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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Recently I went to the bank and as I often do, asked if they had any Kennedy halves. The teller's eyes got wide and said yes, someone just dropped off two rolls! I said I'd take them. Then I asked if she had any dollar coins, meaning SBAs or brass. Her eyes got even wider and said, yes, she just got a small pile of "y'know, those really big dollars!" I asked her if she meant the Eisenhowers. I could tell she didn't know what I meant, as she didn't answer. But she then reached into her drawer and showed me about 15 Ikes, which I was happy to take for face value. I took all the Kenndys and Ikes she had. Once I got home, I looked them over, and lo and behold, they included a 1964 90% silver JFK, 40% silver 66, 67 (2), and 68-D. The Ikes: a 73-S silver clad, and 1776-1976-s silver clad. All in very nice condition! I'd say it was a successful trip.  Edited by jpsned
12/21/2014 12:17 pm
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Valued Member
United States
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Lovely, indeed! I'm really partial to those large coins!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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WOW! Now that is a nice score, and at face value to boot. I would have freaked if I found those silver Ikes. Just the idea of that is amazing. You found "real" silver dollars at a bank in 2014.
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Valued Member
United States
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Awesome score. Gives hope of still finding modern day treasure!
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Puerto Rico
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Great find. I too always ask at every bank I go to for those. Used to get some but nothing for a long time.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Superb score! Silver for the Holidays!
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 United States
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 great score. My bank never has any Ike$ and only has a decent quantity of half dollars when someone dumps their rejects.  |
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United States
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I was psyched to get 2 clad Ike's from the bank in Friday. Nice score!!
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Pillar of the Community
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I still recall a story someone here told about getting a handful of brass dollars from the bank, and upon returning home discovering one of them to be a 19th-century five-dollar gold piece.
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12/22/2014 09:41 am
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Very nice!  |
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United States
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Someone here told about getting a handful of brass dollars from the bank, and upon returning home discovering one of them to be a 19th-century five-dollar gold piece. Sure it wasn't a nickel? Josh Tatum strikes again!  |
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United States
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Wow, wish I could get that kind of score!
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United States
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WOW! Now that is a nice score, and at face value to boot. I would have freaked if I found those silver Ikes. Just the idea of that is amazing. You found "real" silver dollars at a bank in 2014. When she mentioned "big dollars," for a split second I envisioned going home with a handful of Morgans. (If that's what they were, however, she might have suspected something was up when I fainted.) |
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