Are Any Of You Still Able To Get Penny Rolls?

I will help, but if you are able to get any pennies make sure you post all of your finds in the Canadian Roll Hunting Thread found within the appropriate sub forum. It helps to have an account at the bank and a good relationship with the teller(s), however ultimately your success may be dictated by the Branch Manager and possibly the bank protocol in general. Avoid banks with coin counting machines (like TD) because they are not likely to have rolls and I did not have success with TD. However, I do have an account there so I can bring back my searched cents and avoid coin counter fees, or the arduous task of re-rolling. There is a new member who is in the GTA and apparently able to get cents from a BMO. I use a different bank which you can read all about in the Canadian Roll Hunting Thread :).

The most important thing is WHO you approach. DO NOT go up to just any teller and ask them for penny rolls. You have to speak to the teller at the business counter. This will be a senior teller and they will be accustomed to dealing with coin rolls which are typically requested by businesses. In my experience, this person is highly trusted and as such, has more autonomy compared with most bank employees. You want to deal directly with this person and ideally, only with this person. Be as friendly as possible and explain that you are a collector and would simply like to look through the pennies for older or interesting coins. You may want to start out asking about rolls of other denominations, test their receptiveness, then ask about pennies. Social interactions are dynamic so there is no right or wrong way. My wife seems to think I have a form of high-functioning Autism (I disagree) so there is certainly nothing socially distinct about myself. I will also mention that I did not know the tellers who I deal with prior to asking them for rolls of pennies. A prior relationship would likely help, but it is not necessary.

Pennies take up space and have to be shipped out so I am kind of doing them a favour by taking them. You should not bring your unwanted pennies back to the same branch because then you are just a nuisance and the goodwill may dry up quickly. If you are able to get pennies (or other denominations) I recommend opening a free TD savings account so you may use their machines.

You will likely have a harder time getting pennies in Mississauga than someone in a smaller city or town but I doubt it is impossible. Good luck!

At the banks where I pickup pennies I just walk right up to the business counter. It is a separate line from the regular line. I've never thought of camping out by the coin counting machine. I don't imagine the bank would allow this however if you do try this tactic I am quite curious to find out how it goes.

Sometimes I will chat with other people and/or assist them with using the coin counting machine however I personally don't do anything to attract more attention to myself than necessary.

Which is the bank that you try to get hem from? I am also in Mississauga and might be able to help. I have got rolls from the Meadowvale TD branch as well as the Georgetown TD branch (I work in GTown). I usually do my regular banking and when the teller asks if here is anything else hey can do, I ask if it would be possible to speak with the manager on duty. The managers are the people that can get things done, and will often be willing to accomadate such a request.

Best of luck.

PS. What are you specifically looking for? I do not search for minor varieties (probably overlooking a lot of varieties) and would be happy to pass on my searched rolls for face value if you are interested.

Maybe she means Dimes ,,,,,,,Lots of banks say it is against the law to sell yu penny .....

You can regularly find 1962, 1963, and 1964 red hanging clashes in rolls. Best of luck. I still have 84 rolls to go through. Like I said before, once I am finished with them you are more than welcome to them or anybody else for that matter. I think that I have just over 100 rolls.

They still made pennies in 2014? I thought the last year was 2012.
Are they common? That was the first die clash I ever found.
middross, what kinds of coins do you search for?

Oh, by the way I just found a 1912 Wheat cent! Too bad it has 2 holes and green all over the place.
Two of 1945 George VIs, a 1971 Dryer Coin and a literally chewed up penny.
Also found a Roosevelt dime that is all black. So I got 9 cents profit. Not bad.
I'm just done opening all the rolls, now to search them one by one.

I'm going to use the Square One TD as a dump since it's either always too busy or closed or have nothing more than rolls from the mint when I'm there. It also has a coin collecting machine.

I always try to get on everyone's good side and I also tell the tellers I am a collector.

Maybe I'm going to get my rolls from the BMO again next time because I was able to get $25 in pennies in the firat time I go there and the teller didn't seem to mind that I didn't have an account with the bank.