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Grey Hair in Dime Rolls
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Sat Aug 24, 2013 10:15 pmby hirbonzig
I'm in Columbus Ohio on vacation and said to my wife--I'm going to stop and try to pick up some dimes at this bank. After getting a roll of her eyes and a comment about how this dime crap is getting old.....I pull into the bank.
I ask for $500 in dimes, but all they could give me was $200. When I got back to the hotel to go through them I noticed about half of the CWR had grey hair stuck in the folded ends of the rolls. My first thought (hope) was that one of Thogeys widows was filling these rolls solid with silver dimes!
But after going through the rolls, they weren't solid silver,but I wasn't skunked either. I got 3 Rosies and 2 xf mercs. Not bad, I think some elderly person was mixing their silver with their regular change and turning it in.
Re: Grey Hair in Dime Rolls
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Sat Aug 24, 2013 10:51 pmby shinnosuke
We're sorry to hear that your wife gives you grief. Be a good hubbie and don't say, "I told you so," when those dimes are worth $5 each.
Re: Grey Hair in Dime Rolls
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Sun Aug 25, 2013 4:17 amby hirbonzig
It's not that bad. She enjoys finding silver just as much as I do--I just tie up cash in coin form. That's what gets her goat.
Re: Grey Hair in Dime Rolls
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Sun Aug 25, 2013 5:01 amby Engineer
It's not a huge number, but it's a very nice percentage. Congratulations!
...and be glad it wasn't curly.
Re: Grey Hair in Dime Rolls
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Mon Aug 26, 2013 4:18 pmby schockergd
The only question I have is why anyone would want to vacation in Columbus of all places.
Re: Grey Hair in Dime Rolls
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Mon Aug 26, 2013 4:54 pmby theo
schockergd wrote:The only question I have is why anyone would want to vacation in Columbus of all places.
He could have stopped there on the way to another destination, Columbus is the on the crossroads of US 70 and 71. Of course Columbus is the home of Ohio State University. It is also a pretty good destination for golfers as it is the birthplace of Jack Nicklaus and home of one of his designed courses, Muirfield. And finally since Ohio has an older population it is a good place to search coins.
Re: Grey Hair in Dime Rolls
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Mon Aug 26, 2013 5:37 pmby Rosco
theo wrote:schockergd wrote:The only question I have is why anyone would want to vacation in Columbus of all places.
He could have stopped there on the way to another destination, Columbus is the on the crossroads of US 70 and 71. Of course Columbus is the home of Ohio State University. It is also a pretty good destination for golfers as it is the birthplace of Jack Nicklaus and home of one of his designed courses, Muirfield. And finally since Ohio has an older population it is a good place to search coins.
TMI
Re: Grey Hair in Dime Rolls
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Fri Sep 13, 2013 1:12 pmby angel2004
I have often thought of stopping in local banks when driving through a town. I just wondered if they would comply or it would be a waste of time.
Re: Grey Hair in Dime Rolls
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Tue Sep 24, 2013 12:48 pmby dirty fingers
Usually not a waste of time. Some will do it, others no. Never hurts to ask. The worst that will happen, is you are out of 5 minutes of time.
Re: Grey Hair in Dime Rolls
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Wed Sep 25, 2013 9:00 pmby mrlaufer
theo wrote:schockergd wrote:The only question I have is why anyone would want to vacation in Columbus of all places.
He could have stopped there on the way to another destination, Columbus is the on the crossroads of US 70 and 71. Of course Columbus is the home of Ohio State University. It is also a pretty good destination for golfers as it is the birthplace of Jack Nicklaus and home of one of his designed courses, Muirfield. And finally since Ohio has an older population it is a good place to search coins.
Don't forget the #1 zoo in the country.