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Well la-dee-da!! I went in to dump coins at one of my banks today. As the teller was getting my cash, I noticed some coins in the tray. They looked big. I could not see any silver at this time. He gave me my money and shut the drawer. Then I asked if those were halves or dollars, and he replied dollars, and I said, "I'll take them." He said he was happy to get rid of them as he wanted to get them out of his drawer. I have read about that sentiment here before lol. I wouldn't take his small dollars though. As I get out my cash, he tells me 12 coins, 12 dollars. I get the money out, and hand it to him. As he hands them to me, I see what appears to be silver, but I didn't believe it. But it was a silver ring, so I guess I thought I was getting some kind of silver Ike! I was getting pumped, but trying to stay calm. As I walked out the door, I casually looked down and worked to the silver coin in the middle of the pile. I saw a 1925 Peace dollar! I really could not believe my good fortune. 10 of the other ones were bicentenial Ikes, and there was a 1972 also. But the dollar! Whew, beyond amazing, I never thought that would happen. I have said that many times in my short CRH career. I guess there is more stuff out there than I believed!           Pumped up, I ran across the street to another bank and asked them for customer wrapped rolls. I got 60 in dimes, 20 in nickels, and 6 in cents. This was another first for me, and I took them home. Only managed 3 wheats, a 1976 canadian nickel, and a 1953 Jefferson nickel. I will be trying them again though on a more regular basis probably, and checking for dollars and halves too :-) |
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United States
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Great find. I got a Morgan and a peace at a bank a few years back. Nice rush. Congrats again
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Wow! Nice find  I wish those old days of the past when you could get Flowing Hair dollars for face to come back!  |
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Always great to pick up stuff that's been out of circulation, at face value! |
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United States
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That is soooo great! My best was asking for halves and getting a few rolls with most being 40% and about 8 were 90%. What a rush. I have never driven so fast back to a bank and said, "hey, can you ask any other tellers if they have any more halves, and please check the vault for me?" A Peace dollar, now that's something! I'd trade all the 40% for ONE of those, just for the wow factor! |
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United States
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congrats,,now that is a good day, it shows anything can happen, my best teller tray pick up is a bennie but your on top of the Coin World |
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Awesome! Comgrats on a great find! I've yet to luck out like that, I always look in the drawer at every store I go to but haven't spotted anything.... Untill the other day at a little family owned/run country store, the extra slot in the drawer was literally overflowing with silver halfs, quarters and dimes.... I politely asked to buy the whole slot but the lady simply said "no, those are mine".... She must have been saving them in there as it's her family's store. I was soo upset.... I finally find a bunch of silver (I'm talking a lot... It was spilling over to the slot next to it) and they wouldn't give it to me, lol. But I don't blame her.... Though, I do think if an employee is going to buy them out herself that they should do so right away... I was tempted to keep going in and buying .25 things so they had to keep giving me change, and eventually the silver, lol.
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thanks for the comments all. I've never found a silver half or even a silver quarter, so this was really a surprise. It has definitely inspired me to always ask when I go to the banks. I go so much for dumping, I will now be asking too, even if I can't see anything in the tray. Hell, if I can find a Peace dollar, I should be able to find some silver halves eventually. Also got a 1935 wheatie in change yesterday :-) It was before the dollar, I guess it was a good sign. Nathan, too bad you could not get that pile, that would have been a dream find. jbuck, I kept the nicest bicentenial and the 1972. I may need to buy a folder for them now and hunt the rest! |
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jbuck, I kept the nicest bicentenial and the 1972. I may need to buy a folder for them now and hunt the rest! Yes. Yes you do. |
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United States
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Pretty cool. I've never seen one of those in the banks.
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United States
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Cool find! (PS. Are you from the Delaware County Coin Club? If so, my name is Kenny, the boy who did a presentation on 2009 Lincoln Cent errors.) |
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Looks like a nice AU on the Peace. The only large dollars I have gotten are Ikes.  |
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Quote:The only large dollars I have gotten are Ikes. I do not see the problem here.  |
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Posted 05/05/2014 8:31 pm
