I spent most of my day Friday going to banks and asking about halves or older dollar coins. Of the 10-12 I went to, about six were cooperative enough to check what they had for a non customer.
I was told many times that unless I was an official collector/dealer or (some term I can't remember they used), I wouldn't be allowed to buy anymore. Keep in mind this was my first hunt.
Many of the tellers seemed to be in on the silver hunt too, and let me know that there was none to be found. Apparently they are already irritated enough to discourage me... Blah blah.
In the end, there were only three banks that actually had halves to offer. I bought 100$ worth at one, 95$ at another, and a handful of loosies at another. Additionally, I went to one bank who had 33 eisenhowers, but they were all clad.
It sucks because most of the banks around me (wealthy town) are chain banks like chase and Harris and citibank etc. I wish there were some older, smaller banks.
Nobody would check the vault for me, most didn't even ask other tellers of they had any loosies. For the most part I just got the hairy eyeball and was told off. Sadness.
In the end...I had no luck. Plenty of halves in the mid to upper seventies, and some up till 2000. I did notice that there were permanent marks on many of the coins which I understand means that the stash had been hunted before.
Sigh.... All of you lucky son of a guns who get nice old rolls, and pleasant tellers who will check everything for you...make me jealous.
I wish I could order from brinks :/
I was told many times that unless I was an official collector/dealer or (some term I can't remember they used), I wouldn't be allowed to buy anymore. Keep in mind this was my first hunt.
Many of the tellers seemed to be in on the silver hunt too, and let me know that there was none to be found. Apparently they are already irritated enough to discourage me... Blah blah.
In the end, there were only three banks that actually had halves to offer. I bought 100$ worth at one, 95$ at another, and a handful of loosies at another. Additionally, I went to one bank who had 33 eisenhowers, but they were all clad.
It sucks because most of the banks around me (wealthy town) are chain banks like chase and Harris and citibank etc. I wish there were some older, smaller banks.
Nobody would check the vault for me, most didn't even ask other tellers of they had any loosies. For the most part I just got the hairy eyeball and was told off. Sadness.
In the end...I had no luck. Plenty of halves in the mid to upper seventies, and some up till 2000. I did notice that there were permanent marks on many of the coins which I understand means that the stash had been hunted before.
Sigh.... All of you lucky son of a guns who get nice old rolls, and pleasant tellers who will check everything for you...make me jealous.
I wish I could order from brinks :/