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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Christobal, post: 2625001, member: 74392&quot;]It&#039;s mostly luck.&nbsp; There is some strategy that can help, picking out of the way older banks, etc, but where the rare coins are is pretty much random. </p><p><br /></p><p>I found my 50-D in a small town branch office of my bank.&nbsp; The teller was very surprised that I wanted to buy a box of nickels.&nbsp; The box had been sitting around in the bank&#039;s main vault for around 3 years.&nbsp; I could tell that by the fact that the newest almost AU nickels in the box were 3 years old.&nbsp; Also, it was a Brinks box, which my bank rarely uses (they mostly get Loomis or String &amp; Son boxes).</p><p><br /></p><p>Anyway... I never did make another significant find from that branch.&nbsp; But I have gotten a few very nice buffalo nickels from my main branch and they order fresh boxes every week.&nbsp; &lt;shrugs&gt;[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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