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Penny box = Fifty bux?

Postby involuntary tentacle » Tue Aug 16, 2011 8:19 pm

Note: I haven't sorted pennies in quite a few months, thought today would be a good time to get back into the groove.

The manager at my main bank, which also happens to be my pick up bank, told me that boxes of pennies are now $50. This is the same lady who I got my boxes from last time. I said, "Since when??" and she said, "As long as I can remember..."

HAVE YOU GONE SENILE? A few months ago you were carting me out $25 boxes.

So I said fine, let me get a box then.. and not surprisingly, they had none on hand. I decided not to order a box since I have other banks I can pick up from.

I just want affirmation that this lady is insane and boxes are still $25.00
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Re: Penny box = Fifty bux?

Postby schockergd » Tue Aug 16, 2011 8:20 pm

It's possible that they have another service that does $50 boxes, but for now Guarda and Brinks both are still at $25.
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Re: Penny box = Fifty bux?

Postby involuntary tentacle » Tue Aug 16, 2011 8:25 pm

but that goes against the rule of 50 rolls per box... that IS the rule.. right? :D
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Re: Penny box = Fifty bux?

Postby 68Camaro » Tue Aug 16, 2011 8:42 pm

She might be thinking of penny bags, which are $50.
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Re: Penny box = Fifty bux?

Postby aloneibreak » Tue Aug 16, 2011 9:40 pm

ive never came across a $50 box of cents

im not sure your average teller could even lift one ! :lol:
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Re: Penny box = Fifty bux?

Postby myfundsarelow » Tue Aug 16, 2011 10:23 pm

maybe she taught they were a dollar per roll. fifty rolls, fifty dollars, stranger things have happened tell her to show this double box then take a picture of it PEACE!!
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Re: Penny box = Fifty bux?

Postby TheJonasCollegeFund » Tue Aug 16, 2011 10:31 pm

Be super nice to her....fly under the radar!
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Re: Penny box = Fifty bux?

Postby ed_vantage17 » Tue Aug 16, 2011 11:06 pm

That box would weigh 30 lbs (at least in my area where $25=15lbs). Have fun heaving that over the counter lady.
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Re: Penny box = Fifty bux?

Postby Morsecode » Tue Aug 16, 2011 11:08 pm

I'll sell you some of my boxes for $40 shipped. Unsearched.

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Re: Penny box = Fifty bux?

Postby HoardCopperByTheTon » Wed Aug 17, 2011 1:13 am

There is no rule of 50 rolls per box. Dimes come in both $250 and $500 boxes. :mrgreen:
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Re: Penny box = Fifty bux?

Postby eboyfudd » Wed Aug 17, 2011 7:22 am

Sounds like you've found a primo dump bank - just make sure you deliver in boxes and deal with your special teller every time!
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Re: Penny box = Fifty bux?

Postby NHsorter » Wed Aug 17, 2011 7:27 am

eboyfudd wrote:Sounds like you've found a primo dump bank - just make sure you deliver in boxes and deal with your special teller every time!


Yeah, that would really make it worthwhile to roll up the zincs before dumping.
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Re: Penny box = Fifty bux?

Postby henrysmedford » Wed Aug 17, 2011 7:55 am

68Camaro wrote:She might be thinking of penny bags, which are $50.


We get the $50 bags from Umpqua bank in Oregon and have been told that they get them from wells Fargo . So all the coins are re rolled coins of the counters we find more IH in there rolls than others. :D

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Re: Penny box = Fifty bux?

Postby ScottyTX » Thu Aug 18, 2011 12:54 am

I have seen 50$ original bank boxes before and owned a few that were solid BU copper in the past, I however have not heard of anyone issuing them out that way any time recent.
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Re: Penny box = Fifty bux?

Postby NDFarmer » Thu Aug 18, 2011 7:54 am

ScottyTX wrote:I have seen 50$ original bank boxes before and owned a few that were solid BU copper in the past, I however have not heard of anyone issuing them out that way any time recent.



You wouldn't happen to have one around that you could take a picture of? I have never seen a $50.00 box.
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Re: Penny box = Fifty bux?

Postby ScottyTX » Thu Aug 18, 2011 8:46 pm

NDFarmer wrote:
ScottyTX wrote:I have seen 50$ original bank boxes before and owned a few that were solid BU copper in the past, I however have not heard of anyone issuing them out that way any time recent.



You wouldn't happen to have one around that you could take a picture of? I have never seen a $50.00 box.


Humm come to think of it the two that I used to own were the only two I have ever seen. They were original bank boxes of 1979-D cents, each one had 100 bu original rolls in them. I'm going to take a guess and say these were not very common to come across
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