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Nice guy walks in the shop today
Flyfishguy
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One of our regular "out of town" customers dropped by the shop Thursday. Very nice guy, drops in about 3-4 times a year when he comes through town on business. He has a very good eye for quality and doesn't try to buy PQ better date coins on the cheap. He picked out some nice toned Morgan dollars and a couple of key date coins. He's one of those great customers that you really enjoy dealing with.
He asks if we're still working with the Boy Scouts (I'm an Eagle Project Coordinator, Scout Committee Chair and District Committee member and my wife is a professional Scouter responsible for Scouting in all of Southern Utah and parts of South East Nevada). I told him we were still quite active in Scouts and how at the Scout Expo every year we hand out zip lock baggies with about 50 Wheat Cents in them to all the Scouts. We also give away all the old "Penny" albums that we acquire through out the year. All in the hopes of developing new collectors.
He then told me he had almost 100 lbs of Wheat cents (he weighed them), and that if we wanted them to give to the Scouts, he would make a special trip down and GIVE them to us to give away. Now that is a COOL customer!
He asks if we're still working with the Boy Scouts (I'm an Eagle Project Coordinator, Scout Committee Chair and District Committee member and my wife is a professional Scouter responsible for Scouting in all of Southern Utah and parts of South East Nevada). I told him we were still quite active in Scouts and how at the Scout Expo every year we hand out zip lock baggies with about 50 Wheat Cents in them to all the Scouts. We also give away all the old "Penny" albums that we acquire through out the year. All in the hopes of developing new collectors.
He then told me he had almost 100 lbs of Wheat cents (he weighed them), and that if we wanted them to give to the Scouts, he would make a special trip down and GIVE them to us to give away. Now that is a COOL customer!
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As well, to you and your wife--a strong voicing of praise for your activism in Scouting.
Happy Collecting!
WOW, that's right at 14600 pennies, or enough bags for 292 Scouts.
Too many positive BST transactions with too many members to list.
Ray
And for the topper: Den Leader/Assitant and Rising Pack Leader; Quality Unit, 100% Boys Life!
All of that on top of two real jobs - One full time one part time.
There aint many moments for rest, that will come later. We had a National Court of Honor this past week at our pack meeting for a fella that is a Wolf scout who saved his sister from drowning last summer. He received a medal for heroism. It makes you feel good to know you are making a positive difference in the boys life. I would love to be a professional scouter your Wife is lucky.
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lathmach wrote:
> "Make sure you search them good first, before letting the scouts have a go at em."
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Yeah, like they haven't been searched to death
already!!
Giving baggies of wheat cents and a Whitman
fold out to these kids is a great idea. This is
what started me on my lifetime love of old coins.
My grandmother had an old doctor's bag she had
thrown change in for years, and when I was a
kid she would let me go through it and fill the
slots in my holders.
It was mostly wheat cents, of course, and
some dimes. I don't remember a lot of nickels,
and I guess they spent the larger denominations.
~
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Yours in Scouting
Advisor Jim
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My son is a first Weblos. I donated a small collection to each child in his den to get them their "collectors" achievement.
I never saw such happy faces as those boys had when they wen through those bags of coins!
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This kind of story is what numismatics is all about.
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