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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Electron John, post: 2625653, member: 84417&quot;]When I was about 10 I remember going to the bank with a $5 bill and asking for 5 dollars in pennies with the idea of hunting through them for good one then returning the rest later.&nbsp; I had never heard of anyone doing that before but I was sure it was somehow breaking the law so I was a bit nervous when I asked the teller for the pennies.&nbsp; She look at me expressionlessly and asked if I was looking for old pennies.&nbsp; I froze up, terrified that she had seen through my brilliant scheme and I had been caught.&nbsp; I thought about running but she already had my $5 and there was the problem of the camera which had certainly captured my picture.&nbsp; So after a long pause I gambled and told her the truth.&nbsp; Weakly I said &quot;yes&quot; hoping I would get off with just a warning.</p><p>She reached into her register and started pulling out rolls that were labeled 1920&#039;s, 1930&#039;s and 1940&#039;s and handed me $4 in old wheat backs plus a dollar in normal change.&nbsp; I thought I had hit the jackpot!&nbsp; Apparently someone had sorted all those Lincoln cents by year and then just cashed them in at face value.&nbsp; Even though that was back around 1976 that was still a huge find for me and a big boost to my Lincoln cent collection.</p><p>Despite that initial success I never tried that again at any bank.&nbsp; I figured out it was legal but I guess I thought I would never get that lucky again.</p><p>But I do check my change and I found a 1918 Lincoln a few months ago.&nbsp; Maybe a sign that I should start up again, especially since I have kids now that I can made to the work for me.&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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