What would you do if you accidently gave away something valuable in change?
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What would you do, if in the rush of your daily grind, you gave away something "good" in change?
How would you feel if the you heard the sales clerk say to their coworker as you walked away, "Hey look at this penny I got, Its 1909 with a little S on underneath! And what are those 3 tiny letters on the back at the bottom?"
How would you feel if the you heard the sales clerk say to their coworker as you walked away, "Hey look at this penny I got, Its 1909 with a little S on underneath! And what are those 3 tiny letters on the back at the bottom?"
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I had a dealer once who did that with me. I asked how much, he gave an unbelievable low price and I paid it and walked. I should have kept walking. While at the next bourse table a couple minutes later he came up and asked for it back. I gave it to him, nice guy that I am.
What would I do? I would have to live with the deal I made.
I know I haven't addressed your question, but I can't imagine running around with rare coins in my pockets to give away in change...
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I would feel real silly that I handed a cashier a bunch of coins in 2x2's and TPG slabs.......
......I collect old stuff......
<< <i>Ok let me clarify ... we're not talking about a coin from your stock or collection. We're talking about something YOU got in change but never checked it before you passed it along... >>
Then how would you know that you gave it away?
-Paul
<< <i>Ok let me clarify ... we're not talking about a coin from your stock or collection. We're talking about something YOU got in change but never checked it before you passed it along... >>
If I got it in change and never checked it before I spent it I would never know about the issue.
<< <i>Ok let me clarify ... we're not talking about a coin from your stock or collection. We're talking about something YOU got in change but never checked it before you passed it along... >>
I would put it in my shirt pocket rather than just mixing it in with my pocket change.
Worry is the interest you pay on a debt you may not owe.
"Paper money eventually returns to its intrinsic value---zero."----Voltaire
"Everything you say should be true, but not everything true should be said."----Voltaire
a situation where
You got the coin in change
You passed it along accidently in change
And not long after you did it, you knew you did it
<< <i>Ok let me clarify more
a situation where
You got the coin in change
You passed it along accidently in change
And not long after you did it, you knew you did it >>
Why didn't you put it in a different pocket and at least keep it separate from your pocket change?
Worry is the interest you pay on a debt you may not owe.
"Paper money eventually returns to its intrinsic value---zero."----Voltaire
"Everything you say should be true, but not everything true should be said."----Voltaire
rainbowroosie April 1, 2003
<< <i>I would write myself a note that says: "Dummy." >>
Worry is the interest you pay on a debt you may not owe.
"Paper money eventually returns to its intrinsic value---zero."----Voltaire
"Everything you say should be true, but not everything true should be said."----Voltaire
I wouldn't do anything about it. It ain't the end of the world.
(Been waiting on a thread to use the chainsaw smiley's!)
<< <i>I wouldn't do anything about it. It ain't the end of the world. >>
What if it were a 1969-S DDO cent?
Worry is the interest you pay on a debt you may not owe.
"Paper money eventually returns to its intrinsic value---zero."----Voltaire
"Everything you say should be true, but not everything true should be said."----Voltaire
Worry is the interest you pay on a debt you may not owe.
"Paper money eventually returns to its intrinsic value---zero."----Voltaire
"Everything you say should be true, but not everything true should be said."----Voltaire
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<< <i>I wouldn't do anything about it. It ain't the end of the world. >>
What if it were a 1969-S DDO cent?
Brother, I'm old and with my eyesight I wouldn't know if I had one or not. I've probably already spent a dozen of them. Ain't no sense worrying about it now.
When it happens, I laugh at myself. It is never more than a couple of bucks and I figure I just created an opportunity for someone to discover it, brighten their day, and perhaps spark interest in collecting more. Imagine what would happen if more of us started dumping interesting coins into circulation--especially in a smaller community.
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<< <i>Ok let me clarify ... we're not talking about a coin from your stock or collection. We're talking about something YOU got in change but never checked it before you passed it along... >>
Then how would you know that you gave it away?
-Paul >>
Uhhhhhh!!! How would you feel if the you heard the sales clerk say to their coworker as you walked away, "Hey look at this penny I JUST got, Its 1909 with a little S on underneath! And what are those 3 tiny letters on the back at the bottom?"
<< <i>I would write myself a note that says: "Dummy." >>
That's right, because that's what the guy that gave it to you probably did too!
There would be no "good finds" if everyone spotted a great coin in their change the first time. Someone's loss is another's gain.
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<< <i>I would write myself a note that says: "Dummy." >>
That's right, because that's what the guy that gave it to you probably did too!
There would be no "good finds" if everyone spotted a great coin in their change the first time. Someone's loss is another's gain. >>
In many cases these coins get into circulation because some kid got into their father's coin collection or the teenager down the street burglarized someones house and spent the coins they stole.
Worry is the interest you pay on a debt you may not owe.
"Paper money eventually returns to its intrinsic value---zero."----Voltaire
"Everything you say should be true, but not everything true should be said."----Voltaire