I Hit The Jackpot With Paper Money (Sort Of).

I recently visited a bank and one of the manager stepped out of the office and said someone brought in some $500s to be deposited, from an estate or something...She bought one for herself and some others snatched them up. I asked if the person has been back...
The banks are supposed to return high denominations so that must have been quite a day for those who happened in the teller line on this occasion.

I always ask about what's in the vault. I bought $2000 in $2s but didn't turn up anything special. I have rescued some nice notes from the mutilate drawers however.

To make it short and simple, you're calling me a hoarder and not a collector?

Call it what you will. If I'm a hoarder, then so is everybody else who coin roll hunts for pre 1960 Jefferson nickels. And do not tell me that they are doing it for a collection. If they're doing it for a collection, they would not keep every pre 1960 nickel they find. Not everybody on here does that, I'm just trying to make a point. And yes I do know that some folks on here only save nickels that are album or folder hole fillers. Not that I need to defend my actions, but I am working both a Jefferson nickel collection and America the Beautiful Quarters collection.




There is no "need" for all of those fives, but if I have an opportunity to buy them all for face value, why should I not buy them? I could always cash them in at face value, or sell some of them for a small profit, and use that profit to buy some coins for a collection/investment.




That's good that you like to help collectors out. I personally do not like to give out any of my collection. The reasons for this are because my collection means something to me, and I have doubts that the people I give parts of my collection to won't take care of it. For example, my 11-year-old cousin "lost" the 1943 steel penny I gave him. On the other hand, my former owner at my job said he still has the steel penny I gave him. That's where my biggest concern comes into play. If you personally can find other collectors who you know will hold onto a coin or bill for many years to come, that's great. It's what keeps this hobby going. I think that's a main reason that some folks still find valuable, everyday coins in their pocket change. I read about a guy who claimed to have spent a few valuable coins like a 1914 D penny in the hopes of inspiring new collectors.




Fair enough, although I've never personally thought that I am going to "retire" on any of my collection.




You did not step on any toes; at least not on mine. The topic title wasn't meant to say "Hey guys with my jackpot, I'm going to be rich!" If I was intending on making a profit, I would have done so already. I'm keeping my coins and bills for the time being and do not have any desire to give them up, or sell them. If that makes me a hoarder, so be it. I know what I am and that is all that matters.

I appreciate your input. For now, I am going to wait until I buy the remaining $5 certificates from her and then go from there. I actually have considered selling some of them to purchase junk silver.

I would like to way in on this new topic. I feel I and many other are both collectors and hoarders. I personally have quite a few different collection I am working on from currency to world and US coins. I love to collect different things but along the way I hoard a lot of coins or currency I don't need but that I hope to trade with others in the future to further one of my collections or to sell for a profit to help me purchase the more expensive item that I want.
It is great to help out others and I think when the opportunity presents it self most of us would help out a fellow collector in some way. That's just my Two Cents thaks

My comment about drooling over the silver certificates was facetious. I didn't, and still don't, expect people on here to be envious of me, unless I found hundreds of dollars in face value of silver coins at a bank.

For the record, if I make a profit off anything in my collection, it won't be anytime soon. I don't believe in get rich quick schemes.

I picked up one more certificate from the bank. That's one more for my hoar....I mean collection.

That was the only reason for me buying them



That is why I handed them out to the kids in the class, they were allot more excited about them than anyone else I could have given them to because they had never seen them and maybe 1 or 2 will keep them and maybe even build on them and start collecting themselves.