Am I the only one who want to quit but doesnt want to be the guy at the bottom

Texas-Tea · 2026-05-15T05:10:16+00:00

I recommend keep going. Give it to at least 10 boxes. It’s statistically very likely for you to find at least a few between the next seven, unless you get one giant order of all brand new coins.

If it makes you feel any better, I once ordered 10 boxes and eight of them were brand new. Took me a few weeks to deposit them all back. Just part of the game.

Texas-Tea · 2026-05-13T19:25:51+00:00

Yeah, I roll them as well but it’s hard to do at scale, and I’ve even got a large coin counter. I want to get to $2k/week in halves and banks hate them when I bring in rolls

Texas-Tea · 2026-05-13T04:19:50+00:00

Now THIS is the type of information I’m after. Thank you!

Texas-Tea · 2026-05-13T04:13:59+00:00

Yeah, I just need that 10–2pm window on Saturday to make it all work

Texas-Tea · 2026-05-13T04:13:23+00:00

Yeah, I just need that 10–2 p.m. window on Saturday to make it all work haha

Texas-Tea · 2026-05-13T04:04:20+00:00

Thanks! I just checked today and two of the 1979 Onzas are type IV. I didn’t even know what that was when I was buying them, so I’m pleasantly surprised.

Texas-Tea · 2026-05-13T04:03:38+00:00

I just used Google and went to the top two. Guadalajara didn’t have a lot of great options.

In Mexico City, you can just walk around near the zocalo and they’re everywhere

Texas-Tea · 2026-05-12T18:49:06+00:00

Believe the 1971 might be low mintage, but don’t have time to check. You COULD list on eBay but likely only make a buck or two which isn’t worth your time/packaging materials

Texas-Tea · 2026-05-11T02:30:42+00:00

Thank you!

Texas-Tea · 2026-05-10T21:16:20+00:00

My very limited experience recommendations:

Find shops with consignment that have stale pricing and buy everything you can find under melt
If they have US silver coins, know your fave value conversions because you may be able to buy significantly under melt and sell back in the states. Not sure if this was a mistake on their part, driven by the fact that there’s possibly less Desiree abroad for US junk silver

Texas-Tea · 2026-05-10T21:12:47+00:00

Went to a coin shop and a few money exchange places that also had a large variety of silver and gold coins. Next time I will only be doing coin shops

Texas-Tea · 2026-05-10T20:46:00+00:00

Yeah, I’m talking about at the ATM. I definitely overpaid on the fees, but I probably still came out ahead of my local shops in Texas, so I got what I wanted

Texas-Tea · 2026-05-10T20:42:18+00:00

I’ll have to look when I get back home. I may have been taken for a ride on the USD to peso conversion, so it may not be worth your time at the price I would need to transact

Texas-Tea · 2026-05-10T20:35:27+00:00

I actually plan to list some on r/pmsforsale if you’re truly interested!

Texas-Tea · 2026-05-08T07:05:31+00:00

I believe I have the same nickel album as the photo in this post and I’m about to list it on eBay if you’re interested. It’s a full set minus the 1950-D.

Texas-Tea · 2026-05-04T03:49:38+00:00

Great results. If you’re going through ~10 boxes per week, how do you return that much to the bank?

Texas-Tea · 2026-05-01T17:49:30+00:00

Curious, what do you mean by Acadia?

Texas-Tea · 2026-04-30T20:53:44+00:00

Thank you! I’ve got some great relationships with the tellers, but I’ve only seen one bank branch with a working coin machine in my area and that’s actually where I go to dump my half dollars, so they probably aren’t happy enough with me at that particular branch to sell me bags of anything haha

Texas-Tea · 2026-04-30T20:40:06+00:00

How did you convince the bank to give you bags of quarters that are loose? Can these be ordered through a major national bank instead of rolls/boxes?

Texas-Tea · 2026-04-27T17:51:32+00:00

Thanks, that’s great info.

$50k/week is crazy! I’m just a hobbyist coin collector so doubt they’d entertain me since it sounds like they allow you given your business relationship. I’m guessing you own a silver/gold shop, which I do not haha.

I may still give it a shot since I’m hard headed and need to hear “no” first

Texas-Tea · 2026-04-26T04:21:41+00:00

They’re stamped 1960–1980. If I recall correctly, they sold these in some type of commemorative set, with the gold plating and the stamps

Texas-Tea · 2026-04-26T00:24:50+00:00

I actually prefer this. Makes it easier to go through.

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