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<p>[QUOTE="berto, post: 3194547, member: 68428"][USER=89411]@tmeyer[/USER], you are correct. In your scenario, I think I would have taken the risk of physically removing her from the coinstar before she poured in the coins!</p><p><br /></p><p>Last year, I was in line at a bank so I could buy whatever loose halves and large dollar coins they may have on-hand. An older lady was standing nearby at a teller station and I overheard their conversation. The older lady wanted to get currency for one American Silver Eagle and a handful of silver halves. The teller was kind and explained to her the coins had value above face value. The teller encouraged the lady to take her coins to a coin shop. The lady was flustered and frustrated, but she left the teller station and began to walk toward the bank exit. I approached her on her way out the door and offered to buy her coins. As a result of my approaching her, she and I stood by the bank coffee maker for a few minutes and struck a deal that was good for both of us, which was melt value at the time...Win-win.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="berto, post: 3194547, member: 68428"][USER=89411]@tmeyer[/USER], you are correct. In your scenario, I think I would have taken the risk of physically removing her from the coinstar before she poured in the coins! Last year, I was in line at a bank so I could buy whatever loose halves and large dollar coins they may have on-hand. An older lady was standing nearby at a teller station and I overheard their conversation. The older lady wanted to get currency for one American Silver Eagle and a handful of silver halves. The teller was kind and explained to her the coins had value above face value. The teller encouraged the lady to take her coins to a coin shop. The lady was flustered and frustrated, but she left the teller station and began to walk toward the bank exit. I approached her on her way out the door and offered to buy her coins. As a result of my approaching her, she and I stood by the bank coffee maker for a few minutes and struck a deal that was good for both of us, which was melt value at the time...Win-win.[/QUOTE]
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