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Valued Member
Canada
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I am going to give TD bank a try tomorrow.. it will be a first for me..
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Valued Member
Canada
158 Posts |
also keep in mind that you can stop into ANY Canadian bank (or credit union) and they'll usually help you out since it's a cash for cash exchange, you don't need to have an account there. Just wait patiently in line, be polite, and you can usually get what you came in for. If you run into a snarly teller, just thank them and leave, and then remember the bank and don't give them your mortgage, rrsp, or other day to day banking business... ;)
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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they asked if I would be bringing them back in... I told them after I had gone through them, and I would return them rolled... then she rudly said I WONT DO THAT... grrrrrr
Next go to a different bank and ask the same of them. If they ask if you will return them, tell them no. Then return them to the first bank that refused to give themm to you. Make them the dump bank.  |
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Valued Member
Canada
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being in Edmonton, there are MANY banks to hit up for bundles or boxes, I'm with CIBC but I've also picked up at BMO's and a couple of TD's using cash (I only get boxes at CIBC). After I've gone through the rolls, I dump the unwanted ones at 3 different BMO's in the area - they have the coin counting machines that are still free to use as long as the dump is less than $250, even if I don't have an account. But I got my penny boxes ordered early - 18 coming.. Still looking for any 2006P, and 2006 reversed magnetism to stamp pennies..
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New Member
United States
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Ive found that "big name" banks tend to have boxes on hand, and or order for you no questions asked. Ok, maybe a weird glance from the teller. And yes, I recall my first time being terrifying! For some reason when I go to banks that I dont frequent, or am out of town, I really don't care if the teller thinks I'm weird. Has anyone ever been charged a fee for ordering boxes? I never have, but wouldn't it seem that the banks would be losing money constantly ordering all those cases?
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New Member
Canada
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I went to my bank (cibc) and asked for a box of nickels but all they could give me was a box of mint sealed coins. is there anyway I could get circulated nickels?
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Pillar of the Community
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That lady that said she wont do that, I would of asked her why then got back in line and chose a different teller, hopefully a more nicer...and smarter one. Doesn't matter though, coin roll hunting is dead in Canada now and we need to live with that.  |
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Valued Member
Canada
158 Posts |
silver hunter - just try a different branch or get 10 rolls at a time. They may have Mint boxes in the back (safe) but often have the customer rolled rolls up at the front.
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Valued Member
Canada
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I wouldn't say coin roll hunting is dead. I recently found a 1991 25ΒΆ in a roll hunt a few weeks ago.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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I don't even bother with the regular tellers... First thing I do when I go to the bank is go to the commercial teller ... Usually this is the teller with senority and is also located closest to the vault/or deposit area where they store their banknotes and coinage.
Get to know these tellers.. and don't be afraid to let them get to know you. Tell them a little about you when you visit... make it a bit personal and there's better chances they will look out for your interests when you build a relationship.
(ex. one of the commercial tellers at one of the branches I visit was pregnant.. we started talking about kids as I have just recently had two kids... 2.5 yrs and 9 mo old. The next time I came in I had a "baby gift" of a recieving blanket and some baby toys and some books.. BAM! Relationship is made and even while she was on maternity leave the other tellers who took notice of my gesture were very happy to help me in my quest for coins)...
Try to go to banks that HAVE coin machines open to the public as your DRAW banks .. and banks that don't have the coin machines as your DUMP banks...
It costs the banks money to order new coinage. So sometimes banks will use the coins they get from their coin machines... this is a great way to get finds from someone who just dumped "grandma's piggy bank" ....
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Valued Member
Canada
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Quick note on the TD coin machines. They are picked up by an external company so the tellers never see the coin that is dumped in them nor do they have to lift the full heavy buckets.
and yes the commercial / business tellers are the ones that deal the most with coin (ordering it in and shipping it out). It costs the bank money to do both of these so they prefer not to do it. Do try to find a branch that takes in more coin than they typically give out as you will actually be saving them time and money by picking up coin from those branches. Which means there also branches that give out more than they take in so you can bring back your rolled boxes to them. There's a TD branch by a couple of Universities that I bring my quarter boxes to, the students are always in need of some 'laundry tokens'.
Of course, always be kind to the tellers and try to build those relationships. Plus if it's really busy that day, be kind to the other patrons and come back when it's less busy.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
1700 Posts |
I gave up taking boxes from CIBC because the coins are machine wrapped. There's no point in going through loads of coins just to get less than 1 2000P.
Try to find banks that don't take in machine wrapped rolls
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Valued Member
Canada
220 Posts |
Roll hunting is definitely not dead here on PEI. I picked up a box each of nickels, dimes and quarters yesterday . I found 3 pre-'60 US nickels, a 1938, 2 1940, a '62 double date, 1 1970, 6 1991, 2 2000P. About average for $100 of nickels. Dime box had 5 silver dimes (higher than my 3 silver per box average), 2 1970. Quarter box had 1 1970, 1 2001, 2 coloured Men's Hockey Olympics, and a 2010 Oh Canada set coloured quarter.
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Valued Member
Canada
204 Posts |
I've been going to the same bank for months trying to complete my toonie + varieties collection. Today the manager told me I cant order any more boxes from them, No if-ands-or butts....because they're changing their ordering system..HUUH (no other TD has said this)...I was kind of upset. Why? I have a bank account? I'm not sure why they decided to do this to me since they told me I'm the only one that does this at their bank and I new most of the tellers. Is anything actually changing with TD's ordering system? Or is that just a load of crap to get me to stop the hunt?...  Makes me want to close my account... Edited by NorthSideTy
03/17/2016 6:14 pm
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
1005 Posts |
close it. opportunity knocks
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