Bank tellers are good people to have as friends

TequilaDave

Not long ago I spoke with my local bank teller (I live in a micro town in the middle of nowhere) and inquired about new coin rolls. Unfortunately, the bank subscribes to a coin service that gives them circulated coins and seldom get anything directly from the mint. But being the excellent person she is, she took down my name and number and said she'd call if/when anything cool comes in. And she's followed through on her promise by saving rolls of unc President dollars and a couple of circulated Ike's for me But today she forever sealed her place as my favorite bank teller ever! I walked in this morning and she sees me and yells out my name and says she's got something for me. I walk over to her station and he hands me a 1969 Kennedy half dollar (borderline unc) and says "It's silver!". I was blown away. Not only did she save it for me, she clearly knew it had value above and beyond face and yet she saved it for me anyway. What a very cool and selfless thing for her to do! It's times like that I'm reminded that there's still good people out there and you really never know when you'll run into one. Now I've gotta figure out something cool to do for her in return. I'm thinking maybe a letter to her manager might be the way to go.

oih82w8

Sounds like a nice box of chocolates is in her future!

ModCrewman

I'd think twice about the letter to the manager...don't want your source to dry up...loose lips sink ships.

Wabbit2313

Since the melt value is two and a half bucks, you will have to go cheap on the gift!

1630Boston

It's the thought that counts :

291fifth

Leave the manager out of it. These days you never know what "management" might do. Thank her and only her and don't let the word get around.

grip

You never know what the manager will think.
Leave him/her out of it.

Owen1793

Funny to come across this thread. Yesterday I went to the post office, the clerk knows I'm a coin dealer and showed me two "old looking rolls of dimes". Both rolls were silver all the way through. Said the PO got them in a change pick up from a local bank. I went to the bank to see if they had anymore, they didn't.

AUandAG

I agree, keep your mouth and pen shut.

bob:)

FredWeinberg

You don't have to mention coins in the letter to her manager.

You could easily say something like "she is always cheerful
when I come in the bank; always helpful, professional, efficient
and I always feel that she and the Bank take my business seriously."

Or words to that effect, without saying she passes out silver coins
like Halloween candy to you !

UnclePennyBags

I had a bank teller at a smaller local bank that would clue me in to anything weird they got in... One day I went in to deposit my check and he tells me that someone deposited $600 in halves that all looked like new with years written on them ..... I bought them all and while most of the coins were AU Their was a roll of BU 82P & a roll of 83 P that I quickly flipped... He was happy to get them out of his bank and I was happy to take them... He saved me everything from that point on... Never anything major but scored several dollars face value in silver for face value....

Their was an excellent sandwich shop right next store and I knew the teller went there for lunch often so I used to pay the sub shop owner in advance for the tellers lunch from time to time as a token of my appreciation... I didn't know if the bank had any policy on accepting gifts so i figured this was safest..

PocketArt

I agree with "not" mentioning coins to the manager...not all people are of the same kindred spirit. I had a bad experience last year...September 12th to be exact. I stopped at a 5/3rd bank to inquire if they had any rolls of Kennedy halves and the teller mentioned yes, but she couldn't get into the vault.

The manager, or, supervisor, whatever he was, overheard our conversation and approached me and said they accidentally forgot to change the timer back on the vault from the previous holiday, Labor Day, and to stop by tomorrow. So, I show up the next morning, and asked the teller if I could purchase the rolls of halves. The teller mentioned they had 8 rolls, and I told her I'd take them all. While she was going to get the rolls; the same fella that approached me the day before said, "Man, your really going to score. I looked through those rolls this morning, and there's tons of halves before '70." He went on to say, "I dropped them on my desk, and you can tell the're silver by the way they sound."

I was pretty excited and told him that I planned on looking through the rolls with my son, and that I'm trying to get him into the hobby, and it would be great to make a nice score. Would help get his interest up in searching rolls with Dad.
The teller who got the rolls mentioned she had some halves in her tray, and if I wanted those. I got those, maybe 6-7 halves but one was a 40% silver!

Well, when my son and I sat down for the big event, there was one, grungy, dark, 40% silver out of the 8 rolls...what a let down. I wasn't pissed as much for not finding silver for the sake of finding silver, but knowing that there was silver, and my opportunity to see a bit of excitement from my son searching rolls for silver was cheated.

The fewer who know; sometimes the better.

johnny9434

its best to take good care of her at the bank meaning that she is a good teller so take good care of her

ricko

A complimentary letter such as the style Fred W. recommends would be a great gesture... and flowers... they really perk up a teller's mood and work area.... Cheers, RickO

bestday

@Wabbit2313 said:
Since the melt value is two and a half bucks, you will have to go cheap on the gift!

Can't value gift on one transaction..my best bank teller has given me in the past , as many of the 2009 Lincoln cents rolls as asked ..Only took 20 .. offered me 1963 ,1953 paper currency that just came in from another customer
I always take a peek on top bills in drawer, coins in rack... Silver Kennedy 40% Kennedys . on down .
I pass along Amex Gift Cards at the Holidays
NO Flowers..