Newbie advice

Spartcom5 · Feb 3, 2015

So recently I found 10 silver halves in one roll. That's good but now I can't find anymore half rolls at my banks so any advice in what I should do? What's the next best coin to search through instead of halves? What's the best thing to say to a teller to check if they have any Morgan's by chance? Any advice is appreciated!

Liu21 · Feb 3, 2015

Ask for a box of dimes, that's the next best thing. While you are there at the bank, ask the teller if they have any big dollar coins. Usually it will be ike dollars, but hey you never know...

Spartcom5 · Feb 3, 2015

Yea should I pick the Ike's up? They had some

Liu21 · Feb 3, 2015

Yeah why not? There are 40% silver ikes, gotta look for the S mint mark. If you don't find any, spend them just like you would a normal dollar. Watching cashiers surprised faces gives me a kick lol.

Avago · Feb 3, 2015

Yeah, ask them if they happen to have any Morgans or Peace dollars. They might also have some loose American Silver Eagles or you might get lucky and pick a Double Eagle out of the teller's tray.

enamel7 · Feb 3, 2015

Avago said:
Yeah, ask them if they happen to have any Morgans or Peace dollars. They might also have some loose American Silver Eagles or you might get lucky and pick a Double Eagle out of the teller's tray.

This was obviously just meant as sarcasm. Just ask for large dollars.

Spartcom5 · Feb 4, 2015

Do you guys think I should order a box of halves when they don't have any in store? Sorry I'm confused on what to do haha. Has anyone actually ever found Morgan's or liberties for fv at banks

ArkieBassMan · Feb 4, 2015

Before you start ordering boxes, make sure you have a good plan (and a backup plan or two) to get rid of the rejects. Banks sometimes grow tired of you very quickly when you start showing up weekly with $500+ worth of halves to dump.

Although never by me, true silver dollars and silver eagles have been found for face value. Its rare, but it happens.

Liu21 · Feb 4, 2015

My friend gotta morgan for fv, but he was working as a teller... Lol so yeah it could happen, you just have to be lucky. Just need to be at the right place and at the right time.

conpewter · Feb 10, 2015

I did get a peace dollar for $1 one time. It was pretty cool. never found a silver Ike.

If the bank will order you boxes I'd jump on it. I still have not found a new order bank unfortunately.

GlenDronach · Feb 10, 2015

Spartcom5 said:
Do you guys think I should order a box of halves when they don't have any in store? Sorry I'm confused on what to do haha. Has anyone actually ever found Morgan's or liberties for fv at banks

You are confused what to do still. Don't order a box of halves yet. I'd start with something smaller and more "normal" for a bank to carry, like nickels or dimes. Then you can find a different bank (not branch, an entirely different banking company) to dump at. Make sure your system works first. Never pick up and dump at the same branch.

Build a relationship before trying to order a box of halves. Start with smaller orders and work your way up.

Spartcom5 · Feb 10, 2015

accordselux said:
You are confused what to do still. Don't order a box of halves yet. I'd start with something smaller and more "normal" for a bank to carry, like nickels or dimes. Then you can find a different bank (not branch, an entirely different banking company) to dump at. Make sure your system works first. Never pick up and dump at the same branch.

Build a relationship before trying to order a box of halves. Start with smaller orders and work your way up.

No I'm not too confused anymore I've got the hang of it. Most of the dump banks are happy to take what I have only if I have an account there. I'm going to order a box soon here since most of the loose rolls have been picked clean. Some banks won't give me any halves at all and get mad when I ask if I don't have an account with them like UniBank. I've got 4 banks on the look out for me for anything pre-65 in coins and pre-70 in halves so that's cool

enamel7 · Feb 11, 2015

Spartcom5 said:
No I'm not too confused anymore I've got the hang of it. Most of the dump banks are happy to take what I have only if I have an account there. I'm going to order a box soon here since most of the loose rolls have been picked clean. Some banks won't give me any halves at all and get mad when I ask if I don't have an account with them like UniBank. I've got 4 banks on the look out for me for anything pre-65 in coins and pre-70 in halves so that's cool

You want the 1970s also.

conpewter · Feb 11, 2015

Spartcom5 said:
No I'm not too confused anymore I've got the hang of it. Most of the dump banks are happy to take what I have only if I have an account there. I'm going to order a box soon here since most of the loose rolls have been picked clean. Some banks won't give me any halves at all and get mad when I ask if I don't have an account with them like UniBank. I've got 4 banks on the look out for me for anything pre-65 in coins and pre-70 in halves so that's cool

I strongly advise against having tellers be on the lookout for you for particular dates. Most of the time they go home and research why you want those dates, and then they become picking tellers. Just get any halves they have any any "old or odd" coins they come across, take them all and cash in the ones you don't want.

TheMastermind · Feb 11, 2015

Spartcom5 said:
Do you guys think I should order a box of halves when they don't have any in store? Sorry I'm confused on what to do haha. Has anyone actually ever found Morgan's or liberties for fv at banks

Absolutely. It's pretty rare, I'd say. But it can happen. Happened to me:

http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/coin-roll-hunting/431887-awww-yeah.html

TheMastermind · Feb 11, 2015

accordselux said:
You are confused what to do still. Don't order a box of halves yet. I'd start with something smaller and more "normal" for a bank to carry, like nickels or dimes. Then you can find a different bank (not branch, an entirely different banking company) to dump at. Make sure your system works first. Never pick up and dump at the same branch.

Build a relationship before trying to order a box of halves. Start with smaller orders and work your way up.

I pick up boxes of dimes from my dump banks all of the time. Since I deposit bags for instant cash, I'll throw my bag of coins into the vault and then ask if they could give me a box of dimes as part of the transaction. So, while I'd say following that advice is absolutely a good idea 99% of the time, there are exceptions. I guess it really just depends on the relationship you have with the bank.