Any Banks Giving Out Pennies?

I can see myself being stopped at the boarder with boxes of foreign coins. LoL!

I am guessing they have x-ray cameras at the boarder crossing and can see your boxes of coins in the trunk. There is probably a limit as to how much coinage you can carry across the boarder both ways. (Friend was asked to back up his car a bit at the boarder, then asked what was in the trunk - he had some auto parts that he thinks they saw with an x-ray camera)

@JBU

Strictly speaking there is no limit on cash crossing the border but there is a reporting requirement over $10,000 in local currency. So $10K CDN would be approx $7,500 US. That said, I would declare cash of any significance crossing the border with the actual reason... there is nothing illegal in roll hunting and that will provide a rationale for driving across with a large quantity of coins... If the custom's guys don't believe you which is possible if you provide an outlandish reason, they can seize the cash whereas if you are caught attempting to cross with a large quantity of coins undeclared, you will have the coins seized, and get a fine and possible charge for your troubles. There should be no tax or duty on face value circulating coins so there is no downside to declaring.

Don't forget weight though... $10K in pennies will weigh over 2 tons so make sure you take a truck and leave the smart car at home

JBU, if you're interested in trading unsearched bank rolls of Canadian pennies for the same in US pennies, one for one (you win the exchange rate), send me an email.

I think that you need 50 posts to send email.

I have a great relationship with the RBC and CT and they let me buy back pennies all the time. I actually was lucky enough to get 8 boxes after they just came in one day! Most of the banks don't mind selling them back to you as they have to ship them all out to the mint so less hassle if you take them off their hands. If you buy them, you can't walk back in and take them back after going through them.

Officially banks in Canada are not supposed to sell one cent coins back to the customer. They have been instructed as such. I was told that by a bank employee a few years ago.
That being said, obviously they break those rules from time to time. By selling them to the customer they may be lucky and never see them again or have to pay the shipping costs.

I recently picked up 47 rolls from my local bank. They were happy to get rid of them as they cannot return until they have a full box. They've been 3 rolls short for months according to the supervisor.