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Definitely hold them and offer them back to him when you see him again.
If he declines on more than 2 separate visits I would call them yours karma free at that point.
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07/31/2015 8:28 pm
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831 Mani...That's so sad. I tried to send you a private email but yours is not turned on. If you would...please send me a pm and I will be happy to send a few $'s for some inexpensive groceries to help him through this hard time.
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Put them in the back, carry it as a personal loan, 0%.
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Put them in the back, carry it as a personal loan, 0%. I was browsing in a coin store in Halifax when I heard the guy on the phone, talking to a customer's wife, saying your husband was just in the store needing cash for you guys, I didn't want to take them, but understood the money was necessary right now, so let him know the coins are still here being held for him whenever he's able to pay back the money. I thought that was pretty special. |
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There are still good people out there... the shame is that when you hear about them it's something special...
-----Burton 50+ year / Life / Emeritus ANA member (joined 12/1/1973) Life member: Numismatics International, CONECA Member: TNA, FtWCC, NETCC, EveryCountry (online) coin club Owned by three cats and a wife of 40+ years (joined 1983) Author: 3rd Edition of the Sample Slabs book, https://www.sampleslabs.info/ |
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Pillar of the Community
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Not to make light of this, but the one bonus of this hobby is that you can often count on it as a last-ditch rainy day fund. What if he collected beany babies or postcards instead? He'd be in a lot worse shape. This is sad, but at least he's eating this week.
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What jbuck said :-)
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Wow now that is sad. He should have direct deposit that should end that problem.
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I was browsing in a coin store in Halifax when I heard the guy on the phone, talking to a customer's wife, saying your husband was just in the store needing cash for you guys, I didn't want to take them, but understood the money was necessary right now, so let him know the coins are still here being held for him whenever he's able to pay back the money.
I thought that was pretty special. Nice!  |
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United States
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thats sad when he has to turn in pennys to eat, must be pretty in need, I myself wouldnt feel right keeping them
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Valued Member
United States
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I agree with titan. I like getting a good deal now and then, but wouldn't feel right with taking some elderly persons coins.
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United States
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I'm know it's sad but I see this play out every day of the week I've become numb to it. The plus side to this, the coin windup in my hands a collector who will appreciate them. Imagine if he wld of dumb them in the coin-star, or a teller who wld of just pop them out from books & placed in a coin tray
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It is a point work making. Better in your hands than in the collection bucket inside a Coinstar.
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Definitely hold them and offer them back to him when you see him again.
If he declines on more than 2 separate visits I would call them yours karma free at that point. About what I'd say. This happens a lot more than people realize. So many elderly people just don't have a large savings and Social Security is one thing but so many don't realize that they take out for taxes and Medicare. Then they get hit with more taxes when they buy stuff. |
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Posted 07/31/2015 8:27 pm
