Searching Partial Bags Of Kennedy Half Dollars

I was surprised at the Ike. They have 250 more today. I'm going back.
I ordered bags of halves twice, and got no silver, so I never went back. I figured that
the machines downtown must capture the silver before the coins are rolled.

Thanks.

This is the second silver Ike I have pulled out of bank bags. I have learned to accept with gratitude EVERYTHING that a teller offers me. Five clad Kennedy's? Thanks. One old tattered silver certificate? Thanks. 400 Ikes to dig through? Thanks.

I just take it all... so that they never get rejected, and it keeps me high up in their memory. They save stuff for me that other people want.

It's about time for more cookies for my credit union, I think.

absolutely, take everything, you dont want to make it to confusing. One of my pick up banks, has twice told me excitedly "someone brought in 500$ in halves we saved it for you", I happily accepted, and proceeded to redump. Take it all.

Also I reccomend sticking with gift cards, or "sealed" foods. Dont bring in homemade stuff to tellers, because you never know who is scratching their butt and rolling the meatballs if you know what I mean......lol........

Two searches: 500 ikes... found nothing
$500 in halves;
two 40% Kennedy halves
batting cage token
car wash token
50 cents Bermuda 1970

I think all banks have bags available to order through the fed, and ikes are available. The first problem in getting them is the vault teller doesn't have it available on their banks spec sheet. Chase for example has their own order sheet set up by the regional manager, it doesn't include bags, or ikes. Problem #2 lets us chase again, when they call to order coin/currency, the system is automated, and the choice for these options is not available. Problem #3 is your teller says, they order from the fed, but do they actually call the fed to order?Are they calling their chains coin/currency line, and is brinks/garda really driving to the fed every morning to pick up coins, probually not, they are packed at the local warehouse.

Some guys are getting bags, simply because their bank/cu has some at a main location, or coin machines in their branches. The only banks around here that have coin machines they dont seperate the denomanation, the machine has one large bin and all coin falls into it. Guess that would be good for dumping, no bag changes.

Iv got a bank in a grocery store, the head teller is really cool, he always orders halves to have on hand for crhunters, and always asks how many boxes you want to order. I dont order from them though they are usually skunks, and he said he has ordered for another guy 6 boxes for 2 monthes and he found nothing, I just hit them up, when I need an extra fix. The strange thing about this branch is they are a garda bank, but when he orders halves, brinks shows up to deliver them?
I asked him about Ikes, and he said the option is just not there when he orders, its automated. I want to try and push him to maybe hit zero, and get someone live on the horn, and attenpt to order that way. I also want to try and have him ask them to get me half bags. I dont need them rolled, the question though is if he can successfully get the bag of halves ordered will brinks/ garda bring a coin loc turned in locally or something else? I know I dump into brinks, and my dump banks send 10 bags back to brinks a week in bags 1000$ each, dont want my own bag back. So my thought is if I can crack into the bags, will it be a different supply or not?

Other keys:

Never redeposit at the same bank where you bought coins (because that creates work.)

If they offer you something that they think is special (like an Ike, or a two dollar bill) always take it and say thank you.

Chocolate and coffee work wonders


And for me, at least:

Don't bother with quarters. Dimes, halves, pennies, nickels, all can produce, but quarters are a waste of time.

And always remember, these aren't your employees, and they don't work for the government. They don't owe you anything, and there is no "right" for you to require them to do work for them. Act like they are going out of their way to be nice to you, because they are.

Local bank will no longer sell me partial bags off the machine. I have to wait until the bag is full. Finding less and less silver in circulation, or in bags, but still looking, still enjoying the chase. Recently picked up four proof coins in circulation, including one nice frosted Kennedy half. But of course, meaningless at this point. Still, I toss them in a drawer... keep them.

On another thread I mentioned that I didn't know what to do with eight or ten rolls of steel cents that a cousin dug up. Each roll is rusted into one solid mass. I think I will gently pry apart, and spend.

But would be an interesting display at a coin show. "Why not to bury your treasure."

100% of local bank staff at my Wells Fargo branch have changed in the past 90 days... so I need to start building new relationships. Darn.

Latest batch from the "reject tray" on my bank's machine
o five 1 peso Mexico current vintage
o three 2 peso Mexico
o one 10 peso Mexico
o three Canadian dimes, no silver
o one Euro 2 cent piece
o one token good for a free latte' - don't recognize the name
o one Czech Republic 1 cent coin
o three mangled dimes
o one mangled nickel (tap it to make a ring)
o one mangled quarter (tap it to make a ring)

All for free. As always, anything Mexico goes to an orphanage that we like.

Not long ago I bagged up all of the "odds and ends, non coin stuff" and sold it on ebay, 25 coins
to a bag. Car wash, angel tokens, AA pocket pieces, flattened pennies, old store tokens, golf ball
markers, commemorative medallions, dog licenses, etc.