Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1885-11-15
INSIDE OF A BANK,
Entertaining Talk with an Expert
Handler Of Cash.
Transferring Thousands of Dollars in Coin
in a Single Handful---Bank Rob-
berries in the East and West
Silver in Bulk
!Sla Francisco Aid.

An Alta reporter dropped into leading
bank day or two since. 1t was near the
close of q busy day, and the tired teller was
skimminp through few hundred pounds
of double eagles with hghtning-like rapid
ity. When he at length came to the re-
porter the latter remarked on his expert.
ness and receiysd modest disclaimer OF
ahy unusual merit. Anybody ought to
handle double eagles easily" he said, "ior
they are the most convenient sized coin
that is made. When the government stops
coming them and $40 pieces take their
places. as has been ordered to certain ex,
tent, the average bank tellers heart VIII
be broke.
why? Because there will be more
pieces to handler
No, not for that eason, but on account
of their being so much nicer to handle In
every wsy. Sea- roll OF twenties just
fits the hand and the space between the
first and fourth fingers. Another thing
twenties are the only coins that you can
risk count on by sizing one stack up
with another. We never count but one
stack here. Then all the balance are
sized up, with the exception OF the last,
which is counted, as check on the hrst
count" ~,
why can't that be done with other
coins2
They get too badly worn to make them
come out evenly. In stack OF lives you
will often find the difference OF an entire
piece, and even tens are so uneven as to
make stacking them unreliable
The nimble fingered young man then
proceeced TO illustrate his meaning with two
trays of coins. One tray containing Wv
600 in twenties, $500 TO the stack. had the
tons of the stacks as level as billiardtaole,
and no one stack was higher or lower than
its fellows 10 more than the thickness OF
piece OF cardboard The other tray, filled
with tens and fves, was so uneven as to
bear the resemblance in places OF coin
having been removed. This was not due
to the mintipg, he explained, but to the
wear OF the coin in circulation. Twenties
wear, too, of course, but the average man
does not
HAVE HIS POCKET FULL OF TwENTlEs,
and they get less wear than their kindred
of smaller denomination. "Ies, twenties
are the boss coin if you have much OF 1t to
handle he concluded; and the reporter
thought 90, too, as q depositor dumped
81, 400 on the counter and the teller picked
I'D 81 500 in one hand $500 in the other.
to convey it to the trays four feet behind
him. go,
THAT is q pretty good load, isn't it,,
ooh, no. replied the teller, cheertully;
$4,000 is what we consider fair hand
ful."
Seeing the reporters look Of doubt, be
gave another illustration in proof OF bis
assertion. Four stacks Of $500 each were
laid on the palm Of bis lett hand three
others went on top Of them. and the re-
naming three necessary to complete the
5000 were lifted with one clasp OF his
right 81 could take another 81, 600 by
la ing a couple Of rolls on my wrist, he
went on, but it is seldom necessary. II
deposit amounts to more than $4,000,
set an empty tray over on the counter and
load it there"
Il should think it would be easier to
make two trips Of it, where il ia but step
from your counter to the trays. II GER
tainly would take no more time than 1t
would to stack it up the way you do on
your hand"
"My friend, l don't want to make you
feel bad, but | never turn my back to the
counter for single second when there is
coin on it. No matter if you were the
only person in sight, and you we're my Ia.
ther, il would be Just the came. Eternal
vigilance ia the price Of S2Opieces IN this
business
Just ct this time miner came in from
the mint With the result Of his summers
labor in brand new, gistening double
eagles. His deposit amounted 10 but 1T
tie over s., 900, but it was noticeable that
the teller took tray 10 effect the transfer
from counter to sheS
New coin is very difficult to handle"
he explained after passing over certificate
OF deposit; I'll is slippery, and
$4,000 MAKES A GOOD HANDFUL.
If you attempt to stack it up like coin that
has heen worn the chances are that it will
slide off and make MUS on the floor,
Consequently, in order to avoid breaking
the rule against turning my back, | rso q
tray to make the transfer"
The conversation then TUNED on bank
rebbeIiss, and in search Of possible useful
information the reporter asked what stand
ard Of coin would be the most desirable to
steal. The expert studied for moment,
and then replied that in point Of weight
there would be nc difference. "As regards
bulk, however, Is pieces would prove the
most valuable Doodle, especially if the
money was to be packed in square box"
How do you make thst outT
"We!l, the question is a someWhat puz
zlipg one to answer but can easily de.
monstrste it. The ratio of both the diam.
eter and thickness Of fyes aud twenties is
as eighs 10 FIVE"
With this 100 expert strurg eight half
esg!ss out iS arrow, and i: was found to be
exactly IS long a. ROW Of FIVE twen,ies
The two rowes were then stacked up and the
tops were found to be on level to hairs
breadth. This illustrated the fact that the
] Lat ,vo,ld ha avoc,ly