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hockingzig Pillar of the Community United States 1450 Posts	Posted 11/06/2009 2:25 pm One of my students stopped by today and in the course of conversation mentioned he had just inherited a huge jug of coins from his grandmother. He said he was going to dump them at the Coinstar and I said"NO WAY", I told him I would buy them from him at at least face value and he asked why I would want them. I told him what I do and he got interested so, I may be getting a possible treasure trove or at least have gotten another poor soul addicted! Report this Post to the Staff

Gothic Florin Pillar of the Community United States 2541 Posts	Posted 11/06/2009 2:38 pm Keep reeling them in! Another one becomes hooked. It still amazes me how people not only dump coins in coinstar, but will often willingly pay the 8.9% fee to get cash. Report this Post to the Staff
AGCoinHunter Pillar of the Community United States 625 Posts	Posted 11/06/2009 2:44 pm People basically dont give a crap these days. All they see it the cash and coins are a burdon to most. If you can hook another person into careing thats great. I hope grand-mama stashed coins for 50+ years. Could be a lot of nice silver in there. Report this Post to the Staff
Figman Valued Member United States 245 Posts	Posted 11/06/2009 2:46 pm "It still amazes me how people not only dump coins in coinstar, but will often willingly pay the 8.9% fee to get cash." In this case it's inheritance, easy come, easy go! People wonder why are country is in such economic disaster, no business sense. Are grandparents were from a generation of savings and this is a generation of spending. Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 11/06/2009 3:34 pm hockingzig, Keep us updated on what if anything you find, we like coin photos John1 Report this Post to the Staff
Ferret552 Valued Member United States 168 Posts	Posted 11/06/2009 4:02 pm YES! I love pics! Especially from unexpected sources. Report this Post to the Staff
Jays-Dad Pillar of the Community United States 790 Posts	Posted 11/06/2009 6:55 pm I just see the "one of my students" in the original post. I am a professor at a university and I would NEVER tell my students I collect coins. I "trust" them but.....not something I want to advertise in any way at all. My wife works at a university with a lot of foreign students from a lot of different places and she can get me a lot of interesting stuff, but it isn't worth it to me. Last month she brought me a Jordanian Dinar and thought I'd praise her efforts, but I scolded her!! Hmmm.... love the wife's thoughts but....can't go there. Report this Post to the Staff
BadThad Bedrock of the Community United States 19930 Posts	Posted 11/07/2009 12:04 am This is a similar situation that I have with my friend. Basically, all his old stash would have certainly ended up at Coinstar or the like. Lincoln Cent Lover! VERDI-CARE™ INVENTOR https://verdi.care/ Report this Post to the Staff
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