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Dan52
Penny Collector Member
USA
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 Posted - 03/18/2009 : 16:32:47
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Yesterday I went to the bank I always go to on tuesday and bought 2 boxes of dimes. I always look at the number on the bottom of the box. Its just a habit. Anyways, the number on these boxes were different from what I have been getting. They were numbered 4145. In each box, there were 2 Mercury dimes. Not a tremendous score but I really dig Mercs. Anyways, I went out today to pick up my halves and dimes and I got the idea of trading the boxes of dimes I had with the bank that gave me the boxes dated 4145 which had the Mercs. So I went there and talked as nicely as possible to the teller and she let me swap out 4 boxes. Is this something you would do?
PS: Once I sort the 4 boxes, I will post the results here.
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oober
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
1304 Posts |
Posted - 03/18/2009 : 17:10:34
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| I wouldnt do that, but to each his own.... |
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Dan52
Penny Collector Member
USA
422 Posts |
Posted - 03/18/2009 : 18:53:21
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| In the past I have done something similar. When I got that 32 dime box, I made note of the number of the box and went back and requested all the boxes with that number. The 2 boxes I got had 8 and 9 dimes respectively. |
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highroller4321
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
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Posted - 03/18/2009 : 19:51:24
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| Dan are you trading the dime boxes to the same bank or are you trading dimes from bank X to bank Z? |
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oober
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
1304 Posts |
Posted - 03/18/2009 : 20:08:39
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I would have no problem requesting boxes from the same "lot", just saying is I had boxes from lot A and lot B, lot A was very good, take lot B boxes back to ask for lot A....
Thats just me, I would feel very awkward asking...
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NotABigDeal
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
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Posted - 03/18/2009 : 20:22:47
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Take them all. Dump them somewhere else. "Trading" boxes might arise some suspicion.
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Dan52
Penny Collector Member
USA
422 Posts |
Posted - 03/18/2009 : 21:24:13
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Today and yesterday, I bought dimes from 4 branches of the same bank. The two boxes I bought yesterday, had different numbers than the other boxes of dimes I have bought today and last week. The two different numbered boxes (4145) had a total of 4 Mercs, 2 in each box. Today, I traded 4 boxes of dimes I bought today that had numbers that have been prevalent for the past week or two, for 4 boxes with the new numbers (4145). I have just found another merc in the first of the four boxes(4145) I got today. It was in roll 29. Its a 1940. So counting the two boxes I bought yesterday, today's box makes the 3rd box in a row that I have found mercs.
Highroller: I am trading boxes from bank x to bank z
oober: I do feel awkward, but I like getting what I want.
Notabigdeal: I can't take them all. The banks have to keep some for their other customers. I don't have to worry about suspicion since they know what I do. They are ok with it.
Things run in trends. If I had found two roos in box 1 and then 2 more roos in box 2, that wouldn't be a trend or a big deal because roos are plentiful. The ratio of roos to mercs is running about 13 to 1 for me. So finding 2 mercs in box 1 and another 2 mercs in box 2 does constitute a trend or an unusual find. With trends, you are either at the beginning, somewhere close to the middle, or at the end. The odds are 2 out of 3 that you are not at the end. I'll take those odds. Gotta go. Looking for that 6th merc in the remains of box 3.
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Copper Catcher
Administrator
USA
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Posted - 03/18/2009 : 21:41:34
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It sounds like the game show... I'm sure some of us will remember!
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kieblera5
Penny Hoarding Member
USA
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Posted - 03/19/2009 : 06:50:29
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Originally posted by Copper Catcher
It sounds like the game show... I'm sure some of us will remember!
Let's Make A Deal! What is behind door number 1?
HA That reminds me... Since you've obviously seen the show, do you recall an episode where a guy won 1000 silver dollars and then traded them? Sad, sad, sad... |
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Dan52
Penny Collector Member
USA
422 Posts |
Posted - 03/19/2009 : 17:06:06
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Ok, here's the results of the 4 boxes numbered 4145....
Box 1 - 1 Merc
Box 2 - Skunk
Box 3 - 2 Mercs
Box 4 - Skunk.
The point I want to make is that if you come across a box or two that are winners, it can pay to find the rest of the boxes in that shipment. |
Edited by - Dan52 on 03/19/2009 17:07:33 |
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4145...Would you do this?
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