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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I'm actually a very quiet person in rl. But get me talking about something that I love doing about and it's a whole 'nother story.
Well here's my sad story in a nutshell. If I could just keep my mouth shut I could collect far more coin and dollar than I do now. But I always (and I tell myself NOT to do it) have to open my mouth.
Case in point. My employee is dumping a few thousand coin from a container into a coin bag and I shout out, there's a silver quarter near the top and it's mine! Cause I can hear it plain as day. Everyone stops and stares at the freak (that's me) and then starts looking in the bag. Well right near the top is a silver bicentennial quarter (one of many I have).
See? That's how it all starts.
And before a Mod decides to move this topic to the coin forum... I'm heading somewhere, so be patient.
After (the above) scenario happens a few times with different coin involved. The employees start to ask questions. I actually try at first to answer but NOT give out too much information. I know that in reality if I educate them to what I know my collecting days are near the end. After all, it's happened oh so many times before. I create monsters. I take ordinary people who know, care, hear, and see nothing and turn them into ravenous collecting psychopaths. Psychopaths that are first in line to GET the coin BTW because they run the registers.
One day my technician was talking and said something to the effect that there were silver quarters and dimes but they never made any silver nickels. The next thing I know I fall to the floor convulsing in an effort to NOT say anything, but it doesn't work.
So done is done and now my employees are coin collecting hounds, because I couldn't shut up. But do I stop there? Of course not. Now I am in the process of educating them about currency as well. I start talking about some of the things I read on this forum and how I hope I can locate this or that. Blah blah blah. I actually was able to resist for a long time opening my mouth, but in the end it was for naught. The more I learn the more I have to tell.
I suppose it comes naturally my Dad is a retired college professor, loves to teach. Only his teachings probably never cut directly into his profit margin...
I think one last hope is that currency collecting is different from coin collecting. There are silver coins but there are no silver PAPER (cloth actually) dollars. So what's the best that they will be able to get? A solid or a radar?
Out of the cash register I have gotten umpteen silver certs, US notes, National Currency Notes, fancys, etc. The reason why I got those things is because the person running the cash register didn't know any better. They just took them, put them in their drawer and in the end came straight to me.
Now all that is at an end... because I CAN'T shut UP! I am the architect of my own downfall.
-Edited by the Staff to make title and content family friendly.
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Moderator
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Great funny story, had to send it to some people to read.Thanks for posting it.
John1 
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Pillar of the Community
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I think that you are looking at it from a rather selfish vantage point Nickelman. The more folks that surround you that share in your interests, the more quality time you will spend with them. Continue shooting yourself in the foot as you now look at it. With time, it will become a source of enjoyment. (maybe).  |
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
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I think in the future one thing to remember is NEVER use words like "silver" because it implies value. No, instead a silver certificate will be called "a worthless counterfeit dollar" and I will need to purchase them only to turn into the FBI as evidence because I am such a good citizen. And any silver coin will be refered to as "slugs". |
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Pillar of the Community
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Okay, well I guess that is an improvement (sort of). What time does the mailman arrive? I find myself looking out the window, for some reason thinking that I might see him at my gates. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Hey Nickel don't look at as losing out on a few coins. Look at it this way. You are bring in and developing new collectors to the hobby. You are becoming their mentor and they will always remember that it was you that introduced them to such a fascinating past time.
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Valued Member
United States
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You know what this means Nickelman, you're gonna have to start running a register. |
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Valued Member
United States
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How recently did someone spend a National? I think I'd faint if someone handed me one of those in change.
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Valued Member
United States
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That is almost as good as the time when about two years ago a man who had been buying most of the loose change from the bank my wife works at bragged to the tellers how much money he made from the silver he found in that change. The poor guy is still wondering why he hasn't found any silver since.
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Pillar of the Community
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How recently did someone spend a National? Was about 12 years ago. A 1929 $50.00 note (don't remember the specifics) my friend begged me for it so I sold it to him for face value (and a pizza). Quote:
That is almost as good as the time when about two years ago a man who had been buying most of the loose change from the bank my wife works at bragged to the tellers how much money he made from the silver he found in that change. The poor guy is still wondering why he hasn't found any silver since. That's it in a nutshell, at least I feel a little better knowing I'm not the only one who has trouble with foot in mouth disease. Quote:
What time does the mailman arrive? Got a notice to pick up a package at the post office today since I was out of the house when he came. |
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Valued Member
United States
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You know, there is something to be said for playing dumb sometimes, how else do you think us cherrypickers work? If I opened my mouth each and every time, you can bet I'd never get credited with any discovery to my name how ever minor... Nevertheless, if it was a tongue in cheek story, it was a good one!
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Posted 07/22/2010 01:56 am
