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Finds In The Houston Area

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Posted Nov 16, 2009, 04:21:22 am

Went to the Houston area Thursday. All the banks had were machine rolls. I got $100 and in the sixth roll I found a 1964.
Too many hunters in that area, so I decided not to get any more rolls.
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Reply To This Topic #1 Posted Nov 16, 2009, 05:12:07 am

I think Texas Tim has got Texas cordoned off and has bleed the silver river dry. He does throw a 64 out there every once and a while to get peoples hopes up.

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Reply To This Topic #2 Posted Nov 16, 2009, 05:42:16 am

thats not too bad for machine rolls JJ. i hardly ever find more than a 40% or 2 in machine rolls i come across. i try to find the customer handrolls or loosies. they seem to have a higher # of finds for the amount searched. thumbsup
and if you have the funds and are able to get bags from a coin counting machine, you're finds will increase even further.
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Reply To This Topic #3 Posted Nov 16, 2009, 05:48:48 am

You must be spoiled with that Louisanan abundance of silver. I would call one 1964 out of 10 rolls good odds. Especially if the roll were unopened, there was probably more.

CRH Totals
Wheats 247
Buffalo 6
War Nic 6
Merc 0
Rosie 9
Quarter
Walking 15
Franklin 27
90% 82
40% 501
Proofs:24
Boxes searched: 193
Skunks:71
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Reply To This Topic #4 Posted Nov 16, 2009, 06:55:57 am

My father hunts in the Houston area and he has had some success there.  The market has not been bled dry yet!

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2012 CRH Totals:
War Nickel: 0/0 Roos: 0/0 Merc: 0/0 WLH: 0/0 Bens: 4/4
90% JFK: 22/22 40% JFK: 86/86
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Reply To This Topic #5 Posted Nov 16, 2009, 07:20:31 am

Went to the Houston area Thursday. All the banks had were machine rolls. I got $100 and in the sixth roll I found a 1964.
Too many hunters in that area, so I decided not to get any more rolls.

What were they in lines at all the Banks you went to requesting Half Dollars?
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Reply To This Topic #6 Posted Nov 17, 2009, 11:38:26 am

Right on, JJ!
Too may hunters here.
I usually hammer Baton Rouge - west.

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Reply To This Topic #7 Posted Nov 18, 2009, 04:15:56 am

The most marked coins I've ever seen. I called a Chase and they said a guy looks through rolls and all the banks had were machine rolls. Might go back for Thanksgiving.
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Reply To This Topic #8 Posted Nov 26, 2009, 11:33:47 am

i am currently in la porte with my wife's family for thanksgiving. i hit the banks here in la porte and passedena yesterday and got two 1964's and one 1976S.  found someone's dump bank.  i am going over toward houston tomorrow.  i spoke to tx tim on the phone. he is a nice guy.

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Reply To This Topic #9 Posted Nov 26, 2009, 02:11:19 pm

Tx Tim is a great guy........But he finds ALL the good stuff in the Houston area.... A trip here would be a waste of time.    HH  Gayle
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Reply To This Topic #10 Posted Nov 26, 2009, 02:16:13 pm

thanks gayle.  i am currently in la porte.  any suggestion on where to hunt in driving distance?  like i said i have already hunted la porte and passedena.

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Reply To This Topic #11 Posted Nov 27, 2009, 01:26:18 pm

went to the banks in bayport and deerpark today.  scored three 40% and that is it.  got lots of hunters here going by some of the remarks the tellers made

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Reply To This Topic #12 Posted Nov 27, 2009, 04:48:03 pm

Silvercop, I wish I knew. Sometimes ya hit it good, but sometimes the goodies are just not there. Seems like Tim says things are better in La. I got 7 boxes of halves on Tuesday.....8- 40% in the first box.....other 6 boxes were shunks..... BUT I will take the 8 keepers, and be happy....     HH  Gayle
   PS...You might want to visit the Pasadena Coin Club coin show in the Marriott on the Gulf Fwy,
(I-45 south)this weekend. I picked up some SL quarters for $3.75-$4.50.  I am happy.
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