I have been puting together modern coin sets from rolls recently and went to start on dollar sets. I turned in a bunch of sorted rolls I had gone through and asked for a roll of dollars back in change. The teller went to all 8 other tellers, the vault and checked with the bank manager. When I left, I had EVERY SINGLE dollar coin in the entire bank. All 21 of them. 1 SBA and 20 sacq's. That was it! No wonder they can't get the public to use the coins, there aren't any!
I had better luck at The post office vending machine. It gives them out as change. Stick in a twenty, buy something cheap and get dollar coins that way. I will eventually use those stamps up, I guess.
My bank has bags and rolls of S.B.A.s and Sacqs... They just don't have any Ikes or better... I go to U.S. Bank and there are about 4 different branches within driving distance of my house and my office everytime I go in one, I ask if they have any Silver Dollars, they always go in the back and get S.B.A.s and Sacqs... Then, I have to politly tell them those are not "Silver Dollars"... If you ask for Ikes or Eisenhower's they don't know who or what that even is.... Sad... I'm sure some baking people know alot about coinage and money, but you'd think that Banks would have some kinda training on US coins... At least come up with a Glossey laminated Type chart for each Teller/Cubicle that shows each US coin... Row 1 Cents/Pennies Row 2 Nickels Row 3 Dimes Row 4 Quarters Row 5 Half Dollars Row 6 Dollars etc.. etc... If I was good with PhotoChop, I'd Make my own... Is there something already made like that??? If so, I'd like to ahve one or two...
The only problem if bank tellers become too knowledgeable about money is that they will become more likely to cherrypick items themselves, hurting the chances that collectors will find coins at the bank. If they can't differentiate a silver dollar, then they could potentially have a Morgan or Peace dollar and not know it!
I know what you mean Shortgapbob. My small town bank had an elderly teller that just so happened to collect coins. Let me tell you, nothing got by her!! I had better luck at the local drug store which seems to be a haven for finding Ikes.
I always ask if they have any "large dollars". Even the ones barely out of their teens know the difference between "large" and "small" dollar coins.
