1964
2x 40%

Box 7
Skunk

Box 8
1x 1964

[BamaJoe]

Atten: db23 and CardnCoins

Ok guys, now I consider myself a fairly serious sorter. I started out this year with a goal of 500 boxes and it looks like I should hit it unless the unforseen happens, but 10 or 12 boxes per week is about my max with other things in life going on such as work, wife, kids, etc. Picking up, sorting and dumping more than that would be tough.

So, how do you guys do it? You both make me look minor league. I haven't counted, but it seems that you both do twice what I do if not 3 or 4 times what I do. You're sorting machines.

Are you retired and just sort? Do you have a harem that does it for you when they are not taking care of your needs? Do you kidnap children, chain them to a table in your basement and have them sort? Curious (and envious) minds want to know.

[Dano]

35.00 BWR dimes = skunk
10.00 cwr nickels = 1 1945-P war nickel!

[Country]

Work = yielded a roll of dated buffaloes (yesterday) and a roll of war nickels today.

It should be noted that i burn through about 10$ of nickels a week at work, with this being the most notable pick up.

Did you find a roll of Buffalos and a roll of War Nicks? Or, did you pick these out of a large volume of nickels? If so, how many were searched to find these Buffalos and Wars???

[db23]

Half Dollars:
$500 boxes

Box 1
Skunk

Box 2
Skunk

Box 3
Skunk

Box 4
1x Franklin
5x 40%

[BamaJoe]

Half Box #447

1 1966
1 1968D

2 1964

1 1958 Ben
1 1960 Ben

Half Box #448

1 1966
2 1969D

[CardsNCoins]

Plenty of Walkers and Franklins tonight, so I cant even complain that 50% of the boxes were skunks.

$500 Brinks box #463
1918 Walking Liberty
1935 Walking Liberty
1936 Walking Liberty x2
1937 Walking Liberty
1939 Walking Liberty
1941 Walking Liberty x2
1942 Walking Liberty x2
1943 Walking Liberty x4
1944 Walking Liberty
1945 Walking Liberty x2
1946 Walking Liberty
1947 Walking Liberty
1950 Franklin
1952 Franklin
1953 Franklin
1962 Franklin
1963 Franklin
2 - 1966
2 - 1967
2 - 1969

$500 Brinks box #464
Skunk

$500 Brinks box #465
1942 Walking Liberty x2
1943 Walking Liberty
1944 Walking Liberty
1945 Walking Liberty
1953 Franklin
1957 Franklin x2
2 - 1964
1 - 1966
2 - 1967
2 - 1968

$500 Brinks box #466
1949 Franklin
1 - 1967

$500 Brinks box #467
Skunk

$500 Brinks box #468
Skunk

$500 Brinks box #469
1 - 1967
1 - 1968
1 - 1969

$500 Brinks box #470
Skunk

[CardsNCoins]

Atten: db23 and CardnCoins

Ok guys, now I consider myself a fairly serious sorter. I started out this year with a goal of 500 boxes and it looks like I should hit it unless the unforseen happens, but 10 or 12 boxes per week is about my max with other things in life going on such as work, wife, kids, etc. Picking up, sorting and dumping more than that would be tough.

So, how do you guys do it? You both make me look minor league. I haven't counted, but it seems that you both do twice what I do if not 3 or 4 times what I do. You're sorting machines.

Are you retired and just sort? Do you have a harem that does it for you when they are not taking care of your needs? Do you kidnap children, chain them to a table in your basement and have them sort? Curious (and envious) minds want to know.

Joe,

First and foremost you are a major league sorter, and while I have never stated it publicly, you (and a person who recently passed away from another message board I frequent) are the reason I do the volume I do. I even number my boxes in this thread like you do. By paying attention to both of you I learned that heavy volume was the key to maximizing periods when the boxes were running hot, and hopefully getting through cold periods quicker.

As for me, I work 40 hours a week and I am happily married with a 5 year old daughter. With regard to half sorting I am up to 22 boxes a week (6 on Wed, 8 on Thurs, and 8 on Fri), and the picking up, sorting, and dumping of those 22 boxes only takes up a combined total of 12 to 14 hours of my week.

Sorry there is no harem or "silver sweatshop" in my basement, but hopefully this gives you a little insight into me and my sorting. Thank you for your posts that always inspire me, and make me work harder at this hobby even if you didn't know it.

Nick

[BamaJoe]

Thanks for the kind words CnC. Best of Luck to you, you really cleaned up on the Walkers tonight.

I was having such a good batch, that I decided to go ahead and do the last two of them tonight and they were both good. Out of 12 boxes there were no skunks, and easily my best batch of the year. If things hold up I'm trending to have my best month of the year. The vast majority of the silvers were 40% in this batch, but hey, silver is silver.

Half Box #449

3 1965
3 1967
1 1968D
5 1969D

Half Box #450

5 1965
3 1966
5 1967
12 1968D
13 1969D

That's going to do me until my next 12 come in Tuesday. Hopefully it will be out of the same vein.

PS - Come to think about it the harem idea is pretty good, I wonder if the dear wife would go for it - "But honey, they are only here to help my sort, HONEST".

[adamsp27]

Boxes of Dimes

Box 1 - 1962
Box 2 - Skunk
Box 3 - 1964
Box 4 - 1961d, 1963d
Box 5 - 1963, 1964
Box 6 - Skunk

[CrazyTom]

$330 in CWR dimes

1 silver Roosevelt '62
1 silver Canadian '65

1 nonsilver Canadian
1 ten cent Mexican peso 1997

[Country]

Box #1: skunk

Box #2: skunk

Not a good day for roll hunting. Also, each box came from a different branch.

I'm assuming these are dime boxes.

[amalekidad]

Halves
Bx1: 1X2002-P, 1x2005-P
Bx2: Skunk
Bx3: 1x1967
Bx4: Skunk
Bx5: 1x1966
Bx6: Skunk

Pickings are getting prettly poor here in Aggie Land

[db23]

Dimes:
$250 boxes

Box 1
2x Rosie

Box 2
Skunk (Solid 2011)

Box 3
Skunk (Solid 2011)

Box 4
Skunk (Solid 2011)

Box 5
12x Rosie

Box 6
1x Rosie

Box 7
1x Rosie

Box 8
1x Rosie