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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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A lady just came in from the local Tom Thumb (quick stop store) She had these coins, said that a customer spent these for a pack of cigarettes. She said she told the customer ..don't you know what these are worth .... His response ...$4.70.  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Geez, it's true! You can't fix stupid  Tom Thumb huh, is that named after Col. Tom Thumb of PT Barnum fame? |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
5324 Posts |
Well that's an expensive pack of cigarettes.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
509 Posts |
It likely was more than $4.70 to the buyer... It was probably whatever the going punishment of larceny under $100 is.... Sad.
I had a friend that worked at a casino during the recession and he'd on a weekly basis get 5-10 Morgan's being cashed in for $1 poker chips.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Wow...I don't smoke and had no idea those things cost $4.70.
You can't fix or help stupid. Even if you are not a coin collector and stole the coins you should have more sense to know that if you took these to the local pawn shop you would be able to buy 20 or more packs.
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Moderator
 United States
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I do not immediately assume it was a thief. They could have inherited them and just did not understand the real value. Although it could still be a thief. |
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Pillar of the Community
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Wow. I don't even know what to say. I say they are stolen.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2130 Posts |
I guess I just think differently than most...Even if I inherited these coins and I was not interested in coins at all I would have to say "wow...these are different... I have never seen one of these before". Use Google, ebay, or a local pawn shop and 2-3 minutes later you would realize you have something worth more than the face value of $1. |
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Moderator
United States
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But we are not most people. Most people just see money at face value. They do not care it is different, especially in the face of desperation or addiction.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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GR58 how has the coins now you or the lady?
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Rest in Peace
United States
17900 Posts |
That was an expensive pack of smokes, regardless of how he got the coins. If in doubt, I go with stupid rather than larcenous.
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Bedrock of the Community
 United States
11951 Posts |
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GR58 how has the coins now you or the lady? The lady did sell them to the shop, and they were put into the silver buckets. I did buy $100 worth of 90% today. Three silver dollars and some silver dimes and quarters. Not sure if I ended up with any of these. |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Tom Thumb huh, is that named after Col. Tom Thumb of PT Barnum fame? Cascade, I am not sure where they got the name .. but that does make since. The Tom Thumb stores are all over, in this area, At least five or six in this small town. They are like 7-11's that they have in the northern states |
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United States
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Wow...I don't smoke and had no idea those things cost $4.70.
You can't fix or help stupid. Even if you are not a coin collector and stole the coins you should have more sense to know that if you took these to the local pawn shop you would be able to buy 20 or more packs. Pretty sure pawn shops have to take down all your info, though, and enter stuff they buy into a database. So if those come up as stolen, they can be traced back to who sold them to the pawn shop. |
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
21786 Posts |
I don't smoke either.
I did't realise that cigarettes are as expensive as this, with a pack costing $51.30, in actual silver value.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Wow...I don't smoke and had no idea those things cost $4.70. I would love to buy a pack of cigarettes for $4.70. Here in NY they run $10-$12 a pack at gas stations. If you can make it to one of the reservations you can get them for $4-$5 a pack. If you head to NY city they are roughly $15-$17 a pack at stores. GR58 must reside in one of the southern states to have prices under $5 a pack. |
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Posted 12/22/2015 2:02 pm
