Has this ever happened to you? Have you been asked to give halves back?

[Silver Chronicles]

So I have an account at a local credit union that rarely gets halves from customers, so I have to go to other banks to acquire them. I have gone to one and have received them before and so I went to anther branch and received them. Great! I go to a branch today and after I get two clad halves from one teller and have them in my pocket she ask for account number, which of course I say I don't have account. She then makes me give her back the two halves and says we can't do that. Now I have been rejected because of no account before and I am sure others have. But just to blow off steam in a non angry way, I have to ask, has anyone ever been denied after actually obtaining halves in their possession? Also what is it with this one branch of this bank that makes them not do transactions with non customers? I did notice that the teller, a lady, got kinda fidgety when I asked for halves.

HH Michael

 

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[CoinFetcher]

haha, clad lovers. This happened to me at a key bank.

I gave 'em back, and looked at her like she deserves a post-birth abortion.

 

[Silver Chronicles]

Dude not trying to hate on the tellers that much man. I just thought it kind of weird that she would ask me at the end.

 

[lovewiibrew]

If you already gave her cash and she gave you the halves then it's too late, she can't "make" you give them back. Though if they were clad, I would give them back just to be nice.

 

[JobIII]

When you say clad half do you mean silver clad or copper nickel clad? I'd only ask to hold onto the silver variety. Also it's only 2 coins. Not a big loss by any means.

 

[Silver Chronicles]

When you say clad half do you mean silver clad or copper nickel clad? I'd only ask to hold onto the silver variety. Also it's only 2 coins. Not a big loss by any means.

They were both clad, face value coins. I was just wondering if this sort of thing has ever happened?

 

[bigscores]

The transaction was complete... she can't just take them back at that point. If they were silvers, I would have laughed in her face and walked out the door. Probably wouldn't be able to go back, but it is what it is.

FYI, they always ask before giving me the coin... I always, ALWAYS say yes. If they call me on it, that's where I have to get creative.

 

[OnARoll]

haha that shows how educated they are, I swear some bank tellers I ask for halfs, look at me like i'm trying to take gold from them or something..just a pocket full of clad!!

 

[Silver Chronicles]

haha that shows how educated they are, I swear some bank tellers I ask for halfs, look at me like i'm trying to take gold from them or something..just a pocket full of clad!!

This is only the second rejection I have ever had. Both times the teller has looked extremely nervous after I ask for them. I wonder why that is? Other people who give them perks for halves, them searching themselves? Anyway maybe I am just imagining.

HH Michael!

 

[MIhunter]

I have never been asked to give back coins I had already paid for and received. I would give them back if they I didn't want them. If they were silver or a NIFC/Proof that I needed for my collection, I would smile and walk out the door.

 

[P-TEX]

This happened to me once, but I just turned and said "Too late!" loudly and walked out the door before they could say anything. No silver though.

 

[GlenDronach]

This happened to me once, but I just turned and said "Too late!" loudly and walked out the door before they could say anything. No silver though.

NAH NAH BOO BOO STICK YOUR HEAD IN DOO-DOO!

 

[Catcake]

Did you try licking them first? This is a little known move us oldtimers use as a last resort. Rarely used but very effective.

 

[Silver Chronicles]

Uh, well if I had my tounge wrapped in plastic wrap, but, I don't think I could stand doing that seeing how dirty coins are.

HH Michael

 

[SilverForBrains]

The transaction was complete... she can't just take them back at that point. If they were silvers, I would have laughed in her face and walked out the door. Probably wouldn't be able to go back, but it is what it is.

FYI, they always ask before giving me the coin... I always, ALWAYS say yes. If they call me on it, that's where I have to get creative.

Good Idea, I've thought about doing this myself before. How far does it normally go? I imagine they ask for your account number, and you either give them a fake one, or say you forgot your information and ID and don't know it. these each can go very different ways. personally, I would give them a fake one, and when they realize it's not a real number, tell them I just must be off but I don't have it on me.

 

[SilverForBrains]

Did you try licking them first? This is a little known move us oldtimers use as a last resort. Rarely used but very effective.

hahaha this is great. it's like when I used to lick my siblings dessert when I was a kid so they didn't want it

 

[silvershooter]

This happened to me also, so I opened an account and when I come off the road I dump dump dump. They have plenty of halves now.

 

[hokiemojo]

Say, "Why yes, my account number is 1... 2... 3... 4... 5........" Make sure to pause longer and longer after each digit as if you are trying to see if that is enough numbers.

 

[Silver Chronicles]

This happened to me also, so I opened an account and when I come off the road I dump dump dump. They have plenty of halves now.

You know I should try and do this. I have had nice service at other branches of this bank. I could go to all the ones for coins that I was serviced at and dump at this one. Hmmm. This is tempting....