Is it called cherry picking

honeywah · November 26, 2003 6:54AM

when you get a 1oz. 50$ gold coin for face value?

ms70 · November 26, 2003 6:57AM

Details?

kieferscoins · November 26, 2003 6:57AM

That is worse than cherrypicking.

Cameron Kiefer

clackamas · November 26, 2003 6:59AM

Depends on the story but I would chalk it up to luck.

honeywah · November 26, 2003 7:01AM

A girl came into the store yesterday where I work. She wanted 50.00 for her coin. The boss had never seen one before and asked me if it was real. I said yes it was real. So they gave her 50.00 for it. I asked the boss could I buy it and he said sure. So I RAN!!!!...to the ATM and took out 50.00 and bought the coin. 1992 Liberty.

kieferscoins · November 26, 2003 7:02AM

Why did she walk into the store to sell it? Is it a coin store? Be careful, because the coin could be stolen.

Cameron Kiefer

jonesy · November 26, 2003 7:02AM

Yeah, somebody's bad luck. Put that thing in yer pocket honeyway!!!

BTW, Gold was at $402 briefly!!

lordmarcovan · November 26, 2003 7:08AM

Ouch.

For her.

Quite a score for you!

Hope it isn't stolen, and hope the girl doesn't realize her mistake later.

I would say if you call that cherrypickin', you just picked the whole ORCHARD.

honeywah · November 26, 2003 7:09AM

<< <i>Why did she walk into the store to sell it? Is it a coin store? Be careful, because the coin could be stolen.

Cameron Kiefer >>

No.....not a coin store. Its a Fed Meyer store. She said she had one more at home and her mom gave them to her.
I am aware it could be stolen.....and if it is.....I will gladly give it back. I am going to read the papers for the next couple of weeks to see if anyone reports stolen coins. In the mean time......I will stare at it often to remind myself of the good luck I had that day

If even for a short while.

Russ · November 26, 2003 7:11AM

Probably stolen.

Russ, NCNE

segoja · November 26, 2003 7:14AM

Isn't it cash?

How do you prove cash is stolen???

Unless of course you have the serial numbers, but coins don;t have serieal numbers.

I think you'd have a hard time proving that particular piece was the piece that was stolen.

With that said, if the person came back in seems like you'd do the right thing and return it.

Good luck!

dollardude · November 26, 2003 7:17AM

I'd do the right thing and return it to her. Just my opinion.

honeywah · November 26, 2003 7:22AM

I work at this store.....and if I saw the girl again I would not know her from Adam. I am the teller at this store. I'm sure the cashier who traded her the cash for the coin would recognize her if she came back in looking for it. I would gladly return it. I'm thinking that either she took it from her parents.....or it was a gift from a family member and she had no clue what she had.

merz2 · November 26, 2003 7:25AM

Honeywah
I hope she just didn't know what she had,instead of her stealing it.

honeywah · November 26, 2003 7:29AM

I agree merz2. It's all making me a bit nervous now.

stujoe · November 26, 2003 7:30AM

'Took it from her parents'? How old was this 'girl'?

honeywah · November 26, 2003 7:30AM

I would say about 15. The cashier asked her more than once was she sure she wanted to trade it for cash and the girl said yes.
She said her mom gave it to her and she had one more at home. I realize it could all be BS.

stujoe · November 26, 2003 7:32AM

15. Geez.

honeywah · November 26, 2003 7:34AM

Yes....I am going to call the store right now and let the cashier know that if someone comes in looking for it that I will sell it back to them.
I work at the store so I don't want any trouble.

stujoe · November 26, 2003 7:36AM

I am not going to tell you what to do but that sounds more like taking candy from a baby than cherrypicking to me. Maybe I am just an old fart.

braddick · November 26, 2003 7:41AM

Before we rag too hard on honeywah, let me ask what each of you would have done?
Is it likely the coin was a gift such as the girl stated? Probably not, but do we know? Did honeywah do anything illegal? No. Unethical? No. Short of knowing the history of the item or even a tinsy winsy trace of evidence to the contrary you're left taking the seller at her word.

honeywah · November 26, 2003 7:42AM

I am not a coin collector so to speak. I am more into just picking up errors from work that I might find. I am as green as they come.
I knew it was worth more than 50.00. But it really didnt dawn on me that it could be worth 400.00. I have let them know at the store if they have any angry parents who come in that they know who has the coin and that I told them I would gladly return it. The girl was insistant on selling it . She was asked more than once was she sure. I was not there but i talked to the cashier who did the exchange.

stujoe · November 26, 2003 7:44AM

Not much she could do since she wasn't the one who accepted it or had interaction with the kid. But, as for me, I would at least try to contact the kid and/or her parents and swap it out for a $50 bill. If that wasn't possible there wouldn't be much I could do. I wouldn't feel right about not trying to, though.

Oooops, sorry, didn't realize she was a she...edited to fix gender.

stujoe · November 26, 2003 7:48AM

<< <i> I have let them know at the store if they have any angry parents who come in that they know who has the coin and that I told them I would gladly return it. >>

I think you did the 'right' thing by doing that. Hey, if they no one hears from them, not much else you can do except keep it.

dollardude · November 26, 2003 8:19AM

Well, I think if you have done those things mentioned, then you deserve to keep it.

honeywah · November 26, 2003 8:23AM

<< <i>Well, I think if you have done those things mentioned, then you deserve to keep it. >>

I have done those things.......like I said.....I work at the store and I need my job. I don't want any trouble.

merz2 · November 26, 2003 9:46AM

Honeywah
You've done all you can at this time.Don't feel quilty.I would have done the same in your place,and given the same circumstances.I'm not afraid to admit it here openly.Even you didn't know the true value when you offered to purchase it.All you knew was it was worth more than face value.

fivecents · November 26, 2003 10:06AM

<< <i>Is it called cherry picking >>

No

Is it called cherry picking

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