beauanderos wrote:I would camp out at that branch next Saturday and watch for every little old lady who came in. If you could identify her, perhaps she would sell directly to you and eliminate the chances that tellers will keep the coins or that some other lucky customer will beat you to them.
Great score, they're few and far between... but oh so sweet when they occur
wheeler_dealer wrote:Awesome. Don't forget a bag of chocolate next week. Seal the deal and they may set them aside for you.
beauanderos wrote:I would camp out at that branch next Saturday and watch for every little old lady who came in. If you could identify her, perhaps she would sell directly to you and eliminate the chances that tellers will keep the coins or that some other lucky customer will beat you to them.
Great score, they're few and far between... but oh so sweet when they occur
ScrapMetal wrote:My fear now is that the tellers at this bank may wake up and realize that the "little old lady's" coin may have some value. They are younger tellers, so that may be in my favor, but with an easy internet search, it would alert them that these coins have value. I will go back on Saturday to see if they have any more "old ugly money".
It would be great to take beauanderos advice and try to find out who this little old lady is and buy directly from her. If I did make contact with her, my problem would be what would be fair? Pay her what the bank was giving her (face value), or tell her what the coins are really worth and give her a fair price?
I once met a lady while metal detecting that told me she had alot of older money and asked if it was worth anything. She showed me some 90% Kennedy halves, and I told her they were worth about $10 each. She was considering selling them to me, but had a change of heart once she convinced herself that I may be trying to scam her. She told me she would feel more comfortable going to a dealer. Never heard from her again, so not sure what became of her stash.
theo wrote:Its astounding that there are still some those in circulation. It never hurts to ask. Congrats!
ScottyTX wrote:theo wrote:Its astounding that there are still some those in circulation. It never hurts to ask. Congrats!
In Circulation, I guess that's what you call it when Thogey's widow strikes...... I like to think that's how they all get there, there's no way they are actually from original circulation right?? They're just like the Easter bunny (Thogey's Widow), depositing goodies in various spots just to keep us searching
Scotty
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