Got my first Franklin, but had to leave silver behind

[Teknowaffle]

So I went to a dump bank to use their coin counter for dimes and quarters, and as I was dumping the bag filled. They pulled out the cart, and I looked as though I was interested in the mechanics, and then saw what I thought was a silver half in the bag. Then I noticed a cardboard round in there. I realized that it was a round from an old old old half wrap style, and that the bag was laden with silver. I saw 64s, franklins and at least 1 Liberty. I asked if I could trade them out for my halves to leave it all even. They agreed to one right there, but the teller then asked her manager, who wouldn't allow me to swap them out.

I got my one half and I am happy with that, but I wonder if I should try again, by perhaps saying I'll open another account or make a 10k deposit if they let me swap out the halves under their supervision.

 

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[Stang1968]

So I went to a dump bank to use their coin counter for dimes and quarters, and as I was dumping the bag filled. They pulled out the cart, and I looked as though I was interested in the mechanics, and then saw what I thought was a silver half in the bag. Then I noticed a cardboard round in there. I realized that it was a round from an old old old half wrap style, and that the bag was laden with silver. I saw 64s, franklins and at least 1 Liberty. I asked if I could trade them out for my halves to leave it all even. They agreed to one right there, but the teller then asked her manager, who wouldn't allow me to swap them out.

I got my one half and I am happy with that, but I wonder if I should try again, by perhaps saying I'll open another account or make a 10k deposit if they let me swap out the halves under their supervision.

Offer to buy the bag so that they don't have to ship it out. Then, dump it elsewhere.

 

[Dok Holliday]

Offer to buy the bag so that they don't have to ship it out. Then, dump it elsewhere.

Yes, do exactly that!

 

[TheRockDoc]

Ah, this is a predicimant that would literally keep me up at night. I say this because the only surefire solution is to buy the bag outright. But, I know that the handful of banks around here that I have asked about this will not let anyone buy bags directly off the counting machine, to much of a liability I guess. They say that they have to have the coin shipped to the main vault and counted, and balanced or something. So if I want coin, I have to order it... (which I can order all the coin I want). The hard part is thinking that any of the coin you ordered would just so happen to be from that batch.... I guess if they dont let you buy the bag directly, you could just order 5-10 boxes of halves today-or until you get those silvers you saw. Then hope that all those silvers you eyed ended up in your boxes, instead of someone elses. That is what I would do anyways. goodluck.

 

[Goldmanford]

Hey all, I'm brand new to posting but I have been reading the forum for a few weeks. I have been CR Hing for a few years but have really gotten serious about it lately. I have what me be a stupid question but if a coin counter rejects silver, how do the silver halves get in the bags? Does it only reject smaller silver or does it depend on the age of the coin counter, etc.? Again, I'm trying to learn all I can so any advice is welcome.

 

[Piledriver]

Hey all, I'm brand new to posting but I have been reading the forum for a few weeks. I have been CR Hing for a few years but have really gotten serious about it lately. I have what me be a stupid question but if a coin counter rejects silver, how do the silver halves get in the bags? Does it only reject smaller silver or does it depend on the age of the coin counter, etc.? Again, I'm trying to learn all I can so any advice is welcome.

Not all coin counters reject silver; and that is the interesting part of the game.

You have to GUESS which counters do not cull out the silver somewhere in the circle between the depository and your silver grabbing little hands.
If you guess right, and get coin that has not been culled, cherry picked, or actually opened and re-rolled, you may find a good supply of silver.

 

[thurmownator]

As has been stated many, many times before, including a couple of times in this thread alone, never, never offer to only buy (or trade for) "certain" coins; leaving the rest.

If you can't purchase them all, or know they won't sell you the whole bag; let them go. The more selective we get acquiring the coins, the more suspicious tellers will get. And that will quickly accelerate the demise of this hobby.

IMHO