I swear that I have the best job a coin collector ever could, being a bank teller. I work with money all day long. So, needless to say I find some pretty cool stuff every once and a while. Today, a local business brought in their deposit, and it included an evelope of change. It was sealed shut and had the amount, $35, written on the outside. As they come in everyday, I didn't even bother to open the envelope while doing the deposit. After they left, I opened it with the intention of running it through the coin counter. When I opened that envelope I almost lost it! It had Mercury dimes and Mercury dimes only in it. I'm still going through them, but have yet to find one newer than 1929! They're all circulated but I'm still having a blast. Who knows, maybe a 1916-D will turn up???? But the best part is that I was able to get 7 rolls of Mercuries for $35.
i need to be THAT guy. I have seen others go to the bank and pick up rolls of change for buisiness use and get all mercury's in rolls. Why cant i be him =P
I'm sure going to say thanks. This isn't the first time that he has deposited old silver coins. Its not at all unusual for him to have an old silver half or two in his deposit. In the past I explained to him that he was depositing silver. After that, the amount of old silver in his deposits actually increased. He knows that I'm a collector so I think that he actually looks out for silver and purposely brings it in for me. Whatever his motives, he's a super nice guy and I like to do his deposits. This is by far the best stuff that he's ever brought me. Usually it's a worn Franklin or Walker, but I'll take anything that I can get.
Finished going through them. Unfortunately no 1916-D, or any of the other key or semi-kiey dates. But what the heck, I still got a couple hundred pre 1930 Mercs.
The best job a collector could have is working for a Coin Dealer...I would love to have that job but don't know if it would work out...A bank wouldn't be bad...I know alot of the bankers around here so that might help...but a police-man for the Fish and Wildlife is more in my way!...sorry...I got off topic! Sounds like you got a great find!!!...and a great friend! Speedy
nice story I enjoyed hearing about your Merc rolls. It was a good story. I used to work at Ace Hardware, and each night I get to walk down the block and go through all their change for the day. I found 2-72 Ike's a couple months ago. I always find 1-2 pieces of silver every week or so. The coins are never in very good shape, but it is still fun. Let me tell you I do find some nice silver halves at the VA Hospital Cafeteria. I guess our old soldiers have held on to their coins long enough. The cashiers all know me, and let me go through the cash drawers every afternoon. I found a 58-P Franklin and a 65 Kennedy this week. Again the coins are not in good shape, but what the heck. For a dollar it was worth it me. Jim
I did just that this summer - helped out working in a coin dealer's shop in Arizona.... it was TONS of fun, and I learned a heck of a lot about how to spot cleaned coins, grade coins, and price them fairly. ~AJ
Unfortunately, to any serious collector, and also to most beginning and amateur collectors, there is no real way to do so.
how do you go about working for a dealer? That would be heaven!! I have asked a few times but got no offers. I even interviewed with a guy, to come to his house to photograph and set up ebay auctions. Everything went well, he said we could work together then everytime we were supposed to get together he had something come up. Finally I stoped calling him. any suggestions?
The guy I worked with was a friend of mine from me going into his shop for a while.... eventually he started letting me help him out in the shop.
The dealer I know works with coins as a living and so I might not have too good of a chance getting a job there...I've heard him turn down a few guys... But that doesn't mean that is the ONLY place you can get a job to work with coins...I see ads in CW and other Coin papers that have jobs offers... Speedy
When I was a mid-teen many years ago, I got a job at a coin shop and worked there for 6 years before entering my chosen profession. The owner approached me, saying since I was there all of the time anyway (spending paper route money), I may as well get paid for it. At least in my case, spending a lot of time at the coin shop must have been like a long, long interview, without my even realizing it.
