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Almost Home - Coin Giveaway

JapanJohnJapanJohn Posts: 2,030 ✭
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Left Afghanistan a day or so ago and am sitting in the airport in Frankfurt Germany. Ran into an American family and kid about 12 - ish who were bored and looking through their change. I engaged them in conversation for a minute and asked the dad if I could give his kid a coin. I explained to him that on every trip I take I always take a "smoother" which is a present I carry and give to someone who helps me, or someone who needs smoothed. Usually I carry Japanese Kokeshi (wooden) dolls, but this trip I carried a 2006 proof American Silver Eagle.

Once in Pax River Maryland I hit a massive snowstorm and showed up at the BOQ on base a day late. I got to the reservations desk and they had given away my room. The gal behind the desk made a decent effort in helping me find a place out in town and I reached in my bag and gave her a Kokeshi doll and told her thanks for the help. She let me get about halfway to the door and said "Wait a minute". Next thing I knew I was in a suite.

So, this is why I always carry something with me.

Back to the story. These guys were bored and just checking change looking for state quarters. Anyway, Dad said okay, so I gave the kid the Silver Eagle. They seemed like it was too much but I told them it was my pleasure to give their young collector a coin, that it wasn't valuable, that I had a bunch of them, etc.

If felt pretty good. Now I hope nobody needs smoothed the rest of the way home.

John
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