Taking your coins to the bank -- what's your story?
Dec 31, 2010, 5:53 pm
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Taking your coins to the bank -- what's your story?
Initially I was nervous taking my coins to the bank. I've never taken more than $2k at a time, and I have been using several banks to make my deposits.
Tellers inevitably ask, "where did you get all of these?" Feeling the need to come up with an explanation, I typically say, "I have a client who pays for his account with these. Must be a coin collector or something..."
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"Oh Yeah? What do you do?"
"I'm in sales."
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But lately I've been just saying I'm a pirate
What about the rest of you: What is the largest amount of coins you'll deposit in a bank on a regular basis, and what is your story/explanation to the curious/nosy tellers?
Happy New Year!
Tellers inevitably ask, "where did you get all of these?" Feeling the need to come up with an explanation, I typically say, "I have a client who pays for his account with these. Must be a coin collector or something..."
...
"Oh Yeah? What do you do?"
"I'm in sales."
...
But lately I've been just saying I'm a pirate
What about the rest of you: What is the largest amount of coins you'll deposit in a bank on a regular basis, and what is your story/explanation to the curious/nosy tellers?
Happy New Year!
Dec 31, 2010, 6:35 pm
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I think you will find a majority if not all members on this board distribute every last coin! The only time I take mine to the bank is when I need to go out of town and can't distribute them all. For security! Then when I come back I pick them back up... that is.. if people that go to my bank don't snatch them all up! ^
Dec 31, 2010, 6:56 pm
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I think you will find a majority if not all members on this board distribute every last coin! The only time I take mine to the bank is when I need to go out of town and can't distribute them all. For security! Then when I come back I pick them back up... that is.. if people that go to my bank don't snatch them all up! ^
Dec 31, 2010, 7:02 pm
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Dec 31, 2010, 7:04 pm
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Dec 31, 2010, 7:43 pm
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Hopefully a moderator will be along to merge this with existing megathread if it's not about getting miles when you take your coins to the bank.
Dec 31, 2010, 8:19 pm
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We all use them in place of bills for change in our businesses. Also I use tons of them for tolls and Taco Bell.
If I could only buy $2 bills I would use them for change in our store too.
JudyJFLA
If I could only buy $2 bills I would use them for change in our store too.
JudyJFLA
Dec 31, 2010, 10:57 pm
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