FormerTeller
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My first "those coins aren't silver..."
Got off work late, barely made it to the bank before they closed to pick up a box of halves. Chatted with the teller while another was getting it from the vault, and got the usual "Do you collect coins?" question.
Fortunately, I had a '96 proof with me, and took it out to show her, saying I like odd looking coins that didn't necessarily have to be really old (true). She remarked how she had gotten some green coins that must have been in a fountain, pulling some halves from her tray which had been out of sight. Barely glancing at them, I asked if I could buy those too. She said sure, though they weren't silver, and had been looked at a thousand times.
I bought all $8 anyway, thinking I'll be number 1,001. Sure enough, most were corroded green bicentennials. One however, was a '68.
Lesson learned: never take the teller's word that it's not silver.
Got off work late, barely made it to the bank before they closed to pick up a box of halves. Chatted with the teller while another was getting it from the vault, and got the usual "Do you collect coins?" question.
Fortunately, I had a '96 proof with me, and took it out to show her, saying I like odd looking coins that didn't necessarily have to be really old (true). She remarked how she had gotten some green coins that must have been in a fountain, pulling some halves from her tray which had been out of sight. Barely glancing at them, I asked if I could buy those too. She said sure, though they weren't silver, and had been looked at a thousand times.
I bought all $8 anyway, thinking I'll be number 1,001. Sure enough, most were corroded green bicentennials. One however, was a '68.
Lesson learned: never take the teller's word that it's not silver.
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