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Message:: [QUOTE="Just Carl, post: 118571, member: 4552"]Some of the things I've done to acquire coins is to just go to a bank and buy a large quantity such as a bag of pennies. They have $50 bags at most banks. What I do is look for an older looking bank where they may have bags put in a corner of the vault somewhere and I sometimes get lucky with that. Then for a return i take to a bank where I have an account and put them into my account so there is no charge for counting them. Many banks now charge for counting or accepting coins unless you have an account. My favorite method though is to just go to garage/yard sales or estate sales, not estate actions. However, you have to ask if they have any old coins, jars, boxes or cans of coins they want  to get rid of. Most people will not put them out due to the chance for theft. You have to ask. Recently, last Friday, I did just that and a lady went into the house and came out with a blue Whitman folder with over 30 Mercury dimes in excellant condition. I offered $10 and she grabbed it so fast I thought I should have offered much less. Like I said though you have to ASK.[/QUOTE]