JFK Halves From Banks

Hey there


As a general rule you definitely want to dump your coins at a different bank than where you order them.

First, if they charge you to get the boxes, ask them to waive the fees. If they don't, tell them you'll take you money elsewhere.

They may be charging to order if you keep coming back and dumping on them too. Try ordering the halves at a different branch and dumping off at an entirely different bank.

That's what most people do on this board.

Keep up the good hunt!

Hi Photoeric,
Banks in this area want you to have an account to order and most want an account to drop off. I figured with everything I have in one bank, it wouldn't be a problem. I've had a few say, 'just open an account' and they would order. Guess thats what I'll have to do.
Mfhorn

Every other month or so I get 2 rolls from my bank. They always have them. I know you're talking about a much bigger quantity here. There are a ton of threads on this subject. Basically, the bank makes zilch on this kind of activity and it ends up costing them a fair amount.

I think the misconception is that somehow the bank is *obligated* to give us these boxes of halves at no extra charge. That's not true. They do so as a *service* but there is no law that says they have to.

I don't think it's a particular bank, but rather the relations you have within that bank. In big cities, that's a tough one.

You may already know about this, but there's a great way to get Kennedy half dollars easily and with no fee: VEGAS!

That's how I got the ones I have.

It's unlikely that you live close enough to Vegas, but casinos in general are worth a try.

We have 4 indian casinos north of me.....they are switching over to "tickets" instead of coins in the machines.
But with the sensitive tech. stuff on these machines, I figured no silver coins would pass through there nowadays.......

There an trick you can use on dumping halfs and it dont involve banks. I do it all the time .

1. You drive an car and use gas. Use them all to buy gas . My record is 80 dollars worth at one gas station. Dont use you gas card or paper money to pay them. At 4 bucks per gallen in texas thats 8 halfs gone per gallen of gas.
2. Use them at fast food places or places you eat. Its easy to dump 5 to 20 dollars worth no problem to eat.
3. Safeway or food market stores. I buy food with them all the time no problem.
4. I even use at the feedstore where I buy my pigs 50 pound bags of food. They love geting my unwanted halfs. Since the clerk loves to give them at as change. She told me the peaple who get them as change thinks its an treat since very few companys give them at change. They love them and they laugh when they get them as change.

Just use them like you would use your credit card or papermoney all the time where you need dump them back into banks.

In searching halfs the trick is you dont want banks send back to fed banks where you will get back in another box you buy from the feds. It has happen me to me once or twice. I got my old halfs back in new wrappers and in new brand new boxs before. The more you push off on companys or peaple the more they will hoard them an remove them from circultion. I have seen clerks go nuts on wore out 71 thru 2001 junk clad halfs. They think they are gold and will buy them and hoard them thinking its gold or something. I seen lots clerks do that thinking they worth something.

The more you keep them out the banks hands and out the feds it beter when you search for coins. I still sometimes dump my halfs into bank machices mixed inside with dimes, pennys, nickels, quarters where bank dont freek out over on just half dollars. I just dump my one week on coin boxs I searched . I go buy another batch of coins from an secord bank .

Have fun chevrolet454ss

bibd,
We have Casio's a few miles from me. I tried, but most machine are paper (ticket)and they don't carry much coin. Vegas might be a different story, as BIG as it is. I love that place, but its 2100 miles away.
mfhorn

Hi mfhorn!

I responded to your post in my nickel survey thread regarding looking for halves on I-75. Judging by your posts you must be in the Northern KY area. Are the half dollar boxes that you are getting square in shape and simply say "HALVES $500" (or "$500 HALVES" on them? If so you are probably getting them from Brinks, and likely from their Cincinnati facility. If you are located off I-71 down closer to Carrolton you might be getting them from Louisville. All of mine of late have been from Brinks Cincinnati (through 5/3rd) and they have been awful as far as silver is concerned. Last 15 boxes not one silver coin! Did find two doubled dies (73d and 74d) and one well circulated proof (1982s). I'm doing much better hitting smalltown banks for small numbers of rolls and loose coins. I dump mine at Chase; you have an account there and they have no problem. Spread out your dumps to different Chases to keep them from getting too angry!