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<p>[QUOTE="mkoenig, post: 1128052, member: 28164"]<b>Nothing but bad news here</b></p><p><br /></p><p>Nothing but bad news here.</p><p><br /></p><p>1st) When i go to pick up the 10 boxes of halves i ordered from my bank (i have a business account there) the vault manager said that "the mint" (im pretty sure she said the mint) was inquiring about the volume increase in coins ordered. This is a fairly small bank (just 2 branches). I told her we were searching and putting together a coin collection with our kids. She then asked me what I did with the rest of the coins as we've ordered 30+ boxes in the last 4-6 months. I told her I was dumping them off at another bank. I think they thought we were laundering money? I've read about this online.</p><p><br /></p><p>She then tells me that I'll have to start paying about $5 a box to order them as that's what they pay because of "gas".</p><p><br /></p><p>2.) I get the boxes home and I've opened 6 boxes and only found 1 1965 and one 1968 Half. That' means for every 3,000 coins i search i get just one $5 coin. Man, what a bummer. 4 boxes left to go, but this has been a bad week. I'd be better off buying them at a coin shop.</p><p><br /></p><p>Im going to change banks and tell them upfront what Im doing, If i keep my business account at a bank they should order me coins for free i what i think.</p><p><br /></p><p>Anyone have something similar to #1 happen to them?</p><p><br /></p><p>Any suggestions?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="mkoenig, post: 1128052, member: 28164"][b]Nothing but bad news here[/b] Nothing but bad news here. 1st) When i go to pick up the 10 boxes of halves i ordered from my bank (i have a business account there) the vault manager said that "the mint" (im pretty sure she said the mint) was inquiring about the volume increase in coins ordered. This is a fairly small bank (just 2 branches). I told her we were searching and putting together a coin collection with our kids. She then asked me what I did with the rest of the coins as we've ordered 30+ boxes in the last 4-6 months. I told her I was dumping them off at another bank. I think they thought we were laundering money? I've read about this online. She then tells me that I'll have to start paying about $5 a box to order them as that's what they pay because of "gas". 2.) I get the boxes home and I've opened 6 boxes and only found 1 1965 and one 1968 Half. That' means for every 3,000 coins i search i get just one $5 coin. Man, what a bummer. 4 boxes left to go, but this has been a bad week. I'd be better off buying them at a coin shop. Im going to change banks and tell them upfront what Im doing, If i keep my business account at a bank they should order me coins for free i what i think. Anyone have something similar to #1 happen to them? Any suggestions?[/QUOTE]
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