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Yesterday my employee comes into my office all excited about a coin he just found while running the cash register. He tells me he will sell the nickel to me for $2.00. I naturally ask what nickel he thinks is worth $2.00 expecting it to be a War Nickel or something along that line. He proudly tells me it is an 1861 nickel. Knowing a thing or two about nickels I told him to let me see this rare 1861 nickel. He hands it to me and it is a Jefferson nickel. I hand it back to him and say that I won't even need to put my glasses on to say it is NOT an 1861 (and of course he argues with me). So I tell him to look at it again which he does and says "yep, it says 1861!" So I then tell him to turn the date right side up and read it to me. With a look of disgust on his face he says "1981". And then slowly walks out of my office.  |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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LOL good one! With his tail between his legs!
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Valued Member
United States
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That got a laugh out of me.
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Valued Member
United States
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the year 8361 wow what a find. Great story thanks!
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
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the year 8361 wow what a find Took me a couple of seconds, but I got that! |
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Rest in Peace
United States
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Egypt
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United States
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LOL. You got me. I thought for sure he was looking at the some sort of 1861 commemorative reverse.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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HHHMMMMMMMM. Oddly enough that is something to think about. Just how many of our coins have dates that could read the same right side up or upside down. And that would make a fantastic displayed type coin collection. As many as possible coins that read a normal date upside down.
His 1861 Nickel is only one. Then too there is 1881, 1981, 1988, etc. Anyone try to guess how many are like that?
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Valued Member
United States
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I had a co-worker do the same thing to me. She thought she had a real old Canadian quarter dated 1861 as well. She caught the error when I asked her whose profile was on the coin
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
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Can't make a mistake with a 1961 nickel. Turn it upside down. The date is still 1961! Magic! Your employee would NOT have come to you with one of THOSE!.. Any number that looks the same right side up or upside down is enough to confuse some people. 1,6,9 and 0 are the digits which would make up those numbers. How about a radar banknote that uses them? Backwards or forwards, upside down or not, it would't matter. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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 Got to give him credit for the effort. At least you know he is looking for rarities for you. |
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United States
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At least he tried. Not like the other story I read here on the forum about how a co-worker called someone a weirdo for checking coins.
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Bedrock of the Community
Canada
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Your employee was going to charge you $2.00 for your nickel  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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1861 is a little early for nickels.
Never thought of the upside down thing. good one.
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Your employee was going to charge you $2.00 for your nickel Yup, I should have called that 10 minutes his break and made him work the rest of his shift |
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Posted 06/24/2012 1:06 pm
