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Does anyone know of an inexpensive source of the new presidential
dollars? I live in a town of about 3,000 folks and there are 5 banks. The coins are not available from any of them. My own bank tells me they can't get them. There's a branch office of The Bank of America. They can't get the coins. I thought these coins were for general circulation, thus seems should be available from any bank. Only source I have found is through the U.S. Mint for about $40 for 25 coins. It doesn't seem fair that anyone should have to pay more than face value for coins made for general circulation. Why aren't they available at some banks? |
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On Nov 19, 1:04 am, wrote:
Does anyone know of an inexpensive source of the new presidential dollars? I live in a town of about 3,000 folks and there are 5 banks. The coins are not available from any of them. My own bank tells me they can't get them. There's a branch office of The Bank of America. They can't get the coins. I thought these coins were for general circulation, thus seems should be available from any bank. Only source I have found is through the U.S. Mint for about $40 for 25 coins. It doesn't seem fair that anyone should have to pay more than face value for coins made for general circulation. Why aren't they available at some banks? Your bank tellers are either lying to you (since ordering dollar coins is as easy as ordering nickels) or clueless. Talk to the bank manager. If they still feed you this line, talk to a regional toll-free customer service telephone representative. Tell them your problem with the local branch. First, read the info on the Federal Reserve and the Mint website. They are supposed to be available at face value in almost any quantity you want from any real bank in the USA. If the local banks continue to refuse to order and carry them as regular money, you can also contact your congressperson and Senators. http://www.frbservices.org/Cash/commemcoin.html http://www.usmint.gov/mint_programs/$1coin/index.cfm http://www.usmint.gov/mint_programs/$1coin/index.cfm?action=PresFAQ |
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wrote in message ... Does anyone know of an inexpensive source of the new presidential dollars? I live in a town of about 3,000 folks and there are 5 banks. The coins are not available from any of them. My own bank tells me they can't get them. There's a branch office of The Bank of America. They can't get the coins. I thought these coins were for general circulation, thus seems should be available from any bank. Only source I have found is through the U.S. Mint for about $40 for 25 coins. It doesn't seem fair that anyone should have to pay more than face value for coins made for general circulation. Why aren't they available at some banks? I bet if you told your local BofA bank that the new presidential dollars can be sold for $2.50 each, they'd suddenly be able to order them (for themselves?)-- just like my own local BofA can. |
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On Nov 19, 7:36 am, Edwin Johnston wrote:
wrote: Does anyone know of an inexpensive source of the new presidential dollars? I live in a town of about 3,000 folks and there are 5 banks. The coins are not available from any of them. My own bank tells me they can't get them. There's a branch office of The Bank of America. They can't get the coins. I thought these coins were for general circulation, thus seems should be available from any bank. Only source I have found is through the U.S. Mint for about $40 for 25 coins. It doesn't seem fair that anyone should have to pay more than face value for coins made for general circulation. Why aren't they available at some banks? Themz are breaks of living in a small town, I guess. Can you pick up the New York Times every morning at the Starbucks? Good newz is that they make so darn many of them, so many sellers offer them relatively inexpensively. I've seen them offered in the classifieds of Numismatic News for as low as $26.50 for a roll of twenty five coins, plus postage.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - I'm sorry, but I must ask why anyone would want to collect these high mintage, poorly made examples of coinage, my God these are some of the ugliest coins this fine country has ever produced, yours.... E.v.S. |
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E.v.S. wrote:
On Nov 19, 7:36 am, Edwin Johnston wrote: wrote: Does anyone know of an inexpensive source of the new presidential dollars? I live in a town of about 3,000 folks and there are 5 banks. The coins are not available from any of them. My own bank tells me they can't get them. There's a branch office of The Bank of America. They can't get the coins. I thought these coins were for general circulation, thus seems should be available from any bank. Only source I have found is through the U.S. Mint for about $40 for 25 coins. It doesn't seem fair that anyone should have to pay more than face value for coins made for general circulation. Why aren't they available at some banks? Themz are breaks of living in a small town, I guess. Can you pick up the New York Times every morning at the Starbucks? Good newz is that they make so darn many of them, so many sellers offer them relatively inexpensively. I've seen them offered in the classifieds of Numismatic News for as low as $26.50 for a roll of twenty five coins, plus postage.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - I'm sorry, but I must ask why anyone would want to collect these high mintage, poorly made examples of coinage, my God these are some of the ugliest coins this fine country has ever produced, yours.... E.v.S. Well, for one, these are the first coins that will feature the run of US Presidents, so many will collect for educational reasons, pretty much same as state quarters program. It's not going to be a money maker, but neither were the bicentennial coins of 1975-1976. |
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"E.v.S." wrote in message ... On Nov 19, 7:36 am, Edwin Johnston wrote: wrote: Does anyone know of an inexpensive source of the new presidential dollars? I live in a town of about 3,000 folks and there are 5 banks. The coins are not available from any of them. My own bank tells me they can't get them. There's a branch office of The Bank of America. They can't get the coins. I thought these coins were for general circulation, thus seems should be available from any bank. Only source I have found is through the U.S. Mint for about $40 for 25 coins. It doesn't seem fair that anyone should have to pay more than face value for coins made for general circulation. Why aren't they available at some banks? Themz are breaks of living in a small town, I guess. Can you pick up the New York Times every morning at the Starbucks? Good newz is that they make so darn many of them, so many sellers offer them relatively inexpensively. I've seen them offered in the classifieds of Numismatic News for as low as $26.50 for a roll of twenty five coins, plus postage.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - I'm sorry, but I must ask why anyone would want to collect these high mintage, poorly made examples of coinage, my God these are some of the ugliest coins this fine country has ever produced, yours.... E.v.S. Same reason tons of people collect high-mintage state quarters, many of which could be termed ugly (the quarters). If you're a coin collector and want to include each new circulation denomination in your collection, you're committed to whatever is minted. Most new issues can be obtained for face value, which makes it even easier. Personally, I don't consider any of our current coins to be particularly attractive, but I still order annual proof and mint sets out of habit. Bruce |
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On Nov 19, 7:44 pm, "Bruce Remick" wrote:
Same reason tons of people collect high-mintage state quarters, many of which could be termed ugly (the quarters). If you're a coin collector and want to include each new circulation denomination in your collection, you're committed to whatever is minted. Most new issues can be obtained for face value, which makes it even easier. Personally, I don't consider any of our current coins to be particularly attractive, but I still order annual proof and mint sets out of habit. Compared to US coinage of the past, today's coins are pretty ugly. Still the Lincoln cent has a homely appeal and I rather like the new nickel design. |
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"RF" wrote in message ... On Nov 19, 7:44 pm, "Bruce Remick" wrote: Same reason tons of people collect high-mintage state quarters, many of which could be termed ugly (the quarters). If you're a coin collector and want to include each new circulation denomination in your collection, you're committed to whatever is minted. Most new issues can be obtained for face value, which makes it even easier. Personally, I don't consider any of our current coins to be particularly attractive, but I still order annual proof and mint sets out of habit. Compared to US coinage of the past, today's coins are pretty ugly. Still the Lincoln cent has a homely appeal and I rather like the new nickel design. I do like the early Lincolns, before that savage facelift. Among our current coins, the Sac dollar design isn't too bad. The nickel, dime, quarter, and half are tired-looking to me. I can't get excited about state quarters, although I can understand their appeal to a beginning collector with a modest budget. As for the presidential dollars, I can't help myself from picking up a roll of each from the bank when each new one comes out. Otherwise, I wouldn't even know what they look like were it not for photos in the coin newspapers, since I have never encountered a dollar coin in circulation. I suppose that's not really collecting, but I'd bet lots of others do the same thing. My interests remain with the pre-1900 coins and I have "matured" over the years to appreciate quality instead of quantity. But I still can't bring myself to part with the "quantity" I've accumulated over the past fifty years. Bruce |
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