$ilver$urfer
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Morgan's, WLs & Bens, Oh My! Best Silver Score of My Life (so far)!!!
Well folks, dreams really do come true!!! I stopped into my local credit union today during lunch really looking for a box of pennies but decided to ask for halves because I always do. This branch never really has any half dollars and I know one guy dumps all of his re-rolls on this branch so I never expect very much. At any rate, I ask a smiley young teller if she has any halves and she says yes, and starts grabbing them out of her change drawer. I immediately hear clanking and see silver! She scoops up some halves, then scoops some more and sets them out on the counter!!!
My heart rate must have hit 200. 
Since I am a seasoned pro now, I also ask if she has any large dollars and she says "Yes, two!" 
I thank the teller and leave and call my wife informing her of the good news but in my excitement and haste I forgot to buy any pennies. I went back to the same teller a few minutes later and asked if that person dropped off any penny rolls, nickels, dimes, quarters, etc. and she said no. I take the opportunity to ask who brought in the halves and dollars and she said "some lady cleaned out her dad's basement and found these and brought them in." "How long have you had them, I ask?" "Since Saturday, she replies." I buy the pennies, thank her again and leave...man am I lucky to find these gems 5 days later!!!
Total take:
[2] Morgan Dollars (1921 & 1921S)
[11] Walking Liberty ('39, 2x'41, '41D, 2x'42, 2x'43, '45, '45S, '46S)
[12] Ben Franklin ('50, '51, '51S, 3x'52, '54D, '57D, '58, '59D, '62, '63D)
[3] '64 Kennedy and...
[1] happy camper!!!
I feel so very lucky, and so very blessed!!!
HH,
$ilver$urfer
Well folks, dreams really do come true!!! I stopped into my local credit union today during lunch really looking for a box of pennies but decided to ask for halves because I always do. This branch never really has any half dollars and I know one guy dumps all of his re-rolls on this branch so I never expect very much. At any rate, I ask a smiley young teller if she has any halves and she says yes, and starts grabbing them out of her change drawer. I immediately hear clanking and see silver! She scoops up some halves, then scoops some more and sets them out on the counter!!!
My heart rate must have hit 200. Since I am a seasoned pro now, I also ask if she has any large dollars and she says "Yes, two!" I thank the teller and leave and call my wife informing her of the good news but in my excitement and haste I forgot to buy any pennies. I went back to the same teller a few minutes later and asked if that person dropped off any penny rolls, nickels, dimes, quarters, etc. and she said no. I take the opportunity to ask who brought in the halves and dollars and she said "some lady cleaned out her dad's basement and found these and brought them in." "How long have you had them, I ask?" "Since Saturday, she replies." I buy the pennies, thank her again and leave...man am I lucky to find these gems 5 days later!!!
Total take:
[2] Morgan Dollars (1921 & 1921S)
[11] Walking Liberty ('39, 2x'41, '41D, 2x'42, 2x'43, '45, '45S, '46S)
[12] Ben Franklin ('50, '51, '51S, 3x'52, '54D, '57D, '58, '59D, '62, '63D)
[3] '64 Kennedy and...
[1] happy camper!!!
I feel so very lucky, and so very blessed!!!
HH,
$ilver$urfer
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No matter how obtuse they might seem to be, all you have to do is talk to them nicely and they will eventually crumble and help you out! Except for one teller I had once, who came over to the lady giving me half dollars and picked the silver out in front of me..... my heart crumbled when she did that. I still think I have found more than her this year though 
