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Boy, Was I Surprised!

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 Posted 02/13/2008  8:11 pm Show Profile   Bookmark this topic Add of-grampa to your friends list Get a Link to this Message Number of Subscribers
Last week I found out both my purchase bank and drop bank both use Loomis Armored. After checking with one of the Loomis drivers (they eat at my store several times a week) I found out they don't service 3 banks in our town.

Today I went to one of those banks and decided to open a free checking account so I can purchase kennedys without any hassle. After finishing the paperwork I went over to the tellers and enquired about Kennedys. I now have a standing order for $1000 per week that can be picked up in $500 increments.

I bought $200 in nickels to give me something to do over the next couple days. BOY WAS I SURPRISED when the teller told me they had $16.50 in Kennedys. I asked for those also.

After leaving this bank I went to the bank I had been purchasing Kennedys from, thinking on buying another $150 in nickels. When I walked in there was only 1 teller visible. She is new but had seen me before. As I walked up to her window I glanced at her change try and saw a Kennedy. BOY WAS I SURPRISED when I realized it was a 40%er. I asked for it and she told me she had a whole bunch more Kennedys. Another teller who knows me better walked up about this time and said they had been saving them for me. BOY WAS I SURPRISED when they told me they had $150 worth. I bought them all and told them treats would be heading their way again soon (I take them Frostys from my work a couple times a month)

Got home and looked thru the $16.50. BOY WAS I SURPRISED when I found a 40%er in that group. That's 2 so far for the day that I know of.

I opened the first roll from the $150. BOY WAS I SURPRISED when I found a 1970s Kennedy right on top.

BOY WAS I SURPRISED when the rest of the roll was all 40%ers...and so was the next, and the next, and the next!

Out of 334 Kennedys, I got 297 40%ers and 1 1970s proof!

BOY WAS I SURPRISED!
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 Posted 02/13/2008  8:14 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add justabeginner to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
OWHHHH WOWOWOWOWOW congrats!! Woohooooooooooo.... Care to give them to me now? Congratssss... those tellers must know that the dates were silver right? think thats the best success rate so far here...
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02/13/2008 8:17 pm
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 Posted 02/13/2008  8:19 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add gbchaosmaster to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
...Oh...my...god.....you...are...the...luckiest...person...on...Earth.....
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justabeginner's Avatar
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 Posted 02/13/2008  8:22 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add justabeginner to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
I calculated.... I think you profited about 600 dollars... approximately...
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KurtS's Avatar
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 Posted 02/13/2008  9:14 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add KurtS to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Wow...what a great story! Congrats!
I'll wager you got someone's cache from the '65-70 period.
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ceaton's Avatar
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 Posted 02/13/2008  9:55 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add ceaton to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
My advice, go buy $10 in powerball tickets..you have the luck going for you. Nice find, I'm jealous :(
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 Posted 02/13/2008  10:42 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Numi 63 to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Congratulations! Great finds! You must have nearly blacked out a time or two when you kept opening those rolls and finding more silver. I must admit though I'm torn between being very happy for you and being very jealous .

But really, good for you man. Now, rub one of those coins real good and pass it around to all of us so we can get a little of that 'silver touch' too !
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arthrene's Avatar
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 Posted 02/13/2008  10:54 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add arthrene to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Awesome finds! Wish I could get that lucky! I haven't searched halves in a while. I think this has inspired me to go order a box!
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 Posted 02/14/2008  05:02 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Snooba to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply


Well done!


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CoinHunter53562's Avatar
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 Posted 02/14/2008  09:30 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add CoinHunter53562 to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Lol...wow what a great haul! Congrats
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 Posted 02/14/2008  11:32 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add amac44 to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
WoW that was a good group rolls!
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 Posted 02/14/2008  11:59 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add just carl to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
So that is why no one else is finding them. You've been getting them all. Congradulations but how about leaving a few for us.
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 Posted 02/14/2008  12:02 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add CoinHunter53562 to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
quote:
So that is why no one else is finding them. You've been getting them all. Congradulations but how about leaving a few for us.


I agree...I propose that he allows each of us to buy up to 10 at face value from him. :) I think it's time for me to order up a couple of boxes again.
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ME CO's Avatar
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 Posted 02/14/2008  4:02 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add ME CO to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Looks like I tutored you too well. ME don't even have a 70S yet. Major congrats, HH Mark
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 Posted 02/14/2008  6:45 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add DoubleDie to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
All I can say is, WOW!
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 Posted 02/14/2008  11:54 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add livingdinasaur to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
That just goes to show that some peolple can step in a pile of (yucky stuff), and come out smelling like a rose!
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