Adventures In Picking A New Bank

So I decided that I would really start getting serious about CRH. I really enjoy pennies and nickels. I belong to a credit union with only one branch. I thought I would open an account with a regional hometown bank with several branches. I decided I would be upfront with the new accounts teller asking questions such as:

Would it be a problem if I ordered several boxes of pennies a month? No problem, as long as it doesn't become several a week.

Is there any fees for ordering boxes? Nope

Do they have any boxes of pennies I could buy today? Absolutely, in fact the teller told me she had a couple at her window at this moment.

Great, sign me up! After I opened up the account, I asked if I could buy those boxes of pennies. She said sure. I also mentioned that this will keep my kids out of my wife's hair since they are now off for the summer.

The teller asked, "How so?"

I said it will take them quite a while to sort 5000 pennies by date.

Her response, "I don't think I can help you. They are all 2012 pennies."

GRRRR!

Not wanting to make it a total loss, I thought I might pick up some silver with some half-dollars. I asked her if she had any half dollar rolls. Yes she did, but just seven. So I bought all seven and picked up thirty dollar coins as well.

So this afternoon, I sorted through all 140 half dollars. No silver. Looks like they were part of someone's dump. Lots of 1971s, a ton of 1976s, the rest were mostly from the 1990s.

Oh well, I picked out the best of each year to start a half dollar collection. Next I will look through for 72Ds with no FG and 71D, 72P, 73D and 74Ds for DDO.

When the teller gives you lemons, time to make lemonade!