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Pillar of the Community
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I probably saw threads talking about this topic years back, but what is proper etiquette for ordering half dollar coins from a bank? I was told by the branch manager at one of my banks that I'm welcome to order half dollar coins from them if I want, just give them a week's notice in person or over the phone.
I'm pretty sure the other guy ordering half dollars from my branch isn't following those guidelines, because I was offered $90 in machine wrapped half dollars today and was told that they were part of a $500 order that the customer didn't take in full. Apparently that guy orders half dollars from time to time, looks through them for "interesting coins" and then dumps his rejects in the coin counter at that branch. I know very well that THAT move is a big no no. Same reason I'd never bring small head bills tellers saved for me back to the same branch because I "didn't need them in the end"- do people understand the phrase "don't bite the hand that feeds you?"
Anywho, I'm glad I went through that $90 because I found two silvers- a 1964-D and 1966! Now I just have to figure out what to do with the rest of the coins, was planning on unloading them at the grocery store since their self checkout machines accept half dollars!
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Bedrock of the Community
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So, did you enjoy the experience and are you satisfied with your return? Old-timers like me, who searched thousands of rolls in the '50s and '60s with many savers (imagine searching hundreds of bags of solid wheat cents), are always curious about today's worthy finds, which seem predictably few given the effort involved.
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Pillar of the Community
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The best thing to do if you're wanting to order coins is to build a rapport with the tellers and/or managers of the bank(s) you do business with. If you're good to them, they usually will bend over backwards for you.
In terms of dumping the coins, you're lucky to have a grocery store which accepts halves - none in my area do. If having to dump coins it's ALWAYS try to find a dump bank which is different from your main buy bank - make it a completely different financial institution if possible.
CRH Nickeloholic. 1,600,000 nickels searched in eight years! Have found FOUR complete Jefferson sets!
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Pillar of the Community
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You can use them for purchases. There is a topic category on the blog for tracking and encouraging the use of half dollars (dollar coins a $2 bills). By doing so, they become less of a rarity in commerce and banking.
Keep Half Dollars circulating!
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I held up to six different accounts for CRH. For separate pickup and dumps, in which I used a credit Union with a free counting machine, and another that accepted $500 bags of loose coin over the counter. They even supplied the bags.
When I listen to LED ZEPPELIN...so do my neighbors...
Roll hunting since '77
Dirt fishing since '72
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Valued Member
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The number one rule of Coin Roll Hunting Etiquette.............never take coins back to the banks you get them from.
Also, banks that give you coins without an account.....................bring them a dozen donuts every now and then. They will remember you!!
Edited by Marc Ingram
06/16/2025 3:00 pm
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Many banks will not give you coins if you don't have an account. Go back to those banks in 6 months. Managers and tellers are constantly turning-over. You might very well get lucky the second, especially with halves and dollars. Most banks I hit, want to get rid of halves and dollars. Just remember, don't bring them back to those banks.
Also, if you establish a relationship or rapport with any tellers; give them your name and number and ask them to call you when coins come in they want to get rid of. You might be surprised at the phone calls you will get.
Whenever you hit banks, always go with cash in your pocket.
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Pillar of the Community
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Tellers at all my bank branches are absolutely wonderful to me!! I always rewrap my coins, and, return full boxes (OK, sometimes I'm a roll short  ) They appreciate getting rolled coins back. In return, they know that I like to get sealed boxes, so they almost always oblige. If it's not a sealed box, I take it anyway. I can just go exchange it at another branch. I also NEVER fuss about anything to them! Sometimes, the person who can get into the vault is on lunch. I don't complain. I just say "No problem, I'll get some next time" Oh, and I learned last time at the bank - ask if anyone brought in anything unusual. Fellow at next teller was getting dollar coins to give to his grandkids. My teller asked him if he wanted the 9 "Large Dollars" someone had brought in earlier. Of course he said YES. I commented that I'd've jumped on that, too (I didn't even know what she meant by large dollars). He was gracious and let me have four of them. I got two 1974 and two 1978-D Ike dollars  Edited by snailking1
04/30/2026 6:04 pm
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That's the way you do it snailking1 ! &  |
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Question for the group, do you mark your rolls when you return them to the bank? I Have at least one other person in town that marks their coin rolls, luckly they must be looing for something different than I am. For those rolls that have their "mark" on them I never find any wheaties or 2009's. But lots of copper and to date several 2025s and so far 2 small date 1982 coppers. I did find a 1999 wide but someone ran it through the garbage disposal or a blender, either way I think the penny won.
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Question for the group, do you mark your rolls when you return them to the bank? I Have at least one other person in town that marks their coin rolls, luckly they must be looing for something different than I am. For those rolls that have their "mark" on them I never find any wheaties or 2009's. But lots of copper and to date several 2025s and so far 2 small date 1982 coppers. I did find a 1999 wide but someone ran it through the garbage disposal or a blender, either way I think the penny won. Questions for you first? When you go to the bank for your rolls, do they give you machine wrapped rolls or customer wrapped rolls? What denomination rolls are you getting? What coins are you looking for? |
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Staying with Pennies and Nickels right now, I take what ever they have. All the banks in town use Loomis. I have had equal luck with both Loomis rolls and customer rolls. I did score 20$ in Nickels last month, all Loomis and all 2026. Saving for a while to see what turns up on the errors list. I pick up coins at two different branches and return to the 3rd.
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United States
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I usually order boxes, but I always offer to take any extra coinage they want to get rid of. I have recently found that three of the bank/credit unions I purchase from have 3 different suppliers. One uses Brinks, another Loomis, and a third uses Garda. The credit unions order coins less frequently than the banks, but I have good relationships with all of them and they keep me busy with boxes and customer rolls. I do not mark my returns as my dump bank is a credit union with a free coin counter machine for members. I can punch in my account number and make a direct deposit with a receipt from the machine. The only time I have to get in the teller line is when I fill up one of the machine's bags (always annoys the tellers). We recently moved a CD to that credit union and I made sure to tell them their machine was one of the reasons. Here's a funny story. One of the banks I buy from had ordered a couple of boxes of quarters for me and said they would be in on Wednesday. On that Wednesday I had been to my dump bank and noticed the Brinks truck at the bank I was expecting to get quarters from. I pulled in and went inside and they said she had not brought the coins in yet. I pulled up a chair and waited. Waited and waited. Finally the security guard came in and said, "No coinage today, she can't get the vault door open." Now that's secure! I came back the next Wednesday and got my 2 boxes of quarters, plus $700 in customer wrapped rolls that had just been dropped off. Timing is everything!  Last week I made one of my usual trips to the dump bank to deposit coins and stopped by my main credit union to deposit some checks. They said they had a couple of boxes of halves and dollars someone else had ordered but had not picked up. Did I want them? Well, of course. They will get more cookies next week. :) "I like money. I can't believe you like money, too. We should hang out."
Frito
Member CONECA, Early American Coppers, NETCC
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Valued Member
United States
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The half dollar box I have been searching had some coins that were marked by a previous searcher. The 1972 D's had the FG on the reverse marked with a black marker, I guess to show that he'd checked them. The 1974 D's had a similar mark across TRUST. I found that an interesting idea, but I won't be marking any coins myself.
"I like money. I can't believe you like money, too. We should hang out."
Frito
Member CONECA, Early American Coppers, NETCC
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