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Mayflower2020 Pillar of the Community United States 624 Posts	Posted 10/17/2015 7:02 pm I was asking about half dollar rolls at my local bank the other day and the teller was saying that they don't get rolls anymore over the counter because most of the half dollars that come in come through their coinstar style counting machine. She did say that there was a collector who occasionally would come in and buy the bags of halves from the machines and she said she thought they were $1000 in a bag. My question is whether these machines are the same as the coinstar machines or not. From what I understand don't coinstar machines kick the silver back out? I assume this guy is having some luck if he keeps buying the bags on a regular basis but I just wondered if it would be worth it to get on some sort of list to get some of these bags when they fill up. Report this Post to the Staff

T-BOP Rest in Peace United States 18456 Posts	Posted 10/17/2015 7:15 pm Was it a TD Bank. their counting machine does kick back silver. maybe that guy is just looking for errors and varieties . Report this Post to the Staff
chipjones Pillar of the Community United States 819 Posts	Posted 10/17/2015 7:37 pm its free so why not give it a try. Report this Post to the Staff
carloscoria Pillar of the Community United States 729 Posts	Posted 10/17/2015 7:53 pm My local CU that sells me half dollar bags does not reject silver. Report this Post to the Staff
fistfulladirt Pillar of the Community United States 4333 Posts	Posted 10/17/2015 8:17 pm Run a 40%'er through the machine to test it. If it swallows it, you are out the melt value ($2.37) minus 50c. At least you'll know the status of the counter, and maybe you can buy the bag! When I listen to LED ZEPPELIN...so do my neighbors... Roll hunting since '77 Dirt fishing since '72 Report this Post to the Staff
carloscoria Pillar of the Community United States 729 Posts	Posted 10/17/2015 9:34 pm first bag I ever bought had 20 silver coins in it. Took about 4 months to fill. Report this Post to the Staff
davef Valued Member United States 164 Posts	Posted 10/17/2015 9:59 pm The machine at my bank recently broke and they are not replacing it but I got a decent amount of silver from the bags. This machine took $1000 to fill a bag and it also took about 6 months normally for it to fill. Edited by davef 10/17/2015 10:00 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Mayflower2020 Pillar of the Community United States 624 Posts	Posted 10/18/2015 02:35 am Good to know. Thanks everybody! I will let you know how it goes. Edited by Mayflower2020 10/18/2015 05:36 am Report this Post to the Staff
silverstacker2015 Valued Member United States 52 Posts	Posted 12/27/2015 9:39 pm So most of you that buy the bags find silver? Did you just ask to speak to the bank manager to buy the bag from the bank? Report this Post to the Staff
fistfulladirt Pillar of the Community United States 4333 Posts	Posted 12/28/2015 08:27 am Quote: So most of you that buy the bags find silver? Did you just ask to speak to the bank manager to buy the bag from the bank? Not sure about the rest, but I almost always deal with the person in charge, in this case the vault teller. When I listen to LED ZEPPELIN...so do my neighbors... Roll hunting since '77 Dirt fishing since '72 Report this Post to the Staff
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