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<p>[QUOTE="Barfly, post: 1830926, member: 57721"]Hey there, Bryan. Welcome. </p><p><br /></p><p>I've been doing this for about a year or so. I actually have a half dozen or so bank accounts. These are usually savings accounts that are over the minimum balance to avoid fees. This can be, depending on your resources, a substantial amount of money. Some banks are for ordering boxes, some banks have coin machines for dropping off. I rotate through them so that no one bank sees me too often. That also gives me access to a number of different commercial vaults. I do pay for boxes at one bank that has a free machine for customers because I want them to feel I'm a paying customer. I use that machine as a primary drop off point and feel that buying a couple of boxes every other week or so is a reasonable cost of doing business. I do about 2K per week, which is a comfortable amount given my schedule. </p><p><br /></p><p>I tell every bank right up front that I am a coin collector and why I am interested in opening an account with them. If they can't help you, they'll let you know right then. Banks that are close to cash business, like fast food, are usually ones that deal with lots of coin and are more likely to say OK. Even if they say OK, it doesn't mean that someone higher up isn't going to step in and start trying to change the terms for buying boxes or using coin machines later on down the road. Be prepared to walk away from the relationship if it goes bad or they will fee you right out of all your cash. </p><p><br /></p><p>This is not without it's expenses. It isn't "free silver," it's just lower cost silver. It will cost you time and gas and some cash. It's about averages and patience and persistence and slow accumulation. Good luck with it and let us know your results in the results thread.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Barfly, post: 1830926, member: 57721"]Hey there, Bryan. Welcome. I've been doing this for about a year or so. I actually have a half dozen or so bank accounts. These are usually savings accounts that are over the minimum balance to avoid fees. This can be, depending on your resources, a substantial amount of money. Some banks are for ordering boxes, some banks have coin machines for dropping off. I rotate through them so that no one bank sees me too often. That also gives me access to a number of different commercial vaults. I do pay for boxes at one bank that has a free machine for customers because I want them to feel I'm a paying customer. I use that machine as a primary drop off point and feel that buying a couple of boxes every other week or so is a reasonable cost of doing business. I do about 2K per week, which is a comfortable amount given my schedule. I tell every bank right up front that I am a coin collector and why I am interested in opening an account with them. If they can't help you, they'll let you know right then. Banks that are close to cash business, like fast food, are usually ones that deal with lots of coin and are more likely to say OK. Even if they say OK, it doesn't mean that someone higher up isn't going to step in and start trying to change the terms for buying boxes or using coin machines later on down the road. Be prepared to walk away from the relationship if it goes bad or they will fee you right out of all your cash. This is not without it's expenses. It isn't "free silver," it's just lower cost silver. It will cost you time and gas and some cash. It's about averages and patience and persistence and slow accumulation. Good luck with it and let us know your results in the results thread.[/QUOTE]
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