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<p>[QUOTE="A.J., post: 1470412, member: 35316"]I try to go to banks in different sized cities and small towns as often as possible, but I really haven't seen any difference.</p><p><br /></p><p>I had the same theory as you. I thought that in small towns you'd probably see more old coins. But this isn't the case in my experience. It's about the same everywhere. It may even be a little better in bigger cities, since there is more turnover in the change. Small towns might have a few old folks with a interesting coins turning in CWRs, but these are few and far between, and it seems more likely that the bank is going to get the same sorts of rolls as a bigger city might get (since they're probably coming from a regional distributor), and due to the infrequent need at the smaller bank, they just sit on the coins they have.</p><p><br /></p><p>I'm not sure if there is a rhyme or reason to it. I've gotten a box of CWRs which was a total skunk from the same bank where I got a Brink box with four buffalos, and this was not in a small town. On the other hand, earlier this year I stopped in a small town and got an entire box of 2012s. It's hit or miss.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="A.J., post: 1470412, member: 35316"]I try to go to banks in different sized cities and small towns as often as possible, but I really haven't seen any difference. I had the same theory as you. I thought that in small towns you'd probably see more old coins. But this isn't the case in my experience. It's about the same everywhere. It may even be a little better in bigger cities, since there is more turnover in the change. Small towns might have a few old folks with a interesting coins turning in CWRs, but these are few and far between, and it seems more likely that the bank is going to get the same sorts of rolls as a bigger city might get (since they're probably coming from a regional distributor), and due to the infrequent need at the smaller bank, they just sit on the coins they have. I'm not sure if there is a rhyme or reason to it. I've gotten a box of CWRs which was a total skunk from the same bank where I got a Brink box with four buffalos, and this was not in a small town. On the other hand, earlier this year I stopped in a small town and got an entire box of 2012s. It's hit or miss.[/QUOTE]
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