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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;tommyc03, post: 2375289, member: 17665&quot;]Just like most stores keep only a limited inventory, so must banks. Plus the costs to banks for transportation of bulk change has risen dramatically. The tellers really cannot be blamed, as Chris says, they are only following orders from above. Half dollars serve no useful purpose in commerce. They are only made for collectors and always have been as the vending industries simply refused, through their lobbyists, to change their machines to accept these coins. At the end of the day, a teller must count and re-count until every last cent is accounted for. I, for one, would not want that job for any money. And customer service has become a relic of the past. I cannot remember the last time I ran into a &quot;Full Service&quot; gas station that pumped gas, checked oil, air pressure or washed the windshield.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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