Logistics To Starting Big Dollar Hunting

Back ten, twelve years ago it was possible to order bags. The large influx of hunters made that option disappear.
I had no less than a half dozen contacts at a time so big dollars would pop up time to time in singles, $10 and $20 rolls. My banks would call me if any came in.
Big dollars generally don't circulate, they are dumped when folks find out old uncle Joe's old dollars aren't silver (Ike's).
Tellers in most cases will be confused and turn over small dollar coin. Carry an Ike, Morgan or Peace as an example.
When I was searching, I wasn't interested in errors, only that silver rim, so I'm no help there.
Do not dump large dollar coins in a counting machine, it may damage it and your bank won't be happy. Always ask first. Coinstar will eat it and keep it with no reimbursement.

you are going to have a nightmare of a time doing large dollars. In general, they are obsolete for banks since SBAs and SACs. the Fed doesn't deal with them except to take them back anymore, neither do the armored carriers. Even the small dollars are a beast to get outside of like, post offices and commuter transportation mostly.... It used to be possible to get a bank to order direct from the Fed but not anymore.

Yeah, the federal reserve website says " Eisenhower dollars (deposit only*)" meaning, they don't distribute them, which leaves you pretty much trying to get what banks may be holding onto in their vaults, from customer turn ins.

No harm in asking anytime you go to your bank if they have any dollar coins, it's what I do. It's usually SBA or Sacs, but occasionally there's an IKE or two, haven't got lucky with silver besides in random half dollars though.

I know you can buy them in bulk from a coin dealer above face if they have them,but I am sure they have been searched and won't be harboring any silver if that's the goal.