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Modern Walking Liberty Dollars --- at the bank!

DerpDerp Posts: 4
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This afternoon during my lunch break, I stopped in at a "new favorite" bank branch to deposit a check. Lo and behold, the teller mentioned that he had six of the large dollar coins. So, I'm thinking, "cool, a couple of Ikes." He pulls them out, and I instantly notice something amiss. Two of the coins are noticeably larger. It turns out, two of the coins were 1987 Modern Walking Lib dollars. Yes the ones that are stamped "1 Oz Fine Silver".

In all my years, I have never seen a modern bullion coin in a bank teller's drawer. The coin says flat out that it is pure silver. To think that someone thought is was only a dollar, and deposited it at a bank. (correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't know if these coins were every available for sale for $1.) Then, the teller had to think it was only a dollar. and no body else asked about it.

Then, the best part..... he sold them to me for a buck each.

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  • tneigtneig Posts: 1,505 ✭✭✭
    Sweet!
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  • VikingDudeVikingDude Posts: 1,342 ✭✭✭
    Very nice!
  • piecesofmepiecesofme Posts: 6,669 ✭✭✭
    I just went thru $500 in Halves from my Bank and got skunked. I'm glad someone is having a better day, congrats.
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  • OnlyGoldIsMoneyOnlyGoldIsMoney Posts: 3,358 ✭✭✭✭✭
    The last time I ordered $1,000 in halves at my bank I found no silver at all. Not even a 40%.

    After spending time repackaging and returning the coins I was cured of the itch to order more.

    I'll stay "cured' provided I don't read any more threads about bank silver scores.
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  • CakesCakes Posts: 3,626 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>I just went thru $500 in Halves from my Bank and got skunked. I'm glad someone is having a better day, congrats. >>



    Doh, gettying skunked on $800 in halves about 2 years ago put a stop to roll searching.
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  • tneigtneig Posts: 1,505 ✭✭✭
    Not sure where I read this, but now when going up to the teller, I always ask them if they "have anything special or odd they would like to get rid of." Been getting some things I didn't know to ask about. The loose halfs aren't around much. The one teller said they don't have anymore because they've been giving them to me. I'm waiting for that gold piece in with the sac dollars so I can get a, you suck award.

    Getting these things at a face value price is fair if that's what they exchanged them for. For the tellers that are more studied and savy, they likely keep them. If you have the skill and knowledge, which represents your work study to know what they are, you deserve to get them.
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  • Timbuk3Timbuk3 Posts: 11,658 ✭✭✭✭✭
    WOW!!!, super cool !!!
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  • mkman123mkman123 Posts: 6,849 ✭✭✭✭
    woohooo! silver WAAAAAAYY below melt!
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  • illini420illini420 Posts: 11,466 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Want to double or triple your money really quickly???? image

    Nice score!!! I've gotten some 40% halves at the bank before and a couple of 90% halves, but never a 1 oz. Silver Eagle!!!!

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  • ZriderZrider Posts: 365
    I got 3 21 Morgans and 4 22 peace dollars last year.
  • 7over87over8 Posts: 4,733 ✭✭✭
    Most tellers are way too smart to even hand out anything that remotely looks like silver or a item that has any value.

    I've seen too many "I found 22 Morgans" or "full rolls of Franklins" posts.........dream world candidates. I believe it is a very rare occurance.

    My experience has been that tellers even hold onto SBA's and crappy Ike's, even early 70's Kennedy's thinking they are like "gold" and are worth tons of money. When they finally realize they are only worth face value they are heart broken.
  • johnny9434johnny9434 Posts: 28,303 ✭✭✭✭✭
    thats awesome to hear stories like that image
  • DNADaveDNADave Posts: 7,271 ✭✭✭✭✭
    sweet,

    My teller proudly showed me the ASE she recd from a customer. It was in her purse already.

    I guess they make to the banks every now and then.

  • goldengolden Posts: 9,583 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Cool.
  • rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Awesome score...makes me want to go back to the bank. Past roll searching has discouraged me...as others have said above. Cheers, RickO
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