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Pillar of the Community
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Just hit 2 skunks in the car at McDonald's. Hate that smell.
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Valued Member
United States
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Fresh meat for your next Big Mac!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Actually I'm talking about skunk boxes I picked up on my way home from work and just went through in the McDonald's parking lot. I just hate to go through these while I'm driving the car, that's such a pain and all.  |
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New Member
United States
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I just started doing boxes a couple weeks ago. So far I've been though 8. ....went through two yesterday...found one '67.
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Valued Member
United States
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2 boxes + $50 worth = 1 lone 1969
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United States
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So, I found some pretty discouraging stuff last night. I typically go through 10 boxes a week and have had mixed results. In February, I started making the end of rolls. I did this because I wanted to see if and how long it would take for me to get some of the same coins back.
I got 10 boxes last night and I think I got every single coin I marked in the month of February. Very disappointing.
I don't mind getting skunk boxes, it's part of it. I just hate that I am paying now for my boxes. Grrrrrrrr...
I think I am going to go to a different bank (that does not charge) and open an account and try to get from there. I'll probably get the same coins, but free is better than fee.
Not really looking for anything here, just venting.
Todd
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I got 10 boxes last night and I think I got every single coin I marked in the month of February. Very disappointing. Are you dumping at the same bank that you get boxes from? |
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United States
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No....I should have specified.....
I get coins at bank A..... and dump at bank B. Always.
Todd
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Are you sure they are your marks? Unless someone is doing the reverse of you the likelihood of you getting the coins back I would think is slim due to the fact the coins aren't circulated. When you dump the coins, they should ultimately end up at the banks central vault @ whatever armored carrier they use.
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I get coins at bank A..... and dump at bank B. Always. LOL...just to clarify. Bank A is different than Bank B? Not just the same bank but different branches, right? |
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United States
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Yes........2 very different banks.
And yes. I am sure they are my marks. I marked February's coins with a "211".
The way the flow of the coins was explained to me was this: Order goes in for coins when I place it. Carrier orders coin from fed res bank (Dallas in my case) and they are delivered. I pick them up, sort, and return to bank B. Bank B bags them and sends them back to the Fed Bank where they are rolled and boxed.
I'm not saying this is 100% accurate, but only the way it was explained to me.
I also live within 2 hours from a different "region" of the Fed. So, I have considered going there and trying to order coins.
Todd
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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No, that is not 100% accurate. Banks contract with armored carriers such as Brinks or Loomis. For this case lets use Chase Bank and Brinks. When you dump halves at Chase they would be picked up by Brinks and taken to the central vault. Chase has its own vault and it's not shared with any other Brink's customer. This means these specific halves will stay exclusively with Chase. Now, what I don't is if/when Chase would return coin to the FED. Maybe if they have say over 100 boxes in inventory? But I would imagine this is not a quick process.
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Valued Member
United States
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hey russ
did you get your boxes yet?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Not yet...they should be here any minute. Trying to get confirmation.
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United States
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So, the key then is to make sure bank A and bank B use different carriers?
Todd
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