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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Well, I also have the misfortune of "coin collectors" male and female, and several at each branch, who now keep me from getting anything at all really. So, I'm left to plead with banks that I don't belong to for any scraps they may have !  Of course, as you know, many say...."Do you have an account with us?"....  |
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Valued Member
 United States
161 Posts |
I did the Krispy Kreme donut trick to keep the contact at a banI don't have an account with happy. She was very suprised by them and very grateful. I may be able to stop in tomorrow and hopefully there will be other goodies besides Ikes and JFKs. Maybe I can get her foreign "junk". I would love to get a gold coin like the recent member in a roll.
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Valued Member
United States
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Quote:I have never met an Eisenhower dollar that I did not like!  Although I have seen many in such rough shape it was shame! |
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 United States
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Although I have seen many in such rough shape it was shame! Yup, no respect! I might have to go to my credit union and see what they have; I feel a need to save them from those that wish to harm them! |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
858 Posts |
Check with the commercial teller for Ikes, they have the best access for odd coins since they go through the most amount of coins. If they have none,ask if they can order some from their money center (if it is a large bank). I was a commercial teller for two years before I moved up the ladder. Trust me, if anyone tells you they can't order those they are full of crap, I used to order them quite frequently. Most simply don't know these types of coins can be ordered. It is a simple as them placing a phone call to their central vault and asking if they have any IKES in stock. If they do tell them to send them with the weekly currency shipment. If they don't tell them to reserve the next 25 or so that come in and they will do it. They are always happy to do this and get rid of 'unwrapped' coin. I remember the very first time I called my Money center and was getting ready for disappointment, when the girl answered that they had 25 Ikes in stock and she would include them in wih my order. On shipment day, I open the bag of IKES and included was a 1922 S Peace dollar. I will never forget that day! |
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United States
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I went to the bank yesterday looking for half dollars. The teller said she had $20 worth. When she handed them to me, they turned out to be Ikes. This is the fourth time this has happened to me. The odd thing is that when I ask for Ikes no one has them. So it must take luck to get them, or a confused teller!
Also, I am trying to get a box of Ikes from the Fed. It will be interesting to see what happens!
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United States
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When she handed them to me, they turned out to be Ikes. If she thought they were half-dollars, does that mean you got 40 Ikes for $20, or was she really that confused about the terminology? |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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 WOW !......asking for "halves" and getting Ikes instead ? Must be some youngin's working there ! Why is it that the fortunate few are "lucky" and the overwhelming majority just frustratingly "get by"......it's not fair...  .....we should all deserve a little bit of "lucky fortune" periodically with "coin hunting" IMHO !.... I DEMAND THAT THE "COIN GODS" SMILE UPON ME !! |
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United States
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I DEMAND THAT THE "COIN GODS" SMILE UPON ME !
HEY COIN GOD SMILE ON ME TOO |
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New Member
United States
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don't laugh but johnboy loves ikes. I look at it as not only as a
good long term investment but a small percentage loss if it never
goes any where. so you by a circ ike for 1.05 and the ike market
crashes you only lose 5%. a lot of circ ikes are au58 worth more
than a 1.05. try doing that with a Morgan it isn't going to happen,when silver goes up its for short term,a year or so and that's
it. when you need fast cash you go the bank that day and get your money with only a 5% loss. sell your morgan after driving around for
two days at four dollars a gallon your gonna lose more than 5% no matter what silver selling for.
maybe that's why people say I'm narrow minded o ya don't forget
being an idiot
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I thought that all of the silver "Ike" coins were minted at the San Francisco Mint in 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, and 1976 and these coins were either uncirculated or proof.
So are the ones that are out there those that were put into circulation?
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United States
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Correct, none of the Silver Ikes were intended for circulation. However, like any other NIFC coin, they get spent or deposited by people that inherit or steal them because they do not know any better.
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Valued Member
United States
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It happened again. I went to the bank looking for halves and walked out with Ikes. Once again the teller came out and said they had "small half dollars, and really big ones." Needless to say the really big ones turned out to be Ikes!
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Valued Member
United States
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How many did they have? And How many did you buy?  |
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Valued Member
United States
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Hey Libertad Peso and daviscfad,
I'm in Raleigh too. I asked about dollars at my bank and the one teller showed me a plastic bin at her desk of the ones she had. I couldn't believe how many she had but it looked to be in excess of 50 of them. The bank here was also the same one where I came across all those silver and clad half dollars.
You ALWAYS have to check out the credit unions! They have a lot of great stuff!
Mike
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