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jfoot13
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I was on my way home from the post office this morning when I stopped at the gas station for a coffee. While waiting in line the cashier was giving the guy in front of me a hard time about using rolled change to get a pack of cigarettes ( $5.25 )saying he had to write his name, address and phone number on the rolls.. he had 2 rolls of nickels, 2 rolls of cents and a quarter.. well my eyebrows raised when I noticed the quarter was silver.. well being the good guy I am I say "Here buddy give me the change and I'll buy the cigarettes" and throw a 10 on the counter... guys happy, cashier is happy and I'm happy.. so I put the change in my pocket and go home. I look at the quarter and it's a well circulated 1961D OK I'm happy I just paid for the gas for my trip to the post office. Being a nickel guy I open the nickels and my jaw drops.. as I spread them out I have a full set of jeffersons including warnickels 1938 to 1964 minus just the 39D and the 50D is a choice AU... and it gets better the 2 rolls of cents 1 is solid wheats ( all common 50s) and 1 is an OBW BU 1964 roll... best $5.25 I've spent in a long time.
I think I ought to get a part time job working at the gas station.
I think I ought to get a part time job working at the gas station.
If you can't swim you better stay in the boat.......
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<< <i>I think I ought to get a part time job working at the gas station. >>
It's not worth your life.
Congrats on the great finds.
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nice pickup.
It bugs me to think I can't be at every gas station, Wal-Mart check out line, and bank teller's window every second of every day to see what comes across and into the drawer. Although, if we educate people, stuff like this will happen less and less and spoil it for the long-timers. So, what do we do?
-wes
Too many positive BST transactions with too many members to list.
<< <i>I wonder who they really belonged to. >>
Just looked and it appears that I am missing those rolls and that silver quarter. If you could kindly return them to me I would be happy to reimburse you the $5.25. Thanks for looking out for my coins!
I think I ought to get a part time job working at the gas station.
Or a Crack House!
My sister worked in a 7-11 briefly and bought all her finds out of the cash register, including a 1928 Legal $5.
cleared them off the counter and tossed them in the trash.
That thing about putting your name and address on rolled coins is a bit out of date I think since the general public does have a right to privacy.
Even then, he could have just popped the rolls open and then said .......here ya go!
But then I think the clerk would have gotten really pissed!
The name is LEE!
<< <i>Suh-Weet!
That thing about putting your name and address on rolled coins is a bit out of date I think since the general public does have a right to privacy.
...........you mean you put YOUR name and address on the wrappers?
Hey Cladiator...that was too funny about George Washington's address.
"“Those who sacrifice liberty for security/safety deserve neither.“(Benjamin Franklin)
"I only golf on days that end in 'Y'" (DE59)
I gave a roll of quarters in another store and the guy said they had to be counted. He dropped the roll and spilled them everywhere. I wasn't going to be very happy if he said I was short, but he decided I was over and gave me a quarter back. I am sure there were 40 quarters exactly in that roll.
<< <i>Years ago I spent 2 rolls of nickels at a store. The cashier said they had to be opened and counted. "Here, I take this one and you count the other!" We each found 40.
I gave a roll of quarters in another store and the guy said they had to be counted. He dropped the roll and spilled them everywhere. I wasn't going to be very happy if he said I was short, but he decided I was over and gave me a quarter back. I am sure there were 40 quarters exactly in that roll. >>
did you tell him to keep the change?
Wow, I always considered myself an honest man until I read your question.
No, I kept the quarter for two reasons.
1) I was ticked off by that point (which rarely happens with me).
2) You couldn't tell that guy anything, so why try. (He had already told me he didn't trust my count.)
<< <i>It bugs me to think I can't be at every gas station, Wal-Mart check out line, and bank teller's window every second of every day to see what comes across and into the drawer. Although, if we educate people, stuff like this will happen less and less and spoil it for the long-timers. So, what do we do? >>
When I was a kid, my great uncle gave me an 1864 two-cent piece he got as change in the 1920s or 30s. He worked at a movie theatre and went through their change.
And I wish I had been there to make the offer!
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