FormerTeller
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I had the day off yesterday, so I stopped by a part of town I rarely get to anymore, since my job relocated me across town. This particular area has two banks right next to each other. One is where I used to frequently score silver dimes, and the other is the only dump bank in town that lets me dump bags of halves.
I stopped by the dump bank first, and dropped off $1,000 in halves to be counted and deposited to my account later in the week. As I walked in, I saw the teller moving bags of coin from behind the teller’s cage into the vault. She remarked that she just got done processing several bags of coins, and was well prepared to take my two bags. We got to talking, and she mentioned that an elderly grandmother had her grandson help her take in rolls and rolls of coins, that she had saved for years. In fact, the teller mentioned that the old lady said it took her two weeks to roll them all. The teller had just finished emptying the rolls into the coin lock bags, and was getting ready to send them off with the armored car service on Wednesday. I remarked how I wished I had gotten there right after the old lady left, so I could have bought the rolls and saved her the trouble.
After finishing my dumps, I walked across the parking lot to the other bank and picked up dimes, nickels, and quarters – no halves were available. Started to drive home, and as usual, cracked open a few dime rolls while waiting at the traffic signal. First thing I see is a white rim – a nice looking 1938-S Mercury dime! I was less than a mile away, so I pulled a U-turn and headed back to the bank to buy up all they had, when I realized I had no more money on me. I decided to go back to my dump bank and pull out some cash, when the thought occurred to me – maybe this is a sign. Once I got there, I told the teller that I needed cash, and asked if there was any way I could purchase the bags that the old lady dropped off. The teller didn’t think so, but sent an email to her manager to ask if she could. She did sell me the rolls of quarters and nickels that she knew came from the old lady, but never got an answer from the manager, so I left mostly empty handed. I did leave her my card, and asked her to please give me a call if a similar circumstance arose.
Walked back across the parking lot, and picked up the rest of the dimes, plus $200 in quarters for good measure. Unfortunately, I was too busy the rest of the day and last night to look through any of the coins from either bank.
This morning I got a call from the teller of my dump bank. She said that she finally heard back from her manager, who said that if I was willing to withdraw the money from my account, they would sell me the bags the old lady dropped off! I asked her how much it was, and she replied that she had $500 in quarters, $250 in dimes, $100 in nickels, and $100 in mostly old-looking pennies!
No telling how long it’s going to take me to go through them all, especially the pennies, but I told her I’d be there this afternoon and take them all. Will update as time permits. Wish me luck!
I stopped by the dump bank first, and dropped off $1,000 in halves to be counted and deposited to my account later in the week. As I walked in, I saw the teller moving bags of coin from behind the teller’s cage into the vault. She remarked that she just got done processing several bags of coins, and was well prepared to take my two bags. We got to talking, and she mentioned that an elderly grandmother had her grandson help her take in rolls and rolls of coins, that she had saved for years. In fact, the teller mentioned that the old lady said it took her two weeks to roll them all. The teller had just finished emptying the rolls into the coin lock bags, and was getting ready to send them off with the armored car service on Wednesday. I remarked how I wished I had gotten there right after the old lady left, so I could have bought the rolls and saved her the trouble.
After finishing my dumps, I walked across the parking lot to the other bank and picked up dimes, nickels, and quarters – no halves were available. Started to drive home, and as usual, cracked open a few dime rolls while waiting at the traffic signal. First thing I see is a white rim – a nice looking 1938-S Mercury dime! I was less than a mile away, so I pulled a U-turn and headed back to the bank to buy up all they had, when I realized I had no more money on me. I decided to go back to my dump bank and pull out some cash, when the thought occurred to me – maybe this is a sign. Once I got there, I told the teller that I needed cash, and asked if there was any way I could purchase the bags that the old lady dropped off. The teller didn’t think so, but sent an email to her manager to ask if she could. She did sell me the rolls of quarters and nickels that she knew came from the old lady, but never got an answer from the manager, so I left mostly empty handed. I did leave her my card, and asked her to please give me a call if a similar circumstance arose.
Walked back across the parking lot, and picked up the rest of the dimes, plus $200 in quarters for good measure. Unfortunately, I was too busy the rest of the day and last night to look through any of the coins from either bank.
This morning I got a call from the teller of my dump bank. She said that she finally heard back from her manager, who said that if I was willing to withdraw the money from my account, they would sell me the bags the old lady dropped off! I asked her how much it was, and she replied that she had $500 in quarters, $250 in dimes, $100 in nickels, and $100 in mostly old-looking pennies!
No telling how long it’s going to take me to go through them all, especially the pennies, but I told her I’d be there this afternoon and take them all. Will update as time permits. Wish me luck!
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