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Pillar of the Community
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Yes, laxmaster you can buy all sorts of things direct from the Mint...just follow the link that Margaret provided above. Have a nice time on the site.
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Bedrock of the Community
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if you are in good with the bank tellers or manager they can order you bags of coins at face value (or atleast they used to be able to because my grandfather used to buy 4 bags a month of Susan B Anthony dollars when they were being made) so if you do get in good with one of them it wouldn't hurt to atleast ask. I think we have a bank teller on this forum and maybe they will chime in to let us know if this practice is still followed or not |
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Don't think that will happen now Bryan1315 as the coins are, for the most part, rolled by the Federal Reserve or the armored car services. You would have to check with your bank for sure but I think those days are gone.
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Bedrock of the Community
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oh ok I wasn't sure I just remembered my Grandfather doing it once a month when I was a kid (which in 1978 when the SBA was minted I was 8 years old) |
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Pillar of the Community
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I was just looking at the bag of 500 nickels from the mint. Face value 25.00, for sale 45.95. Why do they charge double? Is buying a bag like that your best chance to find errors?
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Pillar of the Community
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Ya I just checked the mint site. It's ridiclus how they make you pay 50 bucks for 500 nickels thats have a face value of 25 bucks. I sent a question to them I hope they anwser
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Pillar Of The Community
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That the price you pay for getting them in a special mint bag which you CAN NOT get anywhere else.
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Pillar of the Community
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Really what material are they plastic? Or a sack that says US MINT
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The same bags they show on the website ;)
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Pillar of the Community
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I'd rather spend the extra $25 on coins than a bag...
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Pillar of the Community
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quote:
Originally posted by laxmaster92
The same bags they show on the website ;)
I mean what is the bag made of. same results different attitude !!Edited by Metalman
06/23/2006 2:49 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
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it is made of cloth not plastic
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Pillar of the Community
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Oh really cool like the old days right.
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They are like a potatoe sack.
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