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<p>[QUOTE="Paddy54, post: 3072012, member: 19250"]That is awesome!!!</p><p>My dad worked for the Federal Reserve for 47 years.</p><p>The day before the Kennedy half was released to the public he came home with a roll of them.</p><p>In those days the armor cars as they were called delivered bags of mint coins to the Federal Reserve and branch banks , they were rolled at the branch banks to be shipped to the commercial banks.</p><p>I recall several visits to the old Federal Reserve bank in Baltimore.</p><p>The front doors were huge bronze doors you walked in and to the left was a clock around 10 feet off the floor . The clock was a focal point for the gun turret that was right over the clock. With a clear view of the floor below.</p><p>Next there were cages. Tellers were locked in them they had several functions.</p><p>Gold scales,rolling machines.</p><p>Out back was an alley leading up to the loading dock. When a shippment arrived the armoured car/truck would be met by guards with Thomson machine guns.</p><p>The door would be opened and the truck pulled right in and door closed.</p><p>The truck pulled in not backed in as there was a turn table....that turned the truck around to be unloaded. This was done for security so no time was lost turning the truck to back up to the loading dock.</p><p>The bags were placed on heavy dollies.pushed into the cages were mostly women rolled and packed the coinage.</p><p>The vault was down in the basement....and the floor actually lowered to open and close the door. Inside were several rooms that housed bricks of money. Banded together with a steel strap and plywood on the ends. The front end showing the money run of notes.</p><p>As a kid I actually got to sit on a skid of $100,000.00 notes! Who's on a 100 k note? </p><p>And if you had a million dollars could you get 10 of them ? <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Money was also destroyed there.... cut and burned.</p><p>I do remember the nignt dad came home with the newly released Kennedy halfs! I still have 5 .</p><p>He actually had two rolls as he was gifting them to my cousins and other family members....one also was given to Sister Helen my 4th grade teacher.</p><p>I have no paper work...to prove anything...but a memory of a 10 year old collector with a bright new half dollar. The night before the banks around Baltimore had them!</p><p>Sorry for hijacking the thread , just a flash back to 54 years ago.... A very cool piece of numismatic history![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Paddy54, post: 3072012, member: 19250"]That is awesome!!! My dad worked for the Federal Reserve for 47 years. The day before the Kennedy half was released to the public he came home with a roll of them. In those days the armor cars as they were called delivered bags of mint coins to the Federal Reserve and branch banks , they were rolled at the branch banks to be shipped to the commercial banks. I recall several visits to the old Federal Reserve bank in Baltimore. The front doors were huge bronze doors you walked in and to the left was a clock around 10 feet off the floor . The clock was a focal point for the gun turret that was right over the clock. With a clear view of the floor below. Next there were cages. Tellers were locked in them they had several functions. Gold scales,rolling machines. Out back was an alley leading up to the loading dock. When a shippment arrived the armoured car/truck would be met by guards with Thomson machine guns. The door would be opened and the truck pulled right in and door closed. The truck pulled in not backed in as there was a turn table....that turned the truck around to be unloaded. This was done for security so no time was lost turning the truck to back up to the loading dock. The bags were placed on heavy dollies.pushed into the cages were mostly women rolled and packed the coinage. The vault was down in the basement....and the floor actually lowered to open and close the door. Inside were several rooms that housed bricks of money. Banded together with a steel strap and plywood on the ends. The front end showing the money run of notes. As a kid I actually got to sit on a skid of $100,000.00 notes! Who's on a 100 k note? And if you had a million dollars could you get 10 of them ? :) Money was also destroyed there.... cut and burned. I do remember the nignt dad came home with the newly released Kennedy halfs! I still have 5 . He actually had two rolls as he was gifting them to my cousins and other family members....one also was given to Sister Helen my 4th grade teacher. I have no paper work...to prove anything...but a memory of a 10 year old collector with a bright new half dollar. The night before the banks around Baltimore had them! Sorry for hijacking the thread , just a flash back to 54 years ago.... A very cool piece of numismatic history![/QUOTE]
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