I went to a bank to buy $100 worth of nickels. While the teller was getting the nickels for me, I noticed that she had a half dollar in her tray. From where I was standing, I couldn't tell if it was silver or not so when she returned, I asked if I could buy the half dollar from her. She replied, "No." I asked her why and she said, "Because it's clad. Do you know what "clad" means?" I was confused so I played dumb and said, "No, what's 'clad' mean?". She then said, "It means that it's part silver. See..." She then picked up the half and dropped it and it had a silver ring to it. She then said, "I collect clad coins so that's why I won't sell it to you". I then thanked her for the nickels and left chuckling to myself.
I believe she is a little confused but she was mostly likely referring to 1965-70 40% half dollars which are silver clad. Clad really just means metal covered by another metal or "sandwich" metals.
I agree. She must have known what she was talking about, 40 percent silver are clad in theory. Core is 79 percent copper 21 percent silver and the outer layer 80 percent silver. Don't CRH at that bank anymore, that teller must go through all the boxes
I doubt that. More boxes are ordered for businesses rather than day-to-day bank transactions. The teller is probably searching loose change or when she has to break a roll for her drawer. I wouldn't write the bank off too quickly. Chris
She sounds like a peach of a gal. Did she look like Miss Trunchbull (Matilda)? Sure as the devil sounds like her......
I've tried to spend Kennedy Halves at a McDonald's and the lady at the cash register told me she couldn't accept foreign money.....
I handed a Kennedy half dollar to a bank customer 25 years ago in change and her response was, who is the portrait of on this coin?
Look at the videos on youtube where people try to spend or sell ASE, SML or gold maples for face value and cashiers won't accept it.
I saw your mother on the bus the other day .... <on second thought> oh ... I better not ... remember that one?
