by Madwest » Sun Jun 24, 2012 8:46 pm
1st, get a dump strategy. Find a national bank or regional bank that has multiple branches with counting machines that are free to customers. Open accounts at two if possible so that you can spread your dumps to as many branches as possible.
Next, find a bank or credit union that will sell you bags from their coin counter. Start by asking every credit union in your area, then ask every community bank, then ask every regional bank, then ask every national bank. Tell them you understand that the bag count will not be exact and you don't plan on even counting the coins in it. Tell them you promise not to return any of the coin to them or any of their other locations.
You are likely to have the best luck with CUs because they generally contract with larger banks for their coin deposits. It actually saves them some expense if you take their bags.