Interesting Find From Circulation

I got a 1951 Nickel today from the pop machine.
The day before, I got a $20 star note in a rent payment.
Yay !

 

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1949 Franklin half from a teller's drawer. Is that technically cirrculation?

It was extremely frustrating to see the lady teller pull a coin from out of the bunch and keep it saying "my dad would want that one". I think it was a walking liberty half. darn darn darn. Isn't there some sort of teller-code of ethics??? (I'm starting another topic.. don't reply here, I'm off topic)

 

I received a $1 peso in change yesterday.

The Mexican coin is bi-metallic, the size of a nickel, in great shape, and dated 2005.

 

Last week a neighbor gave me a 1964 Lincoln penny cut from a plastic proof sheet....some dealer cut up a bunch of loose proof sets into individual pcs....don't know why

 

5 Kennedy halves from a cashier at a 7-11. No silver, but 3 dates I need for my circulation collections. :-D

PS - I spent the other two. Spread the love!

 

That's amazing you got halves for change. Did you spot them in the register and ask for them, or did the cashier just give them to you without any prompting?

I have always argued that convenience stores, gas stations, and similar should switch to dollar coins to minimize the loss during a robery. Most gas station roberies only net a few bucks, but I'm betting that the majority of that is dollar bills. Since they never take the change, switching the dollar bills out for dollar coins would reduce the loss.

 

I found a Bicentennial Half dollar proof a few weeks ago.

 

I was in the Bank yesterday and asked my normal question do you have any Half Dollars?
I spotted some Silver ones at the Drivein window and asked if they were half dollars? She gave them to me 9 Franklins then the drive-in teller came back and said she couldn't give her coins out. I raised a little stink and spoke with the manger, but ended up gaving them back. The teller had to remove them from her tray.

 

That sucks.

 

Normally new state quarters are as scarace as hens teeth, but with the Idaho quarter, it seems that every store in town is handing them out in change. They are sure getting these out into circulation in good form.

 

i wouldn't have given them back!

 

If they were physically in your hand and you had already given them the money, I would have stuck my ground unless there was some compelling reason to give them back (e.g. she saves good finds for you, you have a shot at a date, etc...)

 

Actually, the teller who gave you the coins was very wrong.
She had NO right to touch another teller's drawer (even tho in plain sight).
That is one strict rule, never touch another teller's stuff.
Why? Because if the teller was short, who takes the blame?

Sorry, but 1) she should have put them away;
2) The teller who gave them out was very wrong.

 

I found what I beleive to be 2 1979 proof quarters today in a cirrculated roll. VERY cirrculated in the hair and feathers but the FIELD is really nice.

I had a teller search her pile and remove one a bit ago. I'm still not over it.

Speaking of VERY WRONG, I was in the bank today and 2 things happened in front of me. The vault screen was left open by a teller entering it.. and one teller yelled her password to another. It was "alone" or possibly "aloan" depending on her IQ.

I find my contempt growing.

 

I missed that small detail about it being another teller's coins.

Knowing just how wrong it is to touch another teller's drawer, I probably would have given them back, but also told the teller to not leave things in their drawer that they wanted to keep for themselves as it gives a very bad impression when they refuse to sell them.

 

Now, that I can agree with!

 

I work as a cashier and i've received the following as payment:

1968 Canadian Quarter (50% silver)
1962 Washington Quarter (90% silver) -- I spotted this one right away, I could barely contain my excitement

 

1902 ihc oldest coin i've found in circulation

 

1902 ihc not to bad of condition either

 

Found a 1973 S Washington proof in my change today. It was a bit worn, but I could tell right away from the fields.