Searched are first two boxes of half dollars Today

finally went to the bank and ordered  first two boxes, I have been reading post on this board for sometime.
picked the boxes up today 11/28/07
only took me & my wife little over 1 hr to search through the 2,000 half dollars.
here is what we found

1 - 1964      90%
1 - 1965      40%
2 - 1966      40%
1 - 1969 D   40%

going too order two more first thing tomorrow

Welcome to the addiction.  HH  Mark

Congrats and Welcome! 

Another victim of the silver fever.  It only gets worse.

Congrats!
And welcome to the madness....

HH
vegasmtl

thanks for the replys

only took me & my wife little over 1 hr to search through the 2,000 half dollars

That is pretty fast. Do you just do a quick edge scan?

I am no speed demon but it takes me 50-60 min for one box. I do an edge scan and most 40% and all 90% come out then I also do a quick glance at the flat side on the rest of the roll. It does not matter which side, I do not date search. I look for the reflection the coin gives from a light source. I have found some 40% that way, a lot of proofs and a clad commerative I never would have picked out by edge scanning.

only took me & my wife little over 1 hr to search through the 2,000 half dollars

That is pretty fast. Do you just do a quick edge scan?

I am no speed demon but it takes me 50-60 min for one box. I do an edge scan and most 40% and all 90% come out then I also do a quick glance at the flat side on the rest of the roll. It does not matter which side, I do not date search. I look for the reflection the coin gives from a light source. I have found some 40% that way, a lot of proofs and a clad commemorative I never would have picked out by edge scanning.

That's my technique also cyberdan.