GMan00001
Silver Member
- Dec 19, 2006
- 2,536
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- Detector(s) used
- Garrett Ace 250
- Primary Interest:
- All Treasure Hunting
Results from 02-06-2007:
Today I stopped at one bank. I had tried this bank previously with no success. Today, however, I got a different teller and it was a slow day. I first asked if she/they had any half dollars. Second, I asked to buy the bag of halves from the coin counter, but they said they couldn't sell it unless it was full. I asked how full it was and if I could cash in some halves enough to fill the bag only to buy it back. She tried to figure it out, but couldn't. Since they were hesitant and being that it was not busy I asked if it was possible to just exchange half dollars for the ones I wanted in the coin bag. They discussed it amongst themselves for a few seconds and said sure. So I went out to the car and being optimistic grabbed 3 large handfuls of halves hoping for lotsa silver to trade for. She started going through a handful at a time and showing me the reeded edges. As I saw one I wanted, I would trade one of my rejects for the one I wanted. Ended up buying 12 total half dollars and 2 foreign coins I did not have yet.
2 - 90% Kennedy (1964, 1964-D)
10 - 40% Kennedy (1967(3), 1968-D(4), 1969-D(3))
1 Australia, 50 Cents (1983)
1 Ireland, Florin (1966)
There were about 10 other foreign coins that I passed on, most of them Mexican. I would have bought the 2 dollar Canadian coin since I would have just spent it the next time I was in Canada (at $0.50 its a 3X+ value) and also a Great Britain 2 Shilling coin from 1960 that I don't have. But both of those she had already put in the reject bag before I could say anything and they weren't worth the trouble to have her chase them.
Note: Its always nice when the teller's hands get dirty and yours stay clean when searching through coins.
Results from 02-03-2007
Tried to buy a box of dimes and was going to test the waters with quarters, but the vault teller was not there. Ended up picking up 2 more Red Seal $2 bills from 1953 instead.
Results from 02-02-2007
Finally finished searching through the $200 in pennies and $100 in nickels from last Friday today.
End results... a little low on the number of wheats for the total volume (equivalent of 8 boxes of pennies and 1 box of nickels).
Total wheat pennies: 55
(based on my typical average the total should have been about 85-100 wheats)
Bag 1
17 wheat pennies (1920-D, 1936(2), 1937, 1942-D, 1944(2), 1944-D(2), 1945, 1945-D, 1950-D, 1956-D(2), 1957-D, 1958-D(2))
23 Canadian (1962, 1964, 1969, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1978(2), 1979(2), 1982, 1983, 1985(2), 1987(2), 1992, 1993(2), 1994, 1996, 1997, 2000)
Bag 2
15 wheat pennies (1919, 1940(2), 1944-D(2), 1945, 1945-D, 1946-D, 1951-D, 1953, 1953-D(2), 1954-S, 1958-D(2))
20 Canadian (1962, 1969, 1971, 1972(3), 1974, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1981(2), 1983, 1987, 1989(2), 1995(2), 1999, 2001)
Bag 3
10 wheat pennies (1941, 1944-D(2), 1946-D(2), 1950-D, 1952-D(2), 1955, 1957-D)
20 Canadian (1942, 1953, 1956, 1964, 1966, 1969, 1973(2), 1974, 1978, 1981(2), 1985, 1986, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1997, 1998, 2002)
Bag 4
13 wheat pennies (1929, 1937, 1940, 1944, 1944-D, 1946, 1946-D, 1949-D, 1951, 1951-D, 1955-D, 1958-D(2))
30 Canadian (1959, 1963(4), 1967, 1972, 1974, 1976, 1978, 1980(2), 1982(2), 1983, 1985, 1986, 1987(3), 1988, 1989(2), 1991(2), 1993, 1995, 1999, 2002(2), 2004)
1 - 1998 Wide AM
$100 bag of nickels
1 - 1945-P War Nickel
26 other pre-1960 Jefferson (1940(3), 1940-D, 1940-S, 1941(2), 1941-D, 1942(2), 1946, 1947(2), 1948, 1948-D, 1948-S, 1953, 1954-D, 1956-D(3), 1957-D(5))
3 Canadian (1985, 1987, 1989)
Today I stopped at one bank. I had tried this bank previously with no success. Today, however, I got a different teller and it was a slow day. I first asked if she/they had any half dollars. Second, I asked to buy the bag of halves from the coin counter, but they said they couldn't sell it unless it was full. I asked how full it was and if I could cash in some halves enough to fill the bag only to buy it back. She tried to figure it out, but couldn't. Since they were hesitant and being that it was not busy I asked if it was possible to just exchange half dollars for the ones I wanted in the coin bag. They discussed it amongst themselves for a few seconds and said sure. So I went out to the car and being optimistic grabbed 3 large handfuls of halves hoping for lotsa silver to trade for. She started going through a handful at a time and showing me the reeded edges. As I saw one I wanted, I would trade one of my rejects for the one I wanted. Ended up buying 12 total half dollars and 2 foreign coins I did not have yet.
2 - 90% Kennedy (1964, 1964-D)
10 - 40% Kennedy (1967(3), 1968-D(4), 1969-D(3))
1 Australia, 50 Cents (1983)
1 Ireland, Florin (1966)
There were about 10 other foreign coins that I passed on, most of them Mexican. I would have bought the 2 dollar Canadian coin since I would have just spent it the next time I was in Canada (at $0.50 its a 3X+ value) and also a Great Britain 2 Shilling coin from 1960 that I don't have. But both of those she had already put in the reject bag before I could say anything and they weren't worth the trouble to have her chase them.
Note: Its always nice when the teller's hands get dirty and yours stay clean when searching through coins.
Results from 02-03-2007
Tried to buy a box of dimes and was going to test the waters with quarters, but the vault teller was not there. Ended up picking up 2 more Red Seal $2 bills from 1953 instead.
Results from 02-02-2007
Finally finished searching through the $200 in pennies and $100 in nickels from last Friday today.
End results... a little low on the number of wheats for the total volume (equivalent of 8 boxes of pennies and 1 box of nickels).
Total wheat pennies: 55
(based on my typical average the total should have been about 85-100 wheats)
Bag 1
17 wheat pennies (1920-D, 1936(2), 1937, 1942-D, 1944(2), 1944-D(2), 1945, 1945-D, 1950-D, 1956-D(2), 1957-D, 1958-D(2))
23 Canadian (1962, 1964, 1969, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1978(2), 1979(2), 1982, 1983, 1985(2), 1987(2), 1992, 1993(2), 1994, 1996, 1997, 2000)
Bag 2
15 wheat pennies (1919, 1940(2), 1944-D(2), 1945, 1945-D, 1946-D, 1951-D, 1953, 1953-D(2), 1954-S, 1958-D(2))
20 Canadian (1962, 1969, 1971, 1972(3), 1974, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1981(2), 1983, 1987, 1989(2), 1995(2), 1999, 2001)
Bag 3
10 wheat pennies (1941, 1944-D(2), 1946-D(2), 1950-D, 1952-D(2), 1955, 1957-D)
20 Canadian (1942, 1953, 1956, 1964, 1966, 1969, 1973(2), 1974, 1978, 1981(2), 1985, 1986, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1997, 1998, 2002)
Bag 4
13 wheat pennies (1929, 1937, 1940, 1944, 1944-D, 1946, 1946-D, 1949-D, 1951, 1951-D, 1955-D, 1958-D(2))
30 Canadian (1959, 1963(4), 1967, 1972, 1974, 1976, 1978, 1980(2), 1982(2), 1983, 1985, 1986, 1987(3), 1988, 1989(2), 1991(2), 1993, 1995, 1999, 2002(2), 2004)
1 - 1998 Wide AM
$100 bag of nickels
1 - 1945-P War Nickel
26 other pre-1960 Jefferson (1940(3), 1940-D, 1940-S, 1941(2), 1941-D, 1942(2), 1946, 1947(2), 1948, 1948-D, 1948-S, 1953, 1954-D, 1956-D(3), 1957-D(5))
3 Canadian (1985, 1987, 1989)
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