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Rest in Peace
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jillabean , Good for you .  |
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That. Was. Awesome!  My faith in humanity is partially restored.  |
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Pillar of the Community
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Very thoughtful jillabean.
I've done similar things, but I have to be careful because sometimes an employee can get fired for taking anything from a customer. Just ask first.
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Pillar of the Community
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Nicely done I have never really met a serious collector outside of a coin show or shop. I am surprised to find out how many people have a small (under $100 worth) collection of wheat cents, Indian Head cents, and foreign coins. I was also shocked to spot a handful of coin albums on my wife's grandparents' bookshelf. I never had the chance to talk to him before he passed away, but there was a member of my father in law's church who had an impressive assortment of US classic silver; Probably 30-40 pounds, mostly of Mercury dimes and Morgan dollars. From the looks of it, he at least halfway attempted to piece together a few sets before giving up and switching to stacking lower value coins. Nobody had any idea he had nearly $10,000 worth of coins in a box in his closet. |
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Bedrock of the Community
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Another collector, yes (usually novice), a fellow numismatist, no.
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I have met only three other CCF members. I met two American CCF members in Sydney at coin shows, who are studying in Australian universities. One other member who is Australian. He lives 4,000 kilometres to the west of me, and is the third highest poster in the CCF. He has exceptional skills in the area of modern coin grading. Besides, he is a damn' good bloke ! |
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The person who sat at the table before me left two baby dollars as a tip, so I wondered about their motive. That is probably as close as I have come in a while.
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Pillar of the Community
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Baby dollars...  Oregon coin geek.....*** GO BEAVS ! ! ! ***
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Baby dollars, small dollars. SBA, Sacagawea, Native American, Presidential.  |
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Pillar of the Community
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Not sure if this counted, but I did meet one CCF member for a trade a few years back. I wanted NIFC halves and had star notes. He wanted star notes and had NIFC halves. It was interesting to talk face to face with someone who *really* knew coins and had a passion for them.
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Pillar of the Community
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That was very nice of you. You got some respect points.  |
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Pillar of the Community
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My current employer has a company newsletter. They put a picture and small bio of all new employees in each issue. One of the questions is something like "Name one thing about you not many people know". Back when I started, I wrote that I collect coins.
When the issue with me in it came out, one of my new coworkers (who I had seen around but not talked to) came to me and said he also collected coins. Because of that we ended up becoming friends. If I had put down "I like the color blue" or something else, it's very possible I would have missed out on knowing he was a fellow collector and gaining a friend.
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01/28/2017 1:28 pm
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Pillar of the Community
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That's awesome schmidty! I have never met either unfortunately. I would love to have someone I could talk coins to but I don't. That's one of the reasons I visit this forum so frequently! |
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Pillar of the Community
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I may meet some CCF members at the World's fair of Money in Denver. Anyone coming?
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Great story, schmidty. |
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