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Rest in Peace
United States
3039 Posts |
I dearly love searching half dollar rolls but for the last 2 years the banks I try haven't had any. Is it just my area (south Fl) or is it a general problem ? I may have to start searching cents or nickels.
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Moderator
 United States
6563 Posts |
Just walk in and have them order some for you. If you get a weird look ask for the Head Teller and have them order em
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1121 Posts |
 $500 box is the way to go. Just make sure you have another bank to deposit the ones you don't want to keep or when the time comes to order another box they may give you the runaround. Spending them in circulation is always fun too. Esp when you get a younger person clerk who prob has never seen a Halve. You might generate an interest and create another collector! |
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Valued Member
United States
141 Posts |
This brings up an interesting question related to the quest for half dollar rolls. (I too went to three bank branches yesterday and got 1...not roll, 1 half dollar!). Anyway, where do banks "order" haves from? i.e. do branches obtain from the main bank. Main bank from the Treasury or the Mint? Is the Federal Reserve in on this at any point?
In my town we have a Federal Reserve Branch. Do they have money? Can I walk in and ask for Half Dollar rolls?
I know for a fact that they shred paper money. You should see the weaponry they use to guard the trucks coming and going!
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
19935 Posts |
I can very RARELY get half rolls. I ask everytime I go to any bank, 99% of the time they have NONE. Banks and people in general do not like half dollar coins. There's no spot in their drawers for them, they see them as a hassel.
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Rest in Peace
 United States
3039 Posts |
No halves again today so I went with 20 rolls of cents to try my luck. Nothing rare. I got 1 Canadian and 15 Wheats in my 1000 cents, still it was roll searching. Still longing for half rolls. I'll have to scrape up the $500 (if I can) and order them that way. I'm a low budget player so I hate to go that route but "a man's gotta do what a man's gotta do."
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Rest in Peace
United States
3730 Posts |
I went into my bank last week, and asked for Half Dollars.
Even though it's a good sized bank, they had only 10.
No silver. Nothing special.
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Valued Member
United States
300 Posts |
I have them order them for me
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Rest in Peace
United States
1943 Posts |
My bank orders a box each week for me. But I am told it is because of my business account that they do this. My bank gets their coins from brinks (not the fed) and is charged a fee when they order boxes or send back bags of coins. That is why alot of banks don't like to do this for us. It cost them money.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
6326 Posts |
I think that might be true with me too. I have my business account there, my personal savings account, and my personal checking account. So, the way I see it.....they charge me monthly fees to "handle my money" and so I charge them an occasional fee to order a box of halves for me.....they still walk out ahead of the game in the end !! The sad result, however, is that after a few thousand dollars worth of halves and coming up with NO SILVER and NO PROOFS and NO NIFC's.........I'm in NO HURRY TO ORDER ANY MORE !....  |
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Valued Member
United States
116 Posts |
Guess I have the very same problem. Did get $8 worth friday, but only went to two banks(same bank 2 branches). I haven't asked them to order some for me. It really is kind of frustrating that you can't get a coin that's supposed to be in circulation.
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Valued Member
United States
60 Posts |
Ask politely and keep asking. Eventually some will end up in the tellers drawer and they'll be eager to get rid of them.
Just before Christmas a friendly teller called me to her window. I have some halves she said, $12.50 worth. I took them expecting nothing but clad but found one silver. Well worth it.
I handed out the clads to the kids for Christmas.
Denis
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Posted 01/03/2009 11:21 am
