Alright, been 11 years since I last discussed this, but let's see if we can get this jump started again. Original conversation is found on page 974 on the roll-searchers thread if anyone wants to look back. But I'll copy/paste my little research. Let's try to order some large dollars! ___________________________________ Dollars should come in boxes of $1000. Small dollars are 40 rolls of $25, and large dollars are 50 rolls of $20. And I'm pretty sure I've seen a Fed order form where banks can order large dollars, I think most just assume they can't. Let me see if I can find it somewhere. EDIT: This is from frbservices.org: Q: How can I obtain an Eisenhower dollar?A: Most Eisenhower dollars are in circulation. The U.S. Mint discontinued minting Eisenhower dollars in December 1978, and the last of the Eisenhower dollars were distributed to the Federal Reserve Banks in April 1979. Because the Eisenhower dollars are no longer minted, the Reserve Banks cannot order them from the U.S. Mint and supply them to banks. Coin dealers listed in the telephone yellow pages usually have a supply of Eisenhower dollars. ____________________________ I'm not sure if I buy it. I mean, banks can order small dollars, and there's a big chance that there will be SBA dollars in there. And those are no longer minted. If the Fed has them in supply, I still think banks should be able to order Ikes from them. Might be worth a phone call to the Fed, I don't know. You can order them, if they are available. From http://www.frbservices.org/files/regulations/pdf/operating_circular_2_csmop_040111.pdf : Section 5.5 (Page 14 and 15) NOTE: The copy/paste screwed up the formatting, so check the pdf if you want. See bold type: 5.5 Submitting Coin Orders All Coin orders must: Be verified according to the denomination breakdown and accuracy of the amounts before placing the order; 1 The FRB recommends that initial opening and verification of the Cash shipment be performed under camera surveillance coverage. 2 Dual Control means that two employees maintain custody of a Currency and/or Coin shipment and both verify it to the appropriate records. Federal Reserve Banks Cash Services Manual of Procedures Effective April 1, 2011 15 Be submitted within the ordering schedule set by Your servicing FRB; and Be received before the FRB’s scheduled cut-off time. Orders received after the cut-off time will be assigned the next available ship date. Notify Your servicing FRB immediately if You discover an error on the order You submitted. If You miss the scheduled cut-off time for orders but have an urgent need for a Coin order, You may call Your servicing FRB to discuss available options. Standard units for ordering Coin are as follows: Coin Orders Denomination Standard Unit Dollar Amount Standard ABA Color Code Pennies $50 Red Nickels $200 Blue Dimes $1,000 Green Quarters $1,000 Orange Halves $1,000 Buff Dollars: Presidential Dollars $1,000 Gray Native American/Susan B. Anthony Dollars $2,000 Gray Please call Us before ordering Eisenhower dollars because they are subject to availability. Except as provided in Section 5.6, all Coin orders are first filled with Current Coin, as inventory levels dictate. Late or same day Coin order requests must be from an officer listed on Your Official Authorization List (OAL). Your servicing FRB may, at its discretion, reduce Cash orders to maintain Currency and Coin inventories.
I'll eat my hat if you can still order Ike dollars from your bank. They're almost antiques at this point. Full disclosure: I've already eaten my hat once today.
Maybe they can. Why on earth would they agree to do it? The request has almost nothing to do with banking services.
Wouldn't want to strain my 'ol back with a 'case of Ikes', would definitely bring a cart to tote them home.
None of the boxes of coin we order has anything to do with banking services. But we're customers and the teller are helpful.
If you start on page 974 and read further, someone was able to get a $500 bag of Ikes. And it seems like Loomis can deliver them, as opposed to Guarda and Brinks.
