Do Coin Dealers Go To Heaven?
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I guess a few might... What do y'all think? 
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There's a place in Heaven for all dogs, coin dealers not so sure.
Maybe, but I know for sure they never get there wings because the bell never rings.
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Some do, some notice their shoes melting pretty quickly.
A philosophical question to be sure -- assuming there is some existence beyond our lives.
yes, but not many. on the flip side, not many go to Hell, either. the overwhelming majority spend Eternity in Purgatory. of course, you need to believe in such things first.
Only the dealers that gave "good deals".
Some do and some don't. Did you have any particular coin dealer in mind?
Worry is the interest you pay on a debt you may not owe.
"Paper money eventually returns to its intrinsic value---zero."----Voltaire
"Everything you say should be true, but not everything true should be said."----Voltaire
Since coin collectors are hoarders and, therefore, harbingers of avarice, collectors definitively go to hell
Is Walter Breen considered a coin dealer? He did cataloging for coin auction companies.
Worry is the interest you pay on a debt you may not owe.
"Paper money eventually returns to its intrinsic value---zero."----Voltaire
"Everything you say should be true, but not everything true should be said."----Voltaire
Disagree. Since when is saving money for a rainy day considered to be a vice rather than a virtue? As Ben Franklin once said "A penny saved is a penny earned."
Worry is the interest you pay on a debt you may not owe.
"Paper money eventually returns to its intrinsic value---zero."----Voltaire
"Everything you say should be true, but not everything true should be said."----Voltaire
As a coin dealer, I make money. I buy food to feed my family.
Great Question!!!!!
Um, since the bible. .
No comment as I avoid threads about politics and religion.
There are a couple/few that I'm pretty sure will be heading South rather than North.
Here's a couple (that shall remain nameless).
A dealer in Lost Wages offered $5K to an elderly couple for a complete Morgan collection. It's been a couple of decades, but I think I paid around $25K it.
Another dealer I used to do occasional business with in a small town in northern California told me with glee how he bought a Lincoln "Penny" board with a 1914-D and a 1922 No D Strong reverse for next to nothing.
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Despite the poor opinion many here hold about coin dealers, I don't think they/we are any better or worse than any other group of people who buy and sell for a living.
No. Only dead people can go.
Most that I have come across are greedy. Many lie, cheat, steal, deceive their customers etc. Many also have vices, caffeine, nicotine, alcohol etc. Now I'm not saying that applies to all, but certainly a good 98%. I guess if one believes the bible they should certainly know the answer to the question.
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The Devil must know dealers well
At least those of them who would sell
What they know well enough
Is the counterfeit stuff.
May they dwell in the hot part of Hell!
Here's a warning parable for coin collectors...
I thought it common knowledge that all coin dealers are descended from the coin changers at the Temple........ If Jesus sits at the right arm of God, they have all of Eternity to Repent. And Collectors, as an aggrieved class, will be admitted to Heaven under the protective hand of God.
OINK
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I've never seen one there!
Depends on their margins.
less than 18% - Heaven
18% - 25% - Purgatory
more than 25% - Hell
I realize this, and some of the posts, were likely in good fun, but I don't think it hard to imagine why certain populations of the numismatic community don't always feel like hanging here to share their considerable knowledge base.
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He who is without sin ect..........
In Dante Alighieri's epic poem, Divine Comedy, the 9th or deepest part of hell is frozen and silent. The OP's coin dealer's spirit might be in parts 4 and/or 8.
Coin dealers don't go anywhere - they jusy keep on rolling.
There will be coin dealers in MY heaven, along with other souls that enjoy sex, drugs and Rock and Roll.
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If you are serious about your 98% assessment, then you haven't met the right dealers.
Or isn't.
some few coin dealers will be sharing company for eternity with many lawyers and politicians is my guess.
Do collectors with sticky fingers ?
the PCGS forums become more narrow each of the last 10 years. Its really just a small group of regulars talking to each other essentially. Admission is free so its all good
I know a couple who should absolutely burn. They are greedy cheaters and would rob anyone for as much as you will let them. If they fell off a cliff or something; I really wouldn’t care.
That being said, my mentor who passed away a few years ago was a wonderful, fair and honest man. I bought many of my first raw walkers from him. I sold a lot to him, as well. I know he is with the man upstairs. I miss him so and I will never forget him.
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Most dealers are experiencing heaven on earth.
...And some are too ornery (or mean) to die.
Okay, so, not a dealer, not even a high end collector and I know this post is mostly in fun but I think dealers get a bad rap. I go to a club and the majority of the members are dealers. There are several hundred members and at weekly meetings there are 40 or more people there. I also run into them at coins shows. I can't recall meeting a more straight-up decent group of folks. Many have helped me with my little projects, advised me on where to find deals on what I am looking for, traded with me, and patiently educated me on interesting nuances of coins. Also they do outreach work with the Boy and Girl Scouts to promote interest in the hobby, do community projects, show up when someone is in the hospital, things like that. Basically a very decent bunch.
As to pricing...well we always expect the other guy to work for cheap, but we always feel we should be well paid. If you love a coin you should be reasonable and pay a reasonable price for it, and if the other guy makes a profit...well so does anyone running a business. Do unto others...
I am sure there are bad people into coin dealing, just as there bad preachers....not saying they ain't out there. But I have seen far worse behavior from bank tellers receiving silver coins from old ladies unloading their recently deseased husbands coin collection at face, then scooping them up and laughing about it. Seen this more than once, and since the first time I intervene.
Anyway...that's my two...centavos.
This was posted in jest and meant to be lighthearted. So please don't get your panties in a bunch just because the tables are turned from the regular "Why Do Coin Dealers Drink" threads. If this thread has you lying on the floor rocking in a fetal position question where you're spend eternity in the afterlife there's still time to make amends
When coin dealers go to heaven, St Peter will ask, "Is this a doubled die? How about this one, is this one a doubled die? What about this one, doubled die? ad nauseam.
Wouldn't that be hell with the devil asking those questions?
Worry is the interest you pay on a debt you may not owe.
"Paper money eventually returns to its intrinsic value---zero."----Voltaire
"Everything you say should be true, but not everything true should be said."----Voltaire
A coin dealer was taking some time off to play golf. He sliced it off the first tee into the woods. He found his ball in a nice little clearing with a pretty decent lie. He looked toward the green and all he had was two small trees about fifty feet in front of him; one to the left and the other to the right. "Hmm," he thought, "I can make it between them and make the green."
He struck the ball, it hit the tree on the left and ricocheted of to the tree on the right. It came off the tree straight for him and struck him in the middle of the forehead killing him instantly.
He reached the Pearly Gates where Saint Peter greeted him. "Well," Saint Peter said, "I see your paperwork here says you're a golfer." The coin dealer replied, "I certainly am!" Saint Peter inquired, "Are you any good?" The coin dealer said, "I go HERE in two."
I've heard a few dealers been told where to go so yes and no
The life I have lived and the great times and good fortune.... oh wait, I am not a coin dealer... Carry on...
Cheers, RickO
Coin dealers are like everyone else. The bad ones stick out in our memories.
All coin dealers will go to the great coin show in the sky, but only the righteous ones will get early bird badges.
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Depends on what they grade!
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Expected to see pics of Hawaii. Then re-read title.
It's coveting that sends you into the first circle of heck
For years of tolerating the public's coin "knowledge" they should get to a higher plane.
Not if they use it to take advantage of the public.
Worry is the interest you pay on a debt you may not owe.
"Paper money eventually returns to its intrinsic value---zero."----Voltaire
"Everything you say should be true, but not everything true should be said."----Voltaire
Does the universe even care?
I don’t think so - the earth is merely a speck of dust on the space time cosmic scale. 100 k yr from now humans could even have gone extinct eons ago - who wb around to even notice or care?
We have sent probes to every planet in the solar system and listened to the stars for decades - no sign of intelligent life.
As Tony said on the Sopranos “relax, just fawgetta about it.”
I simply try to be the best professional I can be on the bourse and not let individuals get to me.