Scored $3.50 in 40% Halves under the bank managers nose.

[DFX DAVE in M.D.]

I went to this bank a second time, the first time I stood in line for twenty minutes waiting for someone with a account problem, then when i got up front they had me wait longer for them to find their halves to end up saying they could not get to them. Oh well another day of CRH. The bank was the coolest, it was The Applied Bank and they even had a Cafe inside with free Wi-Fi. So on the second visit, they said they had a few loose halves and 29 Ikes, so I said I want them. The manager looks at each date while the young teller stands by, he tells me anything pre 64 is his. I could hear the silver clanging on the counter, I was in suspense of what would happen. I ended up getting the $ 3.50 in 40% halves. I did not have the heart to tell him they were part silver. He told me someone came in recently with $ 16.00 in pre 64 halves and he got 200 and something dollars for them. He was a nice guy and we talked a few minutes about hobbies. I also got $75.00 in 5 dollar silver certificate notes from my step-son that works at a conveince store. He said $300.00 came in from the bank, by the time I got to his store the next day he only had 75 dollars left. I will post that in paper currency.

 

[fistfulladirt]

Nice score Dave. I think 40% 'ers are not worth the trouble to the average Joe, once they find out they will only get a buck a piece for 'em. Of course, we know that if you shop around, you can do a lot better than that. Even when I hunted back in the 1970's, I hate to say that I passed them up in favor of the pre-'65's. ffd

 

[rileyboy]

Good score, Dave. Patience is certainly a virtue. I also have found that being polite to those kind of people/tellers/bank managers etc really pays off in the long run.
rileyboy

 

[JJtheRollHunter]

Too bad all bank employees aren't well informed on silver. Congrats on the 40%ers.

 

[Coins4Cheese]

I just love it when tellers hand you silver.