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Valued Member
United States
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One of my regular customers told me a story yesterday about his 18 year old daughter. He had inherited a nice collection of coins to include a complete set of Washington quarters. This set included the 1932 D and 1932 S that everyone covets. His 18 year old daughter was working and wanted money for the soda machine. Over the course of time his collection ended up in said soda machine. He discovered it way too late and was left with just a few proof quarters.  Moral of the story is make sure your children understand that the stuff you collect is more than just pocket change. Even older children who SHOULD know better may not. This is also important if you are planning on leaving your collection to your children. The best way is to get them involved in collecting coins so they can learn the hobby as well. May your next circulated coin finds be this gentleman's quarter collection..... Sincerely, John Leckrone Edited by 925dealer
12/14/2009 08:25 am
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
1082 Posts |
Even a hint of that occurring would result in a kid who couldn't sit down for a couple of weeks...
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Valued Member
United States
80 Posts |
Makes my heart sink! A girl at my bank told me a story that someone had came in cashed in a bunch of silver coins, they tried to tell the lady she should take them to a coin store but she insisted on getting the face value! My boss has a friend who inherited a box of old silver coins and did the same thing, just recently! Face value was something like $500. I sure wish I could come across something like this! I need to find a girlfriend at a bank I guess! |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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My daughter Meridyth knows to ask permission to even touch my coins. I've also bought her a few coins of her own and she really has fun with the hobby. We had a big jar that we used to dump our pocket change into, and Mer even manged to fish out two wheatbacks! :) She's only 7.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I think there is more to the story there. Unless he kept the coins in such a manner that made it look like they were just loose change lying around his adult daughter was stealing from him. A 10 year old I'd forgive, but a college age girl going in and taking it without asking first suggests a bigger issue than it seems.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
625 Posts |
I will be looking for them. Why my coins are under lock and key. No one but me touches them. As my kids get older, I will introduce them to coins.
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Valued Member
United States
419 Posts |
I would wonder if the coins really went to buying sodas or if she pawned them for cash knowing the value.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3294 Posts |
Me too since in my experience, vending machines reject silver coins.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I'm buying 15 cans of soda from 15 different soda machines tomorrow.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Sounds like a lot of members here do not know a teenager or don't remember being one. They normally have a different idea of things than real people do. Ond neighbor of mine had his entire collection of coins stolen by his own grandson, a teenager. He spent the entire collection on girls, shows, booze, etc.
Many home invasions are from teenagers and the coins stolen usually end up in coin counting machines. Almost all drive by shootings around the Chicago area are teenagers. They kill kids, women, men, other teenagers all the time and they are only teenagers.
Way, way back when I was a teenager my Dad always gave me Silver Dolllars thinking I was saving them. Not a chance. All were spent on having fun. Many, many coin collections are robbed by familly members and spent as if just money. Even those that know they are or may be worth something, end up taking the easy way of just dumping into machines.
Probably one of the reasons there is that old saying "you can lead a horse to water but you can't make him drimk"
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Like I said before, this is what drives me to hunt customer rolled coins and bags off counting machines. You never know who took what and dumped it at your local bank. Obviously is sucks for the person collecting, but never trust anyone around your coins. That includes family. Keep it under lock and key and if you want to share with them, always be there in person.
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Valued Member
United States
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"He spent the entire collection on girls, shows, booze, etc."
At least he knows how to spend a buck and have a good time ;-)
Teenagers can't be trusted, any insurance company will tell you that.
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United States
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"He spent the entire collection on girls, shows, booze, etc." ...and the rest he wasted.  |
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Valued Member
United States
168 Posts |
This could always go the other way too. While I feel for those with teenagers who could care less in some situations it is the parents who have no idea and can't seem to wrap their heads around why I even save them in the first place. *sigh*
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Valued Member
United States
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Definitely seems like there is something more to the story then meets the eye (or ear). I too find it hard to believe that an 18 year old would not have the common sense as to realize that these were something more then just 25c pieces.
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Canada
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"He spent the entire collection on girls, shows, booze, etc."
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...and the rest he wasted.
Moe145  I had a few coins as souvenirs given to me by my dad, my sisters and my grandfather(1930's Canadian silver, foreign stuff from holidaying and such). I thought they were way cool and probably even cleaned some of them up. I was a teen at the time... now I was no angel or anything, and I became the haphazard collector I am for other reasons, but I still have them... Surely there are some teen collectors who need to have their say... it can't be all gunplay and loose morals, or did I just miss out?   |
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