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<p>[QUOTE="-jeffB, post: 2457054, member: 27832"]What do you do when you receive silver in your change, or from a bank teller?</p><p><br /></p><p>When I was in a similar situation to the poster, I ended up buying the guy $200 in grocery gift cards for around $25 FV of silver. It was still well under melt, but more than he expected. As a result, he insisted I take a few other coins that he <i>wasn't</i> trying to dump in the CoinStar. One turned out (when I examined them later) to be a 1928-P Peace dollar.</p><p><br /></p><p>I wasn't in a position of power or presumed authority. I wasn't telling the guy "this stuff really isn't worth very much", trying to buy from him under false pretenses. I <i>do</i> have a <i>big</i> problem with that behavior, famously exhibited by many "cash for gold" places (and, sadly, more than a few coin dealers).</p><p><br /></p><p>I've spoken to many bank tellers who told customers they could do better at a coin store, only to have the customer reply that "they don't want to bother". When someone is determined to dump coins at face value, it's good to counsel them that they could do better, but I think there's a limit to how hard you're obligated to fight them.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="-jeffB, post: 2457054, member: 27832"]What do you do when you receive silver in your change, or from a bank teller? When I was in a similar situation to the poster, I ended up buying the guy $200 in grocery gift cards for around $25 FV of silver. It was still well under melt, but more than he expected. As a result, he insisted I take a few other coins that he [I]wasn't[/I] trying to dump in the CoinStar. One turned out (when I examined them later) to be a 1928-P Peace dollar. I wasn't in a position of power or presumed authority. I wasn't telling the guy "this stuff really isn't worth very much", trying to buy from him under false pretenses. I [I]do[/I] have a [I]big[/I] problem with that behavior, famously exhibited by many "cash for gold" places (and, sadly, more than a few coin dealers). I've spoken to many bank tellers who told customers they could do better at a coin store, only to have the customer reply that "they don't want to bother". When someone is determined to dump coins at face value, it's good to counsel them that they could do better, but I think there's a limit to how hard you're obligated to fight them.[/QUOTE]
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