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So I'm currently unemployed. I was thinking about just cycling through countless half dollar boxes through my local bank looking for silver. I have the time and resources I could 5 boxes a day easily. Could this be lucrative?

>> No.58278472

could hunt 5*

>> No.58278481

>>58278464
don't they have some metal detector device that filters them out?

>> No.58278501

>>58278481
Nope, you can find silver in bank rolls. There are a lot of people who do it so they're getting more scarce

>> No.58278506

>>58278464
Twenty years ago it might have been worth it. Too many people search those coins now; including banks. Your time would be better spent tightening up your resume and getting a job.

>> No.58278604

I am also jobless and gonna be homeless in two weeks

>> No.58278742

>>58278604
>I am also jobless and gonna be homeless in two weeks
why are you on this board, if you don't mind my asking? don't you have investments you can draw upon? not being funny because we all begin somewhere but most here have crypto or whatever

>> No.58278795

>>58278604
Do you have a plan for after getting kicked out?

>> No.58279225

30 years ago it was. now, no there is near 0 silver left in circulation. also after a couple orders the bank will start charging you, it costs money to ship big boxes of metal.

>> No.58279313

>>58278742
>why are you on this board, if you don't mind my asking? don't you have investments you can draw upon? not being funny because we all begin somewhere but most here have crypto or whatever

Im applying for job, waiting for their responses

>>58278795
>Do you have a plan for after getting kicked out?

live in my car until I get a job, any job really

>> No.58279314

>>58278742
Anon, most people don't live their life with contingency.

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58279329

>>58278501
>There are a lot of people who do it so they're getting more scarce
>Could this be lucrative?

>> No.58279332

>>58279314
>most people don't live their life with contingency
Agreed, and the ones who do are more frequent visitors to Business & Finance forums

>> No.58279337

>>58278464
Bro Ive gone through Six grand in halfs over a weekend and found ONE Silver half. And it wasnt even a good one, it was a 40% Silver. Its not worth it at all

>> No.58279338

>>58279313
Don't you have any investments you can draw upon? I asked this already >>58278742

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58279340

>>58279332
I only do because 2008 tongued my anus.

>> No.58279351

/BeggingThread

>> No.58279358

>>58279340
Everyone has an in and 2008 is prob more common than you think

>> No.58279359

>>58279338
>Don't you have any investments you can draw upon?
no

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58279368

>>58279358
I'm sorry, what?

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>>58278464
i have two different banks, and both of them said they don't keep half dollar rolls anymore when i asked them. it's a shame because I like to spend them at stores to watch zoomers brains melt down.

>> No.58279470

No, if the internet knows about the grind, there’s millions of penniless American teenagers with a smartphone out doing the grift right now. The only grifts that you can still turn money in are seemingly the ones with a big buy in cost, since no one has that much cash.

>> No.58279523

>>58279368
Everyone has an "in" ie their way in. And 2008 was a turning point for many. Sorry, i should've been clearer

>> No.58279545

>>58279470
>>58278464
Metal detecting on popular beaches after a busy weekend has to be a winner

>> No.58279584

>>58279523
I see what you're saying. Hopefully right now is that moment for a lot of the youngfags, because shit WILL get silly financially again and if they're not saving/investing they will be worse off than today.

>> No.58279590

germany has lots of homeless and poor people. they scavenge for plastic bottles to take to the recycling machines because it gives them .25 euros per bottle

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>>58278464

>>58278506
>Twenty years ago it might have been worth it. Too many people search those coins now; including banks. Your time would be better spent tightening up your resume and getting a job.

>>58279337
>Bro Ive gone through Six grand in halfs over a weekend and found ONE Silver half. And it wasnt even a good one, it was a 40% Silver. Its not worth it at all

what these guys said

you won't find silver. In 5 years, I've found TWO silver dimes (FDR) and ONE silver quarter (wahington) so they blending in. You're better off searching for errors. There are the most errors in quarters (die chips/cuds/cracks) and pennies (double dies/composition errors, transition errors). Errors your will most (un)commonly find are worth anything from $5-$100 and there are $1000+ pennies but you are lucky to find one. Also search currency straps: $1s and $5s for "fancy serial numbers" you will find "nice ones" mostly with values of $5-$20 and every once in a great while will find one worth $100+

This will not make you enough money to make a living because the really good finds are few and far in between the $5-$20 finds- coins and currency. Also after finding, you will need a "middle man" seller like ebay to bring in your profits and you probably already know how bad the fees are.

bottom line this is a nice side hustle, but you are not (except in extremely rare instances) going to find silver, and you are not going to become rich unless you find one of couple remaining 1969-s double die pennies or similar gems out there (pro-tip you wont)

t. been looking at every coin i come across under a magnifying glass for 10 years, and roll/strap searching for 5 years.

>> No.58280002

>>58278464
you’d probably make more money if you live streamed it. spike your rolls with a few sliver coins to lure viewers.
i guarantee thats what they are doing

>> No.58280052

>>58279337
This. I ordered 1000$ in half dollars and found nothing.
You're better off metal detecting at the beach or something

>> No.58280116

>>58279225
As much as I want to call you a shill I gotta say I have been searching my pocket change for at least 10 years and I have found exactly one silver quarter.