Show us some "mutes" (or cashed in coins).

[JeffH]

Mutes (mutilated notes; Bank is going to return them) have had some mentions lately especially with reference to paper notes the people have cashed in. People also cash in 1¢, 2¢ coins and round $1 (and I have previously picked up two $200 gold coins from local bank branches for face value).

I was in Wagga yesterday and had to go to the bank for an elderly relative. While there I asked the question and received the two $10 notes pictured below. They also had a paper $50 but it was torn in two so I didn't bother with that.

Moral; Always ask (and try to cultivate the tellers -I was asked at Wagga if I wanted them to keep anything like that, leave my phone number and they would let me know).

Please post pics of any non-current, NCLT coins etc. that you manage to get at a Bank just by asking. Will be interesting to see what people score.
[attachment=2059][attachment=2060]OK, they are not particularly good condition and not worth much but, definitely worth grabbing for face value to save them from the shredder/incinerator.

[Unicorn]

Well done Jeff!!! :yahoo:

Like the buckshot serial letters on the Phil/Rand!

[Goldseeker]

I see you do the same thing that I do.   That is to talk to the tellers and Mangers of banks for "funny money" as I call it.   To date I have bought at face value from various banks $13.50 of round 50c pieces and five Koala $200 and one Charles and Diana $200 gold coins at face value.

PS   If anyone has a spare/empty Koala $200 blue folder and insert, I wouldn't say no.

[JeffH]

The $200 I got were a koala and a Charles and Di. One was in the original packaging but I can't recall which -sold them when I needed some quick cash.

Jeff

[Fulvio]

If anyone has a spare/empty Koala $200 blue folder and insert, I wouldn't say no.

Sorry, mine have coins in them. BTW, you do realise they're PVC, right? Not that it matters much for gold coins, but still...

[coxspau]

I asked my local bank teller what happens to the paper notes that get handed in to them. She looked at me like I was an alien.

I went on to try and explain the situation. Alien!

I then asked her if there was anyway that if a paper banknote (you know, the old kind) got handed in, could I trade it from them for a current banknote. By this time, I'm sure she was on the phone to the FBI and asking if anyone had escaped from Area 52.

I promptly left with my 200 x 50c pieces and 200 x 20c pieces. Guess I'll try a different bank next time.

[robbiegal]

If anyone has a spare/empty Koala $200 blue folder and insert, I wouldn't say no.

Sorry, mine have coins in them. BTW, you do realise they're PVC, right? Not that it matters much for gold coins, but still...

gold still gets verdigris, doesn't it?
don't know about the pvc bizzo

[Mister T]

gold still gets verdigris, doesn't it?

I've never seen a gold coin with verdigris but most gold coins have copper in them so I'm not sure.

[Fulvio]

gold still gets verdigris, doesn't it?

Nope. Worst case, you can destroy any patina built up over centuries. Like that's going to happen to $200 coins.

[coxspau]

After my poor response at the first bank I visited last week, I popped into a different bank today to exchange my noodling 50cs and enquire about Mutes.

I asked the teller if she ever received any old paper money and if so, what the bank did with it? She promptly turned back to the cash tray and plucked out a wad of old $50s and $100s equal to $2500. "What like these?" she replied.

Unfortunately, this is not one of my more liquid weeks, so I had to take a pass while wiping the drool from the counter. Hopefully next week will be a different story.

[Mister T]

I went to the bank today and was told some paper $100 notes had come through but had since been disposed of.

[Fulvio]

Unfortunately, this is not one of my more liquid weeks, so I had to take a pass while wiping the drool from the counter.

That's where children are useful. You could have traded your first-born and got a bit of change as well.

[b_j_w_79]

I have tried a few different banks asking about 1c/2c coins as well as notes. Some are more than happy to get rid of them, especially the 1c/2c coin (they have to get $50 worth before they can dispose of them). Others will say they aren't allowed too. Others just look at you like you're a weird science experiment.

[ausjack]

I think this works better in bigger cities as Grafton is too small, I have only ever got some 1 and 2 cent and only once