I am often faced with the same question when picking up or dropping off halfs, "Why do you need so many halfs!" and "Why do you have so many halfs!". So I though, and though about what to tell them without giving away to much information about what I actually do. After talking to some friends, I decided to tell the nosy tellers that I have a coin recycling business and need the coin/ have the coin from my business. This is great, because 80% of the time the tellers just smile, and shake their heads. But the other 20% of the time they try to get up in my business and start interrogating me on my business. When I tell them that I'm not at liberty to talk about what "we" do, they get all suspicious and doubtful. So I decided to have a few of these made to show those super nosy tellers and get them to shut up as well:
I'll be getting them in the mail on Tuesday, and well see how they work later next week haha. What do you guys think? Smart or stupid move? Curious to hear how you guys get around these question firing tellers.
I just so happen to live in a prime hunting area, San Diego, and have had huge silver scores from CWR periodically. I started thinking about all the great CWR finds and how many I must have missed, because I rarely go on CRH road trips. Of course, some banks take my name and number when I ask for halfs, but most don't, so this sparked another brilliant idea (at least I think so). I had some other cards made that look like this:
to leave at banks. Because honestly, I have over 100 banks in a 15 mile radius from my house, and these is no way I could possible check them regularly. So I think if I go in and leave this card, with my coin recycling business story, the banks may call me when people bring in halfs. And hopefully I'll be able to get some more big scores. Again, smart or stupid move?
I paid like 10 bucks + 3 for shipping for 500 of each of these cards haha.
On a side note, I did 28 boxes this week, and after 51 skunk boxes, my last box of the week gave up 4 40%s, maybe things are turning around. We've had a lot of new 98, 00, 01 coins down here in socal.
I look forward to hearing what you guys think of these ideas, thanks for all your support and criticism!
Happy hunting!
I'll be getting them in the mail on Tuesday, and well see how they work later next week haha. What do you guys think? Smart or stupid move? Curious to hear how you guys get around these question firing tellers.
I just so happen to live in a prime hunting area, San Diego, and have had huge silver scores from CWR periodically. I started thinking about all the great CWR finds and how many I must have missed, because I rarely go on CRH road trips. Of course, some banks take my name and number when I ask for halfs, but most don't, so this sparked another brilliant idea (at least I think so). I had some other cards made that look like this:
to leave at banks. Because honestly, I have over 100 banks in a 15 mile radius from my house, and these is no way I could possible check them regularly. So I think if I go in and leave this card, with my coin recycling business story, the banks may call me when people bring in halfs. And hopefully I'll be able to get some more big scores. Again, smart or stupid move?
I paid like 10 bucks + 3 for shipping for 500 of each of these cards haha.
On a side note, I did 28 boxes this week, and after 51 skunk boxes, my last box of the week gave up 4 40%s, maybe things are turning around. We've had a lot of new 98, 00, 01 coins down here in socal.
I look forward to hearing what you guys think of these ideas, thanks for all your support and criticism!
Happy hunting!
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Your answers here covered most of the possible sceniaros. I just tell them I'm a coin collector (which I am) looking for coins I don't have in my collection. I don't mention the word silver & say I'm looking for 2013 halfs that only just came out as a example. It works for me.
Just tell them you are a serious collector.
