Big Skunk on First Half Box, Better Luck on Nickels, INCREDIBLE TELLER STORY

[JimDon]

I picked up my first box of halves and got squat. It was a Dunbar box and not from a bank. Lesson learned. I then decided to pick up a nickel box and got a 43-P ender. After searching the entire roll I ended up with the following:

No Date Buffalo
Two 1943-P Silver War Nickels
22 Pre 1960 Jeffersons

The two silver war nickels took away some of the sting of the skunk halves. I did make a new teller friend. A very sweet young lady. She said two weeks ago a lady turned in $30 worth of quarters and dimes. She knew from looking at them that the rolls looked old. She said she asked the lady if she was sure she wanted to turn them in and she said yes. Turned out to be all solid rolls of silvers. She ended up splitting them with her branch manager and under her tree is a wrapped box $15 in face value silver for her dad.

 

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[ArkieBassMan]

I picked up my first box of halves and got squat. It was a Dunbar box and not from a bank. Lesson learned...

OK, I'll bite. Where did you get a box of halves, other than from a bank?

 

[JimDon]

I had my company order them from the armored car service.

 

[TheRockDoc]

Ill bite the second time, and ask "what type of company is allowed to order coins from a carrier"? and how are those coins any different than the coins that the same carrier would provide to a banking institution? Just wondering as your post is fascinating to me, this topic has come up before and it seemed like it was not possible for companies other than banks to order directly from the suppliers. Otherwise, several folks on here, myself included would be running that type of company.

 

[madwest]

Ill bite the second time, and ask "what type of company is allowed to order coins from a carrier"? and how are those coins any different than the coins that the same carrier would provide to a banking institution? Just wondering as your post is fascinating to me, this topic has come up before and it seemed like it was not possible for companies other than banks to order directly from the suppliers. Otherwise, several folks on here, myself included would be running that type of company.

From what I understand, Brinks will deliver rolled coin to any retail location that contracts with them for armored car service. The fees depend on the level of service you contract for.

I called and asked the local Brinks office. I told them that I saw on their web site http://www.us.brinksinc.com/industry_solutions/brochure/retailSolutions.pdf that they offer coin service for retail.

 

[alaskanfever]

that would be nice they pick up your clad halfs and they deliver to your front door the new halfs to search i would be going through tons.

 

[kennedyfan]

that would be nice they pick up your clad halfs and they deliver to your front door the new halfs to search i would be going through tons.

Ever wonder what your neighbors would think about an armored car coming to your house every week?

 

[JimDon]

Vending company. Cats out of the bag now!

 

[midntmn]

Your bank will normally provide you the box at no charge. If you order directly from Brinks, etc., if you can, you will be charged a fee for each box delivered, which will make your coin searching much less profitable, if you have any profits at all.