ArkieBassMan
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I was finally able to get out on another road trip in search of halves and "big" dollars. Generally I like to drive in a big circle, hitting every bank along the way, while ending the day fairly close to home. I have pretty much been to every bank within 40 miles of home (its rural Arkansas, there aren't THAT many to begin with). The first couple of trips were easy to map out, but they got all of the "easy" stops out of play, so to speak. So, in order to hit "fresh" banks, this trip I had to travel several miles just to get to my first bank (at which I arrived just as they were opening the doors for the day), and just keep going until the banks closed. I didn't even take time to search rolls/bags until I returned home.
Town 1 (1 bank): none
Town 2 (1 bank): none
Town 3 (2 banks): This town shall from henceforth be known as SILVERTOWN! *see below
Town 4 (1 bank): $2.50 loose (skunk)
Town 5 (5 banks): #1 - $40 in handrolls (1 40%), #2 - none, #3 - none, #4 - none, #5 - $1 loose (skunk)
Town 6 (1 bank): 1 clad half
Town 7 (18 banks): #1 - none, #2 - $3 loose (skunk), #3 - 5 Ikes, $15 loose halves (skunk), #4 - none, #5 - none, #6 - $50 handrolls, $16 loose (2 40%), #7 - $20 handrolls, $8.50 loose (skunk), #8 - $431.50 bag from machine to which I added $68.50 in order to purchase (2 Bens, 7 '64 Kens, 9 40%, 2002-S clad proof, '82-P no FG, overage of $3.80 in assorted change), #9 - none, #10 - $18.50 loose (skunk), #10 - $3 loose (skunk), #11 - none, #12 - none, #13 - 1 clad half, #14 - none, #15 - $15 loose (skunk), #16 - none, #17 - $4 loose (7 40%), #18 - $9.50 loose (skunk)
Town 8 (2 banks): #1 - $4.50 loose (1 40%), #2 - none
Town 9 (7 banks): #1 - none, #2 - 1 clad half, #3 - $6 loose (skunk), #4 - 1 clad half, #5 - 1 clad half, #6 - none, #7 - $7 loose (skunk)
Town 10 (1 bank): 1 clad half
Town 11 (5 banks): ran out of time after only hitting 2 banks - both had no halves.
* Bank 1: Teller had no halves but informed me they had $370 in the vault. She seemed surprised and happy that I would take them all. The handrolls produced 1 90% and 67 40%. I still haven't found a solid roll of silver, but got as close as I have came so far (16). At bank #2, the tellers had no loose halves, but I found out they had a machine behind the counter, so I asked to buy the halves from the machine. The tellers looked at each other, back at me, and said, "No one has ever asked that before." Good sign! I was sent to the managers office. He was one of those genuinely nice people that you hope to run into. After a little chatting and assuring him that I was from out of town and that I would not be bringing the halves back to him, he said, "This bank has been open 3 years and that bag hasn't filled yet. If and when it does, I'm just going to sell it to the Fed. I see no reason not to just sell it to you." He insisted on re-running the bag just to make sure the count was accurate, and was even so kind as to remove all of the "junk". As he's dumping the halves in the machine, I hear that sweet "clink" of silver. So many "clinks" that I almost convince myself that I can't be hearing what I think I'm hearing. He informs me that the total is $567.50. I pay and tell him that I'll be back in about 6 months or so to do it again. He smiles and says, "see you then." I take the halves to the truck and somehow resist the urge to peek inside, as I really don't have time. However, I do run my hand through the bag just to confirm that my hearing was intact. It was. The bag ended up containing 2 Bens, 9 '64 Kens, 151 40% including my first 1970-D, and an '84-S clad proof. Those 2 little banks in that tiny little town gave up 2 Bens, 10 '64 Kens, and 218 40%.
I left home at 7:15 am and returned at 6:45 pm, covering some 340 miles, hitting 41 banks in 11 towns. Only 6 of 41 banks produced silver. Total take (if my math is correct) was 4 Bens, 17 '64 Kens, 237 40% (including the '70-D), 2 clad proofs, and an '82-P no FG.
Town 1 (1 bank): none
Town 2 (1 bank): none
Town 3 (2 banks): This town shall from henceforth be known as SILVERTOWN! *see below
Town 4 (1 bank): $2.50 loose (skunk)
Town 5 (5 banks): #1 - $40 in handrolls (1 40%), #2 - none, #3 - none, #4 - none, #5 - $1 loose (skunk)
Town 6 (1 bank): 1 clad half
Town 7 (18 banks): #1 - none, #2 - $3 loose (skunk), #3 - 5 Ikes, $15 loose halves (skunk), #4 - none, #5 - none, #6 - $50 handrolls, $16 loose (2 40%), #7 - $20 handrolls, $8.50 loose (skunk), #8 - $431.50 bag from machine to which I added $68.50 in order to purchase (2 Bens, 7 '64 Kens, 9 40%, 2002-S clad proof, '82-P no FG, overage of $3.80 in assorted change), #9 - none, #10 - $18.50 loose (skunk), #10 - $3 loose (skunk), #11 - none, #12 - none, #13 - 1 clad half, #14 - none, #15 - $15 loose (skunk), #16 - none, #17 - $4 loose (7 40%), #18 - $9.50 loose (skunk)
Town 8 (2 banks): #1 - $4.50 loose (1 40%), #2 - none
Town 9 (7 banks): #1 - none, #2 - 1 clad half, #3 - $6 loose (skunk), #4 - 1 clad half, #5 - 1 clad half, #6 - none, #7 - $7 loose (skunk)
Town 10 (1 bank): 1 clad half
Town 11 (5 banks): ran out of time after only hitting 2 banks - both had no halves.
* Bank 1: Teller had no halves but informed me they had $370 in the vault. She seemed surprised and happy that I would take them all. The handrolls produced 1 90% and 67 40%. I still haven't found a solid roll of silver, but got as close as I have came so far (16). At bank #2, the tellers had no loose halves, but I found out they had a machine behind the counter, so I asked to buy the halves from the machine. The tellers looked at each other, back at me, and said, "No one has ever asked that before." Good sign! I was sent to the managers office. He was one of those genuinely nice people that you hope to run into. After a little chatting and assuring him that I was from out of town and that I would not be bringing the halves back to him, he said, "This bank has been open 3 years and that bag hasn't filled yet. If and when it does, I'm just going to sell it to the Fed. I see no reason not to just sell it to you." He insisted on re-running the bag just to make sure the count was accurate, and was even so kind as to remove all of the "junk". As he's dumping the halves in the machine, I hear that sweet "clink" of silver. So many "clinks" that I almost convince myself that I can't be hearing what I think I'm hearing. He informs me that the total is $567.50. I pay and tell him that I'll be back in about 6 months or so to do it again. He smiles and says, "see you then." I take the halves to the truck and somehow resist the urge to peek inside, as I really don't have time. However, I do run my hand through the bag just to confirm that my hearing was intact. It was. The bag ended up containing 2 Bens, 9 '64 Kens, 151 40% including my first 1970-D, and an '84-S clad proof. Those 2 little banks in that tiny little town gave up 2 Bens, 10 '64 Kens, and 218 40%.
I left home at 7:15 am and returned at 6:45 pm, covering some 340 miles, hitting 41 banks in 11 towns. Only 6 of 41 banks produced silver. Total take (if my math is correct) was 4 Bens, 17 '64 Kens, 237 40% (including the '70-D), 2 clad proofs, and an '82-P no FG.
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Man, that's a lot of banks to cover in one day.
