This is why whiskey was created
PTVETTER
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I had a phone call today and the lady she had a 2005 nickel with the buffalo upside down!
Pat Vetter,Mercury Dime registry set,1938 Proof set registry,Pat & BJ Coins:724-325-7211
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Oh.... the dead buffalo variety??
Just part of the business/hobby.
A Well-known dealer told this story:
Dealer: Good morning how can I help you?
Caller: Is this the coin collector?
Dealer: um… I am a coin dealer, and I buy and sell rare coins.
Caller: well, I have a coin, and I’d like to know how much it’s worth.
Dealer: Great, what you got?
Caller: It’s a 1983 penny.
Dealer: It’s worth a penny.
Caller: But it’s really old!!
Funny thing is the same person called back the next day asking the same questions! Lol
How do I convince a millennial that 1983 was simply not that long ago?!
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Reminds me of this episode of The Andy Griffith Show.
https://youtube.com/watch?v=xhcYVqe5AWw
I had a few funny contacts from folks over the years. Wish I had wrote them down.
One ask me if I would ship a coin to New York. I said, sure. Never did hear back.
One ask if their check bounces would I still ship and they would pay later. I said I would rather not take a hot check. They said, it's not a hot check, it just won't clear the bank.
One ask if I would take a coin back if they cleaned it. I said I would have to see the coin. Never did hear back.
One guy had won a coin at auction but never paid. He contacted me and said he did not have the money but would still take it if I would sell it to him at half price. I said no and he gave me a negative on Ebay. That was the only neg I ever received.
Reminds me of the episode where Andy tries to sell
Barney a nickel with the Buffalo faced in the wrong
direction.
Ah, the paws up bison, a true sleeper 😈
The next time I get a call like that I'm going to act very excited, whether it is a steel cent, "gold" dollar, etc. offer 5X more than it is worth so I'll get a lot more people calling to sell their coins!
A lot of people have never noticed that US coins don't have a medal alignment
I tipped a waitress with a Presidential dollar , the other day. She looked excited and said she hardly ever sees them. I thought : “hmmmmmm, I should do this more often “ In all the years in a coin shop, I don’t think one person ever called for one , so they get spent / gifted or deposited. One day they will have another presidential dollar. I can’t see it ever ending. See why I think whiskey was made ?
There was an Andy Griffith episode, where Andy had Barney convinced to buy a Nickel from him, where the buffalo was facing the wrong direction
HAPPY COLLECTING
So, you tipped her a whole dollar 😂
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There's a link to the YouTube video of the Andy Griffith episode above.
Here is a picture of the animal that posed for the coin.
Wayne
Kennedys are my quest...
Next time you get a call that starts, "I have a $1000 bill from 1840.....", cut them off and predict it's serial number-#8894- and they will surely respond "How did you know that?" You can then claim to be psychic and they may not be as angry or disappointed with their fake.
I have found a 2005-P buffalo nickel with a rotated die. Maybe your customer is onto something.
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No doubt, you crookedly lowballed her and sold the coin for a big profit.
Buck & a quarter. There is way more to my stories. I just give tidbits. She went home without a date.
Good man. She probably gets a lot of dollar tips, lol.
Did any one notice that in the Andy Griffith video that they are actually pointing the wrong way that the Buffalo would actually be pointing?
Did anyone mention the Andy Griffith episode yet?
Reading some of the posts here (or forever threads) if not the Keyboard griefers here (trolls) I do need some whiskey.