for all you people that go to the bank all the time and are friends with the people. did you ever ask then if they ever get gold coins turned in and what they do with them.
I never have, only because I think nobody ever turns any in, and if someone did, one of two things would happen: 1) a young teller wouldn't recognize them as legal tender and refuse them, or 2) the teller would call a supervisor over, the supervisor's eyes would get as big as saucers and the coins would go home with him/her.
Stranger things have happened but about the best we can all hope for is a solid roll of silver like kalpinro recently acquired.