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Nice finds, D Rock!  |
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I worked as a cashier at a warehouse club (similar to Costco) from about 2008-2011. I can count on both hands the number of times I got half dollars, although the small-size dollars were slightly more regular; maybe an average of 1 every 2-3 months. Somebody at the food court once got an Ike dollar, and several cashiers (myself included) got silver half dollars. One of the employees there sold his coin collection to a local collector, and he spent the remnants which included a sizeable number of 40% halves. I personally got 5 from him, although he told me that he didn't think much of them since they were "milk silver" and he had spent more than $80 worth at the gas station the previous week. I personally put at least $200 worth of half dollars (supplied through CRH) through my till while I worked there, and they were met with anything from refusal ("This isn't real money!" "You can't spend these anymore") to exuberance ("Where did you get these? Do you have any more? I want all of them!"). I tried the same with small dollars, but they were met with significantly more resistance. I've never managed to get my hands on Ike dollars for face to spend or hand out. |
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I work as a bank teller. We get small dollars pretty regularly, maybe about a dozen a week or so. Half dollars, maybe a couple every few weeks. Sometimes we'll get someone's hoard of small dollars or halves. As far as Ikes, we maybe get 1 or 2 every few months, yet several people a week will ask for them! We've also had an ASE come across the counter! |
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How many silver half dollars do you get?
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As far as Ikes, we maybe get 1 or 2 every few months, yet several people a week will ask for them! Smart people.  |
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I personally got 5 from him, although he told me that he didn't think much of them since they were "milk silver" and he had spent more than $80 worth at the gas station the previous week. Milk silver ? I've never heard that term before. I wonder what he means by that ? Oregon coin geek.....*** GO BEAVS ! ! ! ***
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@52Raymo: It was just his way of saying the coins didn't have enough silver to be worth anything over face value. I'm not sure if he realized that they were 40% silver; he might have been under the impression that they were 10% silver or just silver plated. People don't really seem to know what a fair price is for the 40% halves.
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How many silver half dollars do you get? I've seen exactly one (40%) in the 10 months I've worked here! Edited by hcmusicguy
01/13/2014 4:25 pm
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Another bank teller here. Half dollars come in all the time, but not in great quantity (no hunters yet) Dollar coins about the same as halves. I've been on a roll with IKE's after Christmas here. accumulated over 30 this year so far over the counter. I did have an amateur hunter who tested everyone's nerves by buying out all of our small dollar coins, (500) then cracked them all open while staying at the window and kept 4 Susan b Anthony and wanted the cash them back in.
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I work at an autoparts store. Nothing from customers in the year I've been there. My finds come from bank rolls.
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tested everyone's nerves by buying out all of our small dollar coins, (500) then cracked them all open while staying at the window and kept 4 Susan b Anthony and wanted the cash them back in. And you allowed this? Takes a lot of nerve. |
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This is why banks are starting to charge fees for large coin withdrawals/deposits.
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"tested everyone's nerves by buying out all of our small dollar coins, (500) then cracked them all open while staying at the window and kept 4 Susan b Anthony and wanted the cash them back in."
What a ma roon!
When I listen to LED ZEPPELIN...so do my neighbors...
Roll hunting since '77
Dirt fishing since '72
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I work at a credit union and am at the front desk. I help members with transactions but don't typically handle cash. One of the neat things is our coin machine. Just yesterday I had to swap a bag of $100 (2,000) nickels out, before I sealed it up I saw an old looking nickel. Sure enough it was a War Nickel. The tellers know I collect so they are ok when I just swap out. Good way to find old coins. One perk is that the machine will reject steel pennies and those are held inside. A few weeks ago I swapped out 2 pocket change dimes for 20 steelies. Felt really lucky seeing as a few were in fantastic shape. As far as halves/dollars. We have a huge bag of each in our vault that I occassionally sift through. We don't get Ike's that often but have probably $150 in halves. Tellers search for silver halves/dollars so that's a rare find. Found a silver coin from Dominican Rep. in the rejects for coin counter. We don't see much silver in the forms of big coins. |
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