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Very nice of her to pass them on to you, even though she knew that some were silver! I have explained to most tellers at the banks that I visit regularly that I acquire dimes and half dollars looking for silver coins. Most of them don't know that dimes, quarters, and half dollars used to contain 90% silver -- or that the silver in those coins now is worth ~40X their face value. My experience is that they typically support my hobby and are happy when I find "junk" silver. I am aware of only one teller who "competes" with me by purchasing silver coins cashed by a customer. It helps that I reward tellers when I acquire silver coins from a collection dump by giving them a modest gift card, or purchasing pizza lunch for their team. I essentially bear the cost of a self-imposed 10% "tax" rewarding them this way. It pays dividends when bank managers order BWRs for me, or tellers set aside coins that they think contain silver. |
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My experience is that they typically support my hobby and are happy when I find "junk" silver.  Quote:
I am aware of only one teller who "competes" with me by purchasing silver coins cashed by a customer.  Quote:
It helps that I reward tellers when I acquire silver coins from a collection dump by giving them... Well done.  |
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I travelled to Cape Cod earlier this week. On Friday I stopped at several banks to see if I could find any silver half dollars. Four of them turned up. One teller told me that he had only two coins -- but both of them contained 40% silver. I wish the same customer cashed more coins!  |
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2 boxes yielded 1 40% and two new 2026.  |
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Nice finds, Silver Eagle!   Errers and Varietys.
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Excellent finds! |
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Posted 08/05/2026 9:23 pm
