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Crow1

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Hey guys, I kinda stumbled across this site from another forum and got interested in coin rolling.

Anyways, I went to a bank today and asked if they could order me a box of halves. At first they were confused and thought I wanted $1 Eisenhowers, and I was like no half dollars haha. Anyways they tell me there's a fee, even if you have an account with them, which was $5. I paid it and then the lady produced a bag with rolls of halves in it, is this how they normally come? Apparently they had some in the safe. It kinda made me nervous, I thought maybe they were pre sorted or something. Anyways I sorted through all the coins now and found 1-1964, 1-1968, and a 2004.

Idk if this is good or bad for a box/bag, how many do you guys usually find?

Pretty exciting though haha, I thought it was funny walking around with $500 in half dollars
 

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Crow1

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^^ oops sorry

To clarify they gave me 50 rolls in a clear bag, sealed off at the top with a security device and it said $500 half
 

mercury1

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I won't pay their stupid fees but since you found silver you are ahead. I would look for a no fee pick up bank myself.
 

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Crow1

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The major problem is I'm only here for college, its a small city with no national chains
 

PhattyB

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Fees are not worth it, you won't find enough to make profit. Try to find another bank, or a different town.
 

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I've never seen the rolls in a bag, but bag or box I agree with the others here - don't pay for it.
 

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Crow1

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Alright, thanks guys. Im gonna call up some other banks in town, anyone have any luck with credit unions?
 

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Those are some good finds. The only fee that you should ever pay is the price of gas that it takes to drive to the bank.
 

sagittarius98

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Try to use their opportunity to order Eisenhowers. It's hard to get Ikes at any bank. If you find a lot, continue with the $5 on Ikes, if not, just stop.
 

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IMO, I would pay the fee for a few boxes/bags. If they stink you can stop but who knows you may find a good amount. Bit of a gamble but worth trying if you ask me.
 

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I don' think I'd do the fee for halves if you have an alternative, but I'd do it in a second for the Ikes. You probably won't find anything with them, but you can pretty easily get 20% profit on ebay.
 

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