Question:
As stated in an earlier post, bank tellers really do have a tough job. The low
pay, rude, demanding people etc..
One thing a coin/ currency collector can do is be xtra nice to these tellers,
for the access they have to coins and notes. Example, try to find one who can
relate somewhat to the hobby and have them lookout for you . Find out when they
get the shipment of money from the fed, especially good for note collectors.
Many times my friend will say they just got in 10 straps of consecutive $100
bills(wish I could afford to buy them) or the time they had a strap of
consecutive star note $50 bills($2000).
On the coin side the lead teller can order rolls of .50 cent pieces for you or
put away the rolls of new state quarters thst just came in. My friend also told
me the just sent back to the fed a bag of silver dollars $500 worth. When I
questioned her if they were real silver(shutter) or just SBA, she said few were
golden most were SBA with a bunch of large silver (Ikes) mixed in. Not
earthshattering, but if that's your thing that could be worth it. They can also
let you know when the little old lady strolls in with coins that have been in
jugs for decades and she decided to roll them and bring them in.
I tell them, put anything aside that looks unusual, and I will buy them. If
they are worn out wheats or older Jeffs I'll spend in hopes of getting someone
else collecting.
Answer:
-I think you really have to know someone to really get an "in". Out of the
types of people I know.......... Police officers, translators, loan
officers, lawyers, engineers, doctors, musicians, etc ........ I don't know
anyone, who even knows anyone, who is a bank teller.
However, I am only 4 degrees of seperation from Kevin Bacon. And only 2
degrees of seperation from Shaq.
-My sister is a bank teller and she gets all the old and rarer notes and
gives them to me. I also know another teller at another bank that will
order and get ANY note that I ask for. Pretty nice to know the tellers at
local banks. Last year I got 10 old notes for face value. None of them
were in UNC condition, but still nice to be able to find that stuff still in
circulation.
