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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I was aking for half dollars at this one bank. THe teller had some obviously silver dimes. I asked if I could buy them and she said no. I guess because they were in her tray? Or was she a jerk?  Either way she is mean. She could have replaced them with dimes I bought. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Maybe someone else had already spoken for them or she was going to buy them for her collection.
If so, her response should have been "I'm sorry, they have already been spoken for" instead of a terse "NO!".
Some bank tellers are notorious for not having great customer service skills. You found one.
Remember, they may handle a lot of money, but they don't make a lot of money.
Edited by westernsky
07/19/2015 02:16 am
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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When I was a teller I always kept anything I wanted out of view from the customer... This way there was never any issue. I've had tellers lie right to my face when I would ask for halves and would see a silver or two in their coin tray and they'd say they had none. I never made an issue out of it but would make a mental note to make that specific branch a dumping spot . Sometimes you win some sometimes you lose some I guess.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I don't know how good of a look you got of these dimes but there may be some room for doubt to make you feel better. I remember when I first moved to Maine, where I reside now, and I saw a bunch of silver reeds in the tellers coin tray I arbitrarily bought every single coin from her tray thinking I would be scoring some stuff on what might have been an elderly persons coin dump or something. I felt pretty foolish afterwords when all the coins turned out to be Canadian and I should have known better than to immediately assume it was all silver.
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Rest in Peace
United States
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YEAH, that's a bummer. but like previous members posting; their either keeping it for themselves or are holding them for another customer.
Don't forget there are a lot of coin collectors out there asking the same things you ask.... no excuse for teller to just say NO.
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United States
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When I was a teller I always kept anything I wanted out of view from the customer... This way there was never any issue.  |
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Canada
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When I was a teller I always kept anything I wanted out of view from the customer... This way there was never any issue. Me too. |
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
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Oh well. Thanks guys.  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Having dated a bank manager, every undocumented (non computerized deposit or withdrawal) is another opportunity for fraud, theft or mistakes in mental bookkeeping. Many tellers are told just not to do it.
I know in my bank, one of the tellers is a collector, so there is never anything in the trays or vaults that isn't spoken for.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Policies differ from one institution to another. I've been hunting for over 35 years and what that gal is doing is just pure power trippin'... she likes to shoot 'em down ha-ha...I've been hunting for over 35 years and have seen it all. I have pleaded for lone Franklins (and won), I have bought solid silver rolls from tellers on the line for many times face value, heard their stories of buying rolls of Morgans at face from elderly customers, I could go on and on with reasons for why they will or will not give up the coin.
When I listen to LED ZEPPELIN...so do my neighbors...
Roll hunting since '77
Dirt fishing since '72
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Forum Dad
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The teller had some obviously silver dimes. To put it at it's most simplistic level, and bluntly, it's none of your business what's in the cashier's till. You do not have the right to demand specific coins/bills. Let me ask you this, what if you were the teller? You'd gladly give them to the next person that asked if you had any silver coins? Sure you would right? You'd be "mean" too.  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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you do not have the right to demand specific coins/bills. Ok, that was just what I was wondering. Thank you. Edited by SilverStackerKid
07/20/2015 10:41 pm
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Valued Member
United States
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Hmmm..
I dont reply to this kind of post much..
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you DO HAVE THE RIGHT TO ASK IF YOU WANT TO.
Just be prepared for a 'NO"
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Valued Member
United States
215 Posts |
My best story:
I went to a teller, got a box of cents, asked for any loose half dollars. The teller said she does not have any. The teller next to her speaks up and says 'yes you do!, customers come first". turns out she had 3 40% kennedy's, and she sold them to me for face.
I got the idea they did not like each other.
Get in the habit of asking, most that can happen is you get a no.
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07/20/2015 11:27 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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But you do have the right to ask if you want to.
Just be prepared for a 'NO"
This pretty much sums it up in my opinion. You can ask, but the teller certainly has the right to refuse. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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The best thing you can do here is just to take your business to another branch, I've tried different branches and 2 of them that are both in less crowded areas seem to have given me the best service.
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