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Posted 08/06/2008 10:39 pm
When I was a commercial teller two years ago, I would get the occasional collector searching for the silver or old coins. I started collecting when I began at the bank, simply because I know the silver was worth more than face. Some were nice and I would enjoying chatting with them about some of their finds. I had one customer who came in almost everyday for a box or two of pennies and others were always looking for halves or silver dollars. The best bet is to find younger tellers who aren't that knowledgeable and just don't care about the rarity of the coins. Most of the time when I go to banks and spark a conversation with the teller, it is usually the older ones who look for the coins for their husbands. With melt values at 11-12x face, it seems everyone is looking though!
