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For the second time, I have found 90% silver "Cartwheels" after I purchased the small number of "large" dollar coins that a teller told me was in their tray. This teller had only four dollar coins -- but two of them were 19th Century Morgan silver dollars. When I asked her if she remembered who cashed them, she said it was "an older man" who turned them in the day before. The icing on the cake was finding the 1964 Kennedy half dollar in one of the two BWRs that I purchased at my next stop. Oh, Happy Day...  Edited by NorthShoreMA
04/10/2026 1:57 pm
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Not a bad bays work.congratulations
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I find it very hard to believe someone would cash in/out Morgan dollars at face value. JMHO |
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. . .   Most of the tellers I know are also coin collectors, or a teller in the branch is. You're lucky to get these ! 
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Ask The Tellers If They Have Large Dollar Coins I did - and I got slapped -  Great finds!!!!!!! |
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I did - and I got slapped  ......  ..... ..but dang made me spit out my drink. Hey Miss do you got silver dollars?......Slap....... Edited by Greasy Fingers
04/10/2026 11:32 pm
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I never ask tellers if they have "silver dollars" because I don't want to tip them off about the existence of those coins. I typically hold up an Eisenhower dollar (to show them the size of this coin) and ask if they have any "large dollars". Some tellers are familiar with Eisenhower dollars -- but others ask to examine it because they haven't seen one previously. I agree it is remarkable that someone who owns Morgan dollars doesn't realize their value. However, this is the second time I've acquired silver dollars at face value. Last August a teller told me he had five large dollars in his tray. The top one was an Eisenhower coin -- but he also handed me two Morgan dollars and two Peace dollars. The teller told me someone who operates a liquor store deposited the coins. I surmise that a customer who was desperate to purchase alcohol gave them to him.  |
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Great finds, NorthShoreMA!  Errers and Varietys.
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Fantastic finds! |
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I don't think I've ever landed any dollar coins earlier than Eisenhowers bank roll hunting, but I've gotten Walking Liberty and Franklin halves in some rolls of halves I got about 20-some years ago. One roll had eight silvers in it. Do not read this sentence.
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05/08/2026 10:43 pm
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Quote:I don't think I've ever landed any dollar coins earlier than Eisenhowers, but I've gotten Walking Liberty and Franklin halves in some rolls of halves I got about 20-some years ago. One roll had eight silvers in it. Nice finds! Errers and Varietys.
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Asking the tellers at my credit union about large dollar coins would most likely have them look at me like I were an E.T.
It's been my only "bank" account since 1987, but I've been thinking for a long time that I need to open a real bank account. If only there was a way to choose one that would be likely to have customer goodies turned in.
I learned long ago that my CU is a bust in this regard, after multiple tries over a few years.
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Posted 04/10/2026 2:10 pm
