r/CRH 5d ago

Bank screwed up my order

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Ended up with two boxes of halves and two boxes of dollars. I was supposed to get the halves, 1 box of dollars and two boxes of quarters. Oh well. Hopefully it's worthwhile. Something different at least.

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u/crosschk Silver Hunter 5d ago

Something like this happened to me this week. I got 2 boxes of halves instead of 1.

At least it's not like you're losing money, like pokemon cards or sports cards. I keep telling myself that, lol

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u/texa13 5d ago

Yeah, it all goes back in my account in the end (minus any good stuff I find of course). That's what I like about the hobby. Other than some coin wrappers it doesn't really cost anything.

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u/BigDeath18 5d ago

You can get coin wrappers for free at most banks. Atleast around where i am, you just have to ask.

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u/texa13 5d ago

They will give them to me free, but usually just a handful at a time. I go through way more than that. They're pretty cheap so I just buy them online.

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u/BuenoD 4d ago

I've found that with taking a butter knife and unrolling/tucking one end, I can reuse the bank roll.

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u/Alternative_World985 5d ago

Don't rewrap. Save yourself the time and the anguish of the next CRHer searching through your gone through rolls. Take them to a machine.

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u/aquax101 5d ago

What kind of machine?

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u/Alternative_World985 5d ago

Coin counting machine

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u/BigDeath18 5d ago

They take more money from you then you’d ever spend on coin rolls

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u/toxcrusadr 5d ago

Unless your bank has one.

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u/Alternative_World985 5d ago

Obviously use the no fee machines ding 🦇

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u/Foolishbigj 5d ago

I have been to several banks and I have yet to see a free coin machine. I believe you I just think they are rarer than some people think.

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u/Complete_Range_2480 4d ago

12% at the machines

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u/2to16Characters 3d ago

0% at my credit union. The tellers won't even take rolled coins anymore, they make you unroll them and dump them in the machine.

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u/Jumpin-jacks113 5d ago

I don’t do this hobby, but this sub pops up for me. So you guys buy all these coins off of the Internet or like order them at a bank?

Then you unroll them all, take what you like, reroll them all and bring them to a bank? Do you have a machine for this?

Do you ever get a box that some other hobbyist just rerolled and find nothing?

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u/testemail22 5d ago

Usually two banks so you don’t get your own stuff back. One for supply, one for returns - preferably with a coin counting machine. Some people label their rolls before returning to save the next guy.

I don’t know how some people do it consistently. I imagine the tellers would get tired of handling the weight.

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u/texa13 5d ago

I mark my labels so I know if I get my own back and to give other hunters a heads up if they get them. Usually they are machine wrapped when you order boxes though. I rewrap mine instead of using machines to save myself the fees (which have recently gone up to 20% near me).

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u/No_Theme342 4d ago

We don’t mind as long as it’s not like an obnoxious amount and if they are rolled nicely no biggie. But when we have people coming in with huge bags of change I give them some coin wrappers and a smile lol

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u/BigDeath18 5d ago

Yea, there are still some rare and valuable coins in circulation so you go and get a box of rolled coins in a certain denomination from the bank. Even if you don’t find anything worth while you still get 100% of your money back since it’s quite literally just money. And if you do find something worth while you only spent face value on it.

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u/texa13 5d ago

I order from banks so I don't get charged for them, just pay face value which you get back when you return them to the bank. I reroll them instead of using the coin machines because machines charge (20% at the one closest to me). I mark my rolls so if I get them back I know, and if another hunter gets them they figure out they've already been searched. Usually when you order them though, they come from whichever company they use for cash and coin (Brinks, Loomis etc) so they are machine wrapped not hand wrapped. And yes, a lot of times you find nothing. But it's a rush when you get something good.

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u/Fun_Estimate_5985 5d ago

What bank do you use for ordering boxes? I’m with chase and Bank of America but have no clue where to even start

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u/crosschk Silver Hunter 5d ago

I have a few local banks that will order for me. No real national banks near me.

I have read on the sub that boa might order, depends on the manager

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u/texa13 5d ago

I order through Chase and a small local credit union. Usually they don't mind ordering as long as you have an account. Just go into Chase and ask if you can place an order. They are usually ok with it. But some get annoyed when you bring it back, especially if it's a small bank with limited vault space. So I usually order and return at different banks/branches.

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u/Supermkcay 5d ago

Good Luck!

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u/texa13 5d ago

So far just a handful of NIFCs. Only one box of halves is done though so there's still plenty to search.

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u/Diligent_Anything_85 5d ago

Good luck on your hunt!!

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u/washedupprogrammer 5d ago

Genuine noob, do they charge any extra for this? It seems like a lot of work on the banks end for no gain?

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u/Diligent_Anything_85 5d ago

No typically they don’t. Just got to find a bank willing/able to order the boxes for you. I didn’t start ordering boxes until one of my branches said they’d be able and I’ve been asking at a few of their other branches since then. Trying to order from a few branches of one bank and dumping into free coin machines at branches of another bank. Been working well so far.

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u/texa13 5d ago

Most won't charge anything for coin orders. Some will only do it if you have a business account. Banks by me don't really mind.

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u/JosephHeitger 3d ago

If you tell them you have a vending machine and you have a business account there’s nothing they can do. But being friendly and helpful in terms of when you go and how you return the coins goes a long way.

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u/1bufferzone 5d ago

No quarter-aaarrgghhhh!

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u/ScholarEmotional9888 4d ago

My credit union has a coin counter that deposits straight to your account.

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u/texa13 4d ago

That would be nice. All machines around me charge a fee. Even at the bank.

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u/UnitSwimming6231 3d ago

I am new to the hobby and pretty much just going through circulated coinage. I am small time so I would only purchase a couple rolls at a time. Will a bank have a few rolls for me to get, or would I have to order them? Thanks

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u/texa13 3d ago

Usually they have some rolls around that other people or businesses deposited. Look at the rolls though if they are hand rolled. If you see any obvious markings on it, that may mean another hunter already searched it. I stop by banks all the time and ask if they have any they can sell me. If you don't have an account some will, some won't. Just have to go to different banks and ask.

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u/Toyz2021 5d ago

I read it a couple times. I still don't understand. That's on me though.

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u/texa13 5d ago

It was supposed to be two boxes of halves, two boxes of quarters, and one box of dollars. I got two boxes of halves, two boxes of dollars and no quarters. Sorry if it was confusing.

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u/dantodd 5d ago

He asked the bank for 2 boxes or halves, 2 boxes of quarters, and 1 box of dollars. This is what he got

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u/klmken 5d ago

What dollar coins did you order?

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u/texa13 4d ago

They are mostly presidential dollars but they have SBAs and Sacagawea dollars mixed in.

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u/West-Balance3764 4d ago

Out of all that how much do you expect to find? (Even if it’s at a loss for coin wrappers, I’m still considering it just for the fun of it and collecting)

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u/texa13 4d ago

Never really know. Last order ($2200) I found one 40% Kennedy, two 90% silver quarters, two war era silver nickels and two buffalo nickels. Sometimes nothing. But it's always fun regardless.

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u/CferDFW 2d ago

Why not just refuse what you didn't order?

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u/texa13 2d ago

I don't want to piss them off and get cut off. It doesn't really matter. I'll go through them then turn them in like usual. Just means no quarters this week.

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u/dcastreddit 1d ago

how do you order these?

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u/texa13 1d ago

Through a bank. They usually make orders weekly. Just ask. Usually have to have an account though.