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RE: Pocket Change Prospector • Cherrypicking guide to circulting U.S. coinage mint error varieties 💰
Holy mother-of-pearl!!!! That's Ca-RAZY!!!! Wow. So you can just go into a bank and ask them for that? Man, that is so cool... What years were they? All the same? 1800s?? Wow. Do you remember what he ended up netting overall? 20 coins in the roll , right? So what are they about $30 on average each? That's so crazy! What did he end up doing with them??
he held on to em.. so didn't cash in when the price was right. As i recall him saying, they were mixed dates.. nothin rare. The take away is that people DO bring better coins to the banks for paper money... completely oblivious to the silver value of old JFK Halve's for example. Also.. there is a lot of old paper money still out there.. Red Seal $2 bills are out there... Blue Seal $1's and 5's... you just gotta ask the bank teller and hope to establish a rapport with one. Try all kinds of banks.. they usually want to get rid of odd stuff.
Hmm... Very interesting.. I've never been as excited about going to a ban before ahah
People SPEND proof coins. Over the course of a year or two, my son put together a near-complete set of IKE dollars ... all proof (actually most were impaired proofs) all from just asking banks for loose IKEs and/or rolls.
That's so cool. Yes, after reading your other post and its suggestion to "befriend" bank-tellers :) It's a thrilling proposition...
It''s kinda funny: I have all these penny rolls I have filled with undesirable pennies. ready to be taken to the bank and exchanged for others--but I actually feel as though I should temper my visits to my local branch because I worry they might "cut me off" or start charging me for the service of exchanging them for others if I come too often
Important... over time you'll start thinkin about...
Some banks are cash out sources where you'll hope for fresh unsearched rolls with a positive attitude each time...
Other banks are cash in where they may not have unsearched rolls for you but you can use them to return unwanted coins.
Point being.. don't dump the rolls at the same place that you got them from originally.. this will keep you in good graces... unless it's such a busy place that they woudn't be annoyed.
Very verrry helpful advice.... I have definitely noticed certain banks (tellers) who seem more (or less) inclined to help my pursuits.. Heck--sometimes I even wonder if the tellers themselves (or their "superiors") have been rifling through the coins, looking for hidden gems... (heck, I know I'd probably be dong that if I were there!! I wonder what the policies on that would be...) . Anywayz, Thanks, man!! Heck.. moving beyond an app--you could probably write a whole book about this stuff!! (tips, tricks about the trade..) . Maybe one day when I make my fortune we'll collaborate ;))