Feb 4th finds...from two banks!
The friendly teller from Bank #1 called me and said that someone deposited lots of old $100 notes. Naturally, I went in to check it out and she had $2300 worth of 1975 $100 notes for me to inspect!
I bought the best 5 in the short amount of time I had, and asked the teller to set a few more aside for me to pick up next week.
No sooner do I return home, then bank #2 calls. This bank had $84 in 50 cent pieces and $125 in big dollars!
When I went in, I said that I would buy them all...no questions asked. The staff was gobsmacked that I would do such a thing! When the teller dumped the coins to start counting, I heard the familiar “ping” that only silver can make!
I ended up with all of the nickel coins, some of which looked like they just broke out of uncirculated sets, one American half dollar, two worthless trade dollars from New Brunswick, but most importantly, $5.50 in pre 1967 silver coins, the oldest being a 50 cent coin from 1943!
Being the honest guy I am, I told the teller about the silver...but she said she was not interested in them and would rather give them to me!
All of the staff said that they will save all old coins that come in...if I promise to come right away to get them because they do not want the coins taking up space in their vault. 🙂
Happy hunting!
