Roll Hunters: Bank Question

I usually just say I collect them and they give me strange "you nerd" looks. It's always worked though, tellers always seem happy to get rid of half dollars.

Ok, I have just been telling them that the kids and I collect coins. I was worried that at some point they might start giving me a hard time about it.

I'm always honest when they ask, but my banks all know me now by first name. When I walk in they ask "another box of pennies"? LOL They're usually shocked when I don't want one and I'm just there for normal business.

On another note, some banks are nasty about selling coinage. I've read some stories on this forum. If it's one of those types of banks, I'd tell them you have a business and require coinage to make change. Just make sure you use a different dump bank.

Same here. Luckly so far I mostly ask for cents and nickles for the kids folders. I would LOVE to get into some half rolls :)

I am in a major metro area where there are banks on every corner. When I go into a new bank and they ask why I want so many coins I tell them "My Business" which is true, its my business why I want the conis not theirs. This seems to satify the question. In other banks I frequent, the tellers have standing orders for me know that I collect. I dont try to hid it from them since they see the volume I do on a weekly basis.

The tellers that ask are probably just genuinely curious. Take it as a good sign that you're the only roll searcher in town. Tell the truth and come in regularly to pick up a box or just do business. Most banks are happy to give away rolled coins. Take all your rejects to a different bank though. In a couple of months, you might find them holding interesting coins or bills for you.

I've worked in banks all my life, most of the time managing the tellers. If a teller gets a coin in other than the standard penny, nickel, dime, quarter, and small dollar - they don't want it. It doesn't fit in their coin tray and they find it annoying to count everyday.
We prefer to give you handrolled coins from other customers. Most banks opperate under the honor system with these coins so we don't really know if a roll is a coin short or a coin over. The only concern we have is that they are very close and don't contain dummies.
So we're glad to get rid of the handrolled.

Most of the time I'll walk by and notice something odd in their coin tray. I'm quick to grab it.
My biggest find was 12 pounds of Franklin and 64's


We have some regular customers come in and ask if we have any "odd coins".
Others come in on a weekly basis and buy boxes.

I'm happy to accomodate people who want full boxes provided the following
1.
We come to an agreement that you tell me in advance so I can order them and we stick to that scheduale. I'm not going to drain my supply nor am I going to hang on to extras when you don't show up for several weeks.
2.
I don't want to see these things again. You're not going to buy a box of coins, go through them, and show back up next week with 99% of them handrolled. I'm just not dealing with that...