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Pillar of the Community
United States
2661 Posts |
I got 4 boxes of halves once. Just walked in and they had them. Teller said they were ordered by mistake. She said I could have them if I did not bring them back.
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
4411 Posts |
In Australia we dont have boxes of coins but the most face value I've collected from a bank and searched is around $1100. I did have to order it and make 3 trips to the car and back.
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Valued Member
United States
279 Posts |
Mine was two boxes of nickels, and a box of halves. But then again, I just started, so I'm sure with time, I'll get more at once.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4333 Posts |
12 boxes or $3k in dimes. I found 27 silvers if I remember right. A couple mercs and also 6 Barber dimes from that order, about 3 years ago. When I listen to LED ZEPPELIN...so do my neighbors...
Roll hunting since '77
Dirt fishing since '72
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1770 Posts |
4 boxes of halves is my limit those boxes are so heavy haha
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Valued Member
United States
125 Posts |
4 boxes - 2 Pennies, 2 Nickels. I got a bag of half dollars last month if that counts.
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Pillar of the Community
2224 Posts |
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from one bank, with ordering ahead: 20 boxes of pennies
from one bank, without ordering ahead: 11 boxes of pennies
in one day, from multiple banks: 27 boxes of pennies
Holy cow Penny man, how long did those last? Are you a speed searcher, looking for only certain varieties/errors? I've gotten tired of cents and doing nickels is a good change. A box of pennies will last about 1 week, I can go through a box of nickels in one short night. Oh, your OP, 1 nickel and 1 penny in 1 visit. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2049 Posts |
5 boxes of cents and 2 boxes of nickels. I carried them out by hand all in one load. Needless to say I thought my arm was going to fall off as I held them while unlocking the car with the other arm. Never again!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1150 Posts |
I've ordered ahead and walked out with 10 boxes of nickels. If I don't order though, like the Captain said, I'd be lucky to get one box.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3276 Posts |
I've never ordered boxes before. But I search about 4 boxes a week and I get whichever denomination I am in the mood for. Most boxes I have ever gotten from 1 bank is 2 boxes. I've never tried for more.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
858 Posts |
Most for me was:
Pennies - 8 boxes
Nickels - 4 boxes
Halves - 10 Boxes
Sometimes you get lucky when you ask for a box of something and the teller asks 'just one box?' I usually say 'whatever you want to get rid of' Or I'll leave my name and number and have them call me if they are going to ship out excess boxes of coin. They are always pretty friendly about doing that.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
842 Posts |
Just this past week I picked up two boxes at once. One was a nickel box and the other was a penny box. Found about 20 wheats, one silver war and one dateless buff in the lot. Normally I just pick up one lonely box.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
802 Posts |
I think that more than 2 boxes of any coin for any one visit is over the top. If someone gets one or two boxes per day every day of the work week, that seems a little bit over the top, especially if it would be more than 2 boxes in one visit.
I think large amounts of boxes are what cause banks to put rules into place where they start charging us for getting coins. Don't abuse this.
I am willing to bet money that 5 years from now, any consumer (not business) getting boxes of coins for themselves will be charged a flat fee... and we're doing this to ourselves!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3276 Posts |
 That's why I usually get one box from a bank, a week. I do more than 1 box a week, but I hit up several banks so I don't short their supply. No banks ever complain about me getting 1 box a week. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
713 Posts |
I think the most I ever picked up at one bank was 2 boxes of halves, reasonably heavy.
Most in 1 day was 3, yesterday, from 2 different orders.
Most dumped: 5 bank zipper pouches of halves, today. So heavy I could barely lift it out of my car. Made me wobble when I walked, and it shook the whole car when I set down the backpack with them all in it. It dumped to $1488 at one coin machine, my state bank. Love them.
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Posted 03/14/2012 7:56 pm
