So my phone rings…

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TwoSides2aCoin
TwoSides2aCoin Posts: 45,217 ✭✭✭✭✭
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Guess what it was about.

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  • Dentuck
    Dentuck Posts: 3,854 ✭✭✭✭
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    A confused cat-burglar wants 20x face value for the gold Kennedy half dollars he burgled.


  • MsMorrisine
    MsMorrisine Posts: 40,041 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    "I got a gold kennedy, what do ya pay for them?"

    "What year?"

    "1974."

    "spend it."

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  • lordmarcovan
    lordmarcovan Posts: 45,335 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Probably about one o' them silver lookin' pennies.

    He heard them was worth eleventy squintillion dollars.

    He's got one that only has a little bit of rust on it.

    But that's OK, he got that off with the Brillo pad.

    Collector since 1976. On the CU forums here since 2001.

  • MICHAELDIXON
    MICHAELDIXON Posts: 6,756 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    You received a personal phonecall from David Hall and he asked you to accept a position on the PCGS Board of Experts! Congratulations!!!!!
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  • PerryHall
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    << <i>Guess what it was about. >>



    Bill collector?

    Worry is the interest you pay on a debt you may not owe.
    "Paper money eventually returns to its intrinsic value---zero."----Voltaire
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  • Coin Finder
    Coin Finder Posts: 7,805 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    " I have a 1943 penny that is made of tin or steel, my neighbor told me that he saw one at auction going for over 100,000 dollars, what do you pay for a coin like that?"

    The court jester does not play, but gently pulls the strings…

  • ms70
    ms70 Posts: 13,958 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    A 1943 copper cent.
  • ChiSao
    ChiSao Posts: 134 ✭
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    Reminder to get out and vote.

    Alex
  • ctf_error_coins
    ctf_error_coins Posts: 15,433 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Phone call I get every single day of the week: Hi, do you accept credit cards? We process credit cards for merchants........

    Me: Ever hear of Paypal and Square? Ef OFF! Click!
  • MGLICKER
    MGLICKER Posts: 7,995 ✭✭✭
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    1796 silver coin with prints on the reverse?
  • guitarwes
    guitarwes Posts: 9,308 ✭✭✭
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    Somebody just inherited their dad's collection and it had a nice looking 1796 Quarter in it with a funny looking busty woman on the front and a scrawny eagle on the back. Says they'll sell it to you under the table for a little over half of what it's worth.
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  • 291fifth
    291fifth Posts: 25,218 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    1. "Hello Seniors ..."

    2. "This is Rachel ..."

    3. Congratulations, you have won a trip to ..."

    4. Wrong number.
    All glory is fleeting.
  • crazyhounddog
    crazyhounddog Posts: 14,250 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Monex?
    The bitterness of "Poor Quality" is remembered long after the sweetness of low price is forgotten.
  • johnny9434
    johnny9434 Posts: 34,068 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    you won a cruise
  • keets
    keets Posts: 25,351 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    either the IRS or Secret Service and I won't go into detail about why they would want to talk to YOU in particular!! image just remember, Joe, we're here for you.
  • AUandAG
    AUandAG Posts: 25,050 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Hello, I have 25 silver certificates from way back when. I would like to trade them for silver dollars as I have
    no longer any interest in them, but I do like the old silver dollars.

    You: thanks for calling, call again sometime.

    bobimage
    Registry: CC lowballs (boblindstrom), bobinvegas1989@yahoo.com
  • ebaytrader
    ebaytrader Posts: 3,312 ✭✭✭
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    << <i>either the IRS or Secret Service and I won't go into detail about why they would want to talk to YOU in particular!! image just remember, Joe, we're here for you. >>




    Uh, no we're not!




    Never heard of him. image
  • crazyhounddog
    crazyhounddog Posts: 14,250 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    It was the police, they want the stolen coin back that you purchased? Close?
    The bitterness of "Poor Quality" is remembered long after the sweetness of low price is forgotten.
  • OldEastside
    OldEastside Posts: 4,602 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    ATT courtesy call thanking you for your recent payment image

    Steve
    Promote the Hobby
  • ChiSao
    ChiSao Posts: 134 ✭
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    Omaha steaks with a killer deal!

    Alex
  • TwoSides2aCoin
    TwoSides2aCoin Posts: 45,217 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    imageimage
  • BAJJERFAN
    BAJJERFAN Posts: 31,659 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Joe at 3:00 a.m. Allo

    Caller: Is this 282-eleven eleven?

    Joe: No, this is 282-one one one one

    Caller: Sorry to have bothered you.

    Joe: No problem, I had to get up to answer the phone anyway.
    theknowitalltroll;
  • coindeuce
    coindeuce Posts: 13,527 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Ummm. . . smoebody took umbrage with your reply in this thread ?

    "Everything is on its way to somewhere. Everything." - George Malley, Phenomenon
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  • lasvegasteddy
    lasvegasteddy Posts: 10,492 ✭✭✭
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    how much are complete state quarter sets worth
    everything in life is but merely on loan to us by our appreciation....lose your appreciation and see


  • Musky1011
    Musky1011 Posts: 3,977 ✭✭✭✭
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    How much are 2014 nickels worth?
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  • Cameonut
    Cameonut Posts: 7,436 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Something related to the upcoming election......

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  • BAJJERFAN
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    << <i>How much are 2014 nickels worth? >>



    $100.70 just like the old line about 64 Kennedy halves being worth $32.image
    theknowitalltroll;
  • lkeigwin
    lkeigwin Posts: 16,895 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Ex-wife. Alimony is late again.
    Lance.
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  • mozin
    mozin Posts: 8,755 ✭✭✭
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    Just send her a picture of last months check. image
    I collect Capped Bust series by variety in PCGS AU/MS grades.
  • MICHAELDIXON
    MICHAELDIXON Posts: 6,756 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Well? What was the phone call about?
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  • ms70
    ms70 Posts: 13,958 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    They wanted to pay you to be a line stander for the next U.S. Mint widget?
  • TwoSides2aCoin
    TwoSides2aCoin Posts: 45,217 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    << <i>Well? What was the phone call about? >>



    "A complete set of Franklins with full bell lines in PCGS holders", said the man. He said they're worth XX amount but the dealers will only offer him X amount.
    The alimony check did not go missing.
    The IRS, FBI, CIA, Secret Service (okay someone called posing as the latter, but they were called on a mission shortly thereafter …. Keets) image

    And all those other guesses are funny, but life behind the counter usually is not that dramatic.

    The moral of the story: "it better be good". image
  • GrumpyEd
    GrumpyEd Posts: 4,749 ✭✭✭
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    Was his XX price too high?
    Did you work out a deal on the set?
    Ed
  • TwoSides2aCoin
    TwoSides2aCoin Posts: 45,217 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Good day, Ed. ^

    He is going to bring them in so I can see them. I explained how the market is a bit soft, but there were "right" buyers out there. I asked if there were a way I could broker a deal for him instead of buying them "outright", maybe. He was open to this suggestion. Often times we dealers do "have a heart" for collector's feelings. Because many of us FEEL the same way.

    And by the way, this place offers up the most fun, considering a vast majority of "numismatic types" are "intellectuals".
    I never wish to step on any toes, in the hobby or business.


    There are more "phone calls". This was just one of the many. I hope others might use this thread to "chat" about coins. Any experiences are better than no experiences.
  • TwoSides2aCoin
    TwoSides2aCoin Posts: 45,217 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    So the voice on the other end is Carol. She asked if I had Presidential Dollars.
    image It was kind of embarrassing to say "Yes, I carry the presidential dollars".


    She said, "Well I need 2 of each of the last president issued from the mint".
    I'll admit , I had to reference the Red Book before I answered , "Oh, the Franklin D. Roosevelt"
    "Yes, I have them in the "P" mint and the "D" mint. (as I run to the Prezzie buck box to make sure since I only order one roll of each)

    She asked : "How much ? "
    I answered, and she said, "Could I just get a roll of each at that price ? "
    image

    I said, "Ma'am, the U.S. Mint charges me 40% more than face value plus shipping". Would you like a whole roll ?
    She thought for about the amount of time it took to say "NO" and said, "NO".
    I said, "I know how you feel". Then she asked, "Do you carry the national parks quarters ? "
    image

    I almost ran next door to get a beer.

    Then we agreed on 4 coins (2 from Philly, and 2 from Denver).
    She said, "Is it okay if I send cash in the mail ? "
    I answered: "Is it okay if you receive cash in the mail ? "

    She laughed. Next day an envelope arrives with a ten and a five dollar bill with a note that said : "I enjoy talking to you and keep the change".

    I thought "How sweet and generous ". Enough money to buy 10 more presidential dollars from the mint. image

    And this is just one minute of the day, at the shop.

    I'd rather be golfing, fishing, bowling, traveling, or watching reruns of Dr Phil. image

    …. or playing with the grandkids. But the kids are too busy shuffling them off. And to think, I was a family man, once.
  • ricko
    ricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    image The stories I read here make me wish I was a coin dealer.....One of you just has to write a book....Cheers, RickO

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