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coindudeonebay
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So, here we go.
Round about 1984 or so, I was at a grocery store in San Antonio, Broadway St, HEB. I was at the checkout line and just about to pay when I noticed something strange in the till. At that point I had just started checking out what was in the drawer any time I'd buy something.
Well, turned out the coins were half dollars so I asked the cashier if I could buy them. I told her I'd give her 5 bucks for them. She said she had already sold them to another cashier. The other cashier was next to her and told her to go ahead and sell them to me so I said I'd give her 10 bucks so she and the other cashier could share the money. So, I handed her the money and she handed me the two half dollars along with 9 bucks change. I told her it was ok, she could keep the change. She said, why, it's only a dollar. She also told me that the coins were from an old person that came in and bought some stuff. Crazy!
So, what pray tell were the coins? Well, believe it or not, I still have them and doubt I'll ever sell them as they have to be the coolest coins I've ever purchased at face value. So, checkem out and tell me how you think I made out. They were most likely stolen, but what was I to do, let them fall into someone elses hand?
Round about 1984 or so, I was at a grocery store in San Antonio, Broadway St, HEB. I was at the checkout line and just about to pay when I noticed something strange in the till. At that point I had just started checking out what was in the drawer any time I'd buy something.
Well, turned out the coins were half dollars so I asked the cashier if I could buy them. I told her I'd give her 5 bucks for them. She said she had already sold them to another cashier. The other cashier was next to her and told her to go ahead and sell them to me so I said I'd give her 10 bucks so she and the other cashier could share the money. So, I handed her the money and she handed me the two half dollars along with 9 bucks change. I told her it was ok, she could keep the change. She said, why, it's only a dollar. She also told me that the coins were from an old person that came in and bought some stuff. Crazy!
So, what pray tell were the coins? Well, believe it or not, I still have them and doubt I'll ever sell them as they have to be the coolest coins I've ever purchased at face value. So, checkem out and tell me how you think I made out. They were most likely stolen, but what was I to do, let them fall into someone elses hand?
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The 8 of 1811 looks like it was punched inverted. Are they all like that?
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<< <i>She also told me that the coins were from an old person that came in and bought some stuff. Crazy!
..........................They were most likely stolen, but what was I to do, let them fall into someone elses hand?
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So tell me, do you think that old person stole em?
The name is LEE!
<< <i>Waited to make sure the Limitations Laws made it safe to tell the story, huh?
I paid 1 dollar actually, remember she gave me back the change.
Congratulations!
Nice coins by the way.
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<< <i>She also told me that the coins were from an old person that came in and bought some stuff. Crazy!
..........................They were most likely stolen, but what was I to do, let them fall into someone elses hand?
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So tell me, do you think that old person stole em? >>
Who knows, I just figured someone stole them and then spent them, old person... I think would have to be mighty old to have held onto these till 1980's.
YOU SUCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Nice pickup...What were these selling for in the 80's?? anybody know
<< <i>maybe this is my opinion only but
YOU SUCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Nice pickup...What were these selling for in the 80's?? anybody know >>
The two together were about $50 total Redbook value in 84 +/- so probably about $40 wholesale - maybe a You Suck Lite
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<< <i>maybe this is my opinion only but
YOU SUCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! >>
Pretty sure I should take that as a compliment.
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<< <i>Anyone else sad in that some old person had to dig through their coin collection to buy groceries? >>
Maybe instead they bought something more important than food, like.............BEER!
Phoenix
<< <i>Anyone else sad in that some old person had to dig through their coin collection to buy groceries? >>
This may not be the case at all. Someone may have come across these "old junky" coins finding them in a jar or back of draw. It may have been preceived as a small windfall to the finder, especially after the store accepted these junk coins. Whether it was a senior coming across them while looking for something else or a youngster going through items left by grandpa/ma, there are too many reasons these could have been spent that do not involve digging through a collection.