Just A Little Coin Hunting Frustration!! Long Read

Yeah, I agree- that is really rude for a teller to literally take something right in front of you that you are about to purchase at the bank. If she had done it when you were not around, that is fine and dandy but to yank them right in front of you is just uncouth and it came off like the bank lost a customer because of her crass actions

I am sure a bank manager would not fire someone for an infraction like that, but it might be mentioned at her next review

I think you just made the right decision to close your account as you won't get any silver halves there anymore because she will be first to get it. Find another bank and just be honest by telling them you collect them period. The minute you say silver they might even think the later coins are also silver.

You gotta watch bank tellers. I had went to the local coin bank I go to a lot and got some news quarters from a asst. teller manager. A couple days past and I went back to get some more and the teller,different one, had said that they had been out of them for a while. I started to complain but I didn't because I get a lot of coins from there. I don't know if they lie becuase they are hoarding them for somebody or they are just to lazy to go to the vaught and get them. Not all of them are there are some that are helpful.

I think I found a new bank to do business with. I went in yesterday and asked about halves and the lady told me that they had a bunch. I figured it was a dump and then she brought out a fed box. Although it wasnt a dump, it was a skunk. She was so nice, a little to nice, I think she was flirting. She then told me that if I wanted any boxes of halves she could order two boxes a week for me. Anyway, I left my name and number and said if ANYTHING strange comes in or more halves give me a call. She called me this morning and said that she found $160 more in halves in the vault. So I went over with some chocolates to stoke the friendly fire a little and get my halves. THEN, she told me a story that almost killed me! She said, "do you collect coins?" I told her a little and she said that she had some dimes that she wants to get rid of that a old man brought in about 3 months ago. I'm thinking old rossie's or something. She says a guy brought in $130 worth dimes with "a ladies head on it with wings"! I told her those were Mecury dimes and asked where they were now. She said she bought them cause on of the guys told her that he thought they were silver. I asked her if she would be willing to sell them and she asked how much the silver was worth. I told her I would have to check. She said, "well find out and if you want them I will sell them to you. SHE IS GONNA SELL ME 1300 Mercury dimes FOR ABOUT $1300. what a day!

Right on Jimmy! And best of luck with the Mercs.

I went to my local bank today (one which has given me several Walkers in the past). Teller says she has $100 in halves, and asks what I am looking for, and there's "nothing good" in the rolls. When I admit that I'm looking for silver, she says she already checked. I asked her what years she looked for, testing her. She simply said she looked at the "material" and not the dates.

Turned out she missed one 40% among the $50 I picked up. Not colossal, but still proves that "searched" or "marked" rolls can still produce silver.