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Bank visit - any interesting finds??

BajajimBajajim Posts: 529 ✭
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I went to my bank yesterday and inquired if they had any 50 cent rolls. I figured I could weed through them in my spare time. The teller told me the bank didn't but asked if I wanted to buy some dollar coins. I thought she meant either Washington or Adams dollars but she returned with 10 morgan and 4 peace dollars. I quickly gave her $14 and left with my exchange....all common dates but a pretty good deal none the less - this NEVER happens to me.

I was wondering what similar experiences there are out there.

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    jmj3esqjmj3esq Posts: 5,421 ✭
    WOW!!! I have never found anything better than a 1964 Kennedy half at a bank.
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    FLBuffaloHunterFLBuffaloHunter Posts: 3,127
    About once a month i have the vault teller at my bank order a $1,000 bag of half dollars for me. The most silver I have found is 25 silver halves including a Walker and some Franklins.
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    AUandAGAUandAG Posts: 25,053 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Nice teller,,,,,what do you do for her? Wow, I'd be a steady customer and may find out what
    candy she likes, etc.
    bob
    Registry: CC lowballs (boblindstrom), bobinvegas1989@yahoo.com
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    cvan68cvan68 Posts: 113 ✭
    Nice find, I always ask if they have anything unusual, but haven't had anything good like that happen at a bank in years. The last time was in the early 80's when a teller gave me a couple of rolls that were 40% and 90%.

    More recently, I was surprised when during a trip up to Las Vegas a couple of years ago, I was playing my normal high roller nickel slots and found a surprising number of silver war nickels. I would have thought that someone had either been ripped off or was just hard up for nickels but it happened at a number of different machines at several different casinos. My wife did not understand my excitement. On a subsequent trip last summer, I was VERY disappointed to find that the slot machines in Vegas no longer take or pay out in coins, that to me was always half the fun. I'm sure they figure they get your $$$ faster and it's less wear and tear on the machines.
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    BajajimBajajim Posts: 529 ✭


    << <i>Nice teller,,,,,what do you do for her? Wow, I'd be a steady customer and may find out what
    candy she likes, etc.
    bob >>



    Believe me...I got that covered!

    Apparently someone brought the coins in, the tellers bought a couple, and the rest were sitting in a drawer. I made sure that they will keep me in mind if anything else comes in.
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    FLBuffaloHunterFLBuffaloHunter Posts: 3,127
    She is a sweetheart image I buy them a strawberry cheesecake once in a while. I also don't take them back to her branch after I go through them image
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    GrumpyEdGrumpyEd Posts: 4,749 ✭✭✭
    That is a fun find! image
    Ed
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    19Lyds19Lyds Posts: 26,524 ✭✭✭✭
    Holy Shamoley! I can't pry a Franky from the hands of some teller's and you walk away with 14 silver dollars!

    You should have immediately purchased a power ball ticket!
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    taxbuster1040taxbuster1040 Posts: 355 ✭✭✭
    YOU SUCK! Congratulations!

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