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Copper Catcher
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USA
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 Posted - 05/29/2009 : 19:34:02
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While I know some of you will think I am crazy I am as honest as the day is long so this overage will be heading back to the bank when I pick up my next order!
With that said, I picked up my order of loose pennies and after cutting open and dumping one canvas bag into the bucket I saw a few dimes.
Now getting a dime or two in a bag of pennies is no biggie. But in this case with every scoop it looked more silver in color that copper!
In total in a $50 bag of pennies there was $23.65! Yep, there was a quarter in the bag too. Also, a silver dime! I'm keeping the silver dime. :-) Amazing!!!
So far this is the biggest bonus I've ever found in a $50 bag on pennies.
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buyingsilvers
Penny Collector Member
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Posted - 05/29/2009 : 19:38:06
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lol... get more bags. Maybe the sorting machine is on the fritz. I'm surprised the bank personnel didn't catch it and refuse to sell it to you.
Edit: Nevermind, it was a canvas bag. |
Edited by - buyingsilvers on 05/29/2009 19:38:30 |
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Tourney64
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
1035 Posts |
Posted - 05/29/2009 : 20:17:41
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| I think I know where the bag comes from. My credit union coin counting machine in Indy. Always shorts, but is still a little better than Coinstar. $250 in dimes was 99 cents short last time. $500 in halves was $3.50 short. I'll PM you with my address so you can at least give me half of your good fortune, since it was mine to begin with. |
Edited by - Tourney64 on 05/29/2009 20:19:25 |
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c140cessna
Penny Collector Member
USA
419 Posts |
Posted - 05/29/2009 : 21:06:07
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Just keep them....the bank does not even care.....this is just noise in their process.
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NotABigDeal
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
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Posted - 05/29/2009 : 21:26:22
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Originally posted by c140cessna
Just keep them....the bank does not even care.....this is just noise in their process.
Correct sir. The bank isn't short, the poor sap returning his coins there is. No way to find out who's it is.
Deal |
Live free or die.
Plain and simple.
"If you love wealth more than liberty, the tranquility of servitude better than the animating contest of freedom, depart from us in peace. We ask not your council or your arms. Crouch down and lick the hand that feeds you. May your chains rest lightly upon you and may posterity forget that you were our countrymen."
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G Powerbuck
Penny Collector Member
USA
256 Posts |
Posted - 05/29/2009 : 21:31:08
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A lot of people don't seem to care or notice. I always find dimes in customer wrapped rolls. Today I found 23 dimes in 3 rolls, that all looked to be from the same person. My mom said that she used to just add a dime to penny rolls if she was short, so that she could turn in the roll at the bank . |
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buyingsilvers
Penny Collector Member
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Posted - 05/29/2009 : 21:45:53
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Yeah, customers tend to be like that. I've found susan b anthonies in CWR half rolls to make up for 2 short halves.
CWRs can have the most interesting finds, but aren't as consistent as machine wrapped coin. |
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slickeast
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
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Posted - 05/29/2009 : 22:31:45
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the bank was not shorted. the person or persons dumping got shorted. I ran 2 bags through the coin counter and was 6 cent short, but the 1 dime made me plus 4 cent.
yeah I would keep em. |
You don't have to be the BEST you just have to be.......SLICK
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highroller4321
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
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coinwolf
Penny Collector Member
USA
277 Posts |
Posted - 05/30/2009 : 06:09:12
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CC keep them and PM me the name of the bank so I can go raid your pick up bank and get in on your luck |
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dp2007
Penny Pincher Member
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Posted - 05/30/2009 : 07:25:41
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| This is not about honesty. As everyone else says the bank is not out a dime-- so to speak. Look at it as the same as finding a ten spot on the ground with no one else around. As much as you might want to find the previous owner there is no way to do so. The ten spot is now yours. Same with the extra in the bag. If you feel bad about having the extra $$ think about giving it to charity (a dog shelter maybe) rather than giving it to a greedy corporation. |
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NDFARMER
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
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Posted - 05/30/2009 : 10:14:07
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| I would agree the bank isn't out anything the person that ran the coins through the banks counter is out 9 cents on every dime. The bank should not profit from having a counter that does not work. Now if you opened up the bag and the whole bag was dimes, meaning someone mislabeled it when they took it off the counting machine, then that would be a different story. I like the idea of donating it, maybe put an extra $20.00 in the plate at church tomorrow. |
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Market Harmony
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
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Posted - 05/30/2009 : 10:56:28
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return the karma... whether it is to the bank, charity, church, stranger, whatever. What goes around, comes around, and I'm glad to hear that it came around for you.
Have you ever seen the movie, "Pay It Forward"... maybe you can start something huge with your good nature |
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Copper Catcher
Administrator
USA
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Posted - 06/01/2009 : 10:50:30
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I called the bank and the girl I deal with said: I don't want it! She when on to say she would be happy to roll them for me and exchange it for the cash, and that the armored company they buy their coins from would not know how to credit it either. It would create problems trying to send it back to them so keep it.
I order a little more coin than usual for his week :-)
This weekend I also granted more wishes on: You must be logged in to see this link. so the extra change didn't go to waste! Ahhhhh, I know there are several country music song in this story somewhere... |
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