Time I Could Have Been Searching

Ok so.. I was in the local gas station on my way home from work and while paying for my stuff I took a few extra seconds to check my bills. Automatically the guy behind the register was glued to the note I set aside asking why I kept it. Nothing fancy , average $1 star note.
I then explain to him why I kept it and he says " oh yes I know about star notes and old money. I have all kinds of old coins and bills." I assumed by him saying this it meant he was a collector. I said cool , I just found a 1972 ddo. Thinking he would appreciate the find if he was into coins. He laughs at me and tries to make me look like an idiot in front of the store. Then goes on laughing saying 1972, haha that's not old. He then pulls out a handful of coins from his pocket and starts calling off dates, early Indian heads, pre 1930 wheaties and 2 buffalo nickels which all looked to be in excellent condition. Now he's shaking them in his hand like dice and the whole time I'm trying to explain to him old means absolutely nothing especially after shooting craps with them. This guy is from India and not trying to hear anything but how much are they worth. I mentioned Indian guy because the language barrier. Trying to explain anything about coins to someone that speaks English and actually wants to know about them is hard enough. I just had to walk away.
Am I wrong for getting upset and sick to my stomach? He was just treating these coins like rocks and didn't even want to hear a piece of me saying DON'T scratch them , DON'T touch the face of them.
I think back to how I treated coins and I didn't think twice about them until just 6 months ago. I wasn't being ignorant. I was just unaware and uneducated on the hobby and some of the value in collecting. When I myself was made aware of the hobby I stopped handling them and treating them badly that second. You would think that he would have stopped the shaking as well but nope. Does that mean he's a lost cause on trying to educate?
Sorry for such a long post but felt like I needed to vent to someone who might understand. By the way, I'm aware that I am in no way educated enough on coins to try and teach someone else. I'm still at stage 1 level 1 of potty training but should I drop a book or something off to this guy or just ignore it and don't bring up coins in this store again? Ha.
(If I'm posting in incorrect places or doing something out of norm for here please tell me and I will make adjustments) thanks.

 

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And yes I'm someone needs to educate me on grammar, punctuation, runons and ons and onsss. I live in Alabama so I'm exempt from these things.

 

The next time you're in that store, ask him if he sells them on eBay.

Chris

 

I don't think he even knows what ebay is. These coins looked so good. He wouldn't put in my hand but from what I saw they were all better than what I've found in rolls. I'm assuming someone paid with coinage from change stash.
Are you the 1960 D guy Chris ?

 

Yes. If that is the most pressing issue in your life many people will envy you. Is it ideal no, but it's not worth a second thought after you leave. Life is to short to stress over such small things.

Possibly. You tried which is all you can do. Someone will care or not care, not worth stressing over. I doubt any were great rarities and most probably would have been much worse then you expect upon close inspection. You can't force someone to take advice, if they don't want it don't stress over them

 

Did you ask if he would like to sell them? If he is treating them like that they may not mean that much to him.

 

Didn't even bring up purchasing them. The only reason I brought it up is because he is someone I see daily. Kind of that every morning stop so didn't want to come off as a $@#;

 

I've had several family members and employees become interested in coins lately. They are all about it when they get on eBay and see 1983 ddr cent for $500 or whatever. Then it has just been the same question over over. " Is this 1983 D it?" I say wrong mint mark." What's a mint mark ?" Gets frustrating when you spend your time trying to help someone and they don't know what a mint mark is after 20 times of telling them. Rather someone say I don't care about any of it but what its worth.
I was trying to avoid being put in the fishing for prices category myself in here but I honestly did not understand what I was looking at until recently. Ill get there.

 

I'm just kicking myself really hard now because I know I've tossed so many true doubled dies. I kept about 5 rolls or 83 and under that came from my first bank boxes. Went through one roll and already found good misses.

 

I'm honestly just not wanting to steer friends and family in the wrong direction. I don't look for coins that do not have errors for the most part. No clue what the best book, site or info is for someone just collecting high grade coins. I have The Guide Book of U.S. Coins, 2016 Blue Book.
Cherry Pickers definitely on list but if anyone has seen the 2016 U.S. Coin Errors 15th edition and could share. Is it unnecessary to get both of these ?

 

I'd have felt the same way, Rick, FWIW. The guy's an idiot.

 

Well just be glad he didn't fold up an older note like this and then ask if you could get it apart without ripping it. lol

 

I would have traded the star note for his "pocket change", and let him know the face value bargain he's getting lol.

 

Wow. Yeah that's bad. I picked up a few nice flipper notes or whatever they call them and a few star notes that were all marked as if in that same fold. That's the worst part about paper currency. People see a neat number and lets fold it up and small as we can get it and put in our wallet. Gotta love it.

 

@NewCollectorRick That is precisely the reason you should always carry a Roman Republic denarius with you at all times. Next time the clerk gives you lip, just pull out your 2,100 year old coin and shut him up.



Or better yet, pull out your 2,500 year old Greek beauty and tell him to go pound sand with his brand new Buffalo nickles.

 

Well I used to think Lincoln's were my favorite coin. We need to convert to cool stuff like these. I've noticed quite a few early coins like this floating around ebay and the price seems to be very low for something authentic. That water is too deep for me i think.

 

Avoid Ebay like the plague when it comes to ancients, especially so when you are not familiar with them at all. This is no exaggeration, I browse Ebay to look at the ancients every once in a while, and at leat 25% are fakes.

If you want the information where to purchase ancients from reliable dealers with lifetime authenticity guarantees, send me a PM.

 

Of course I had to sneak a coin in for a little confirmation. or stepped on. What I think I have here is a 1960 D ddo and I swear I can see a rpm. Looks like major clashed dies so I'm really confused on what I'm seeing as doubling. Also what I think is the rpm could be clash. If I'm even naming that correctly. Any ideas ?

 

@NewCollectorRick

I could say a lot of things about your gas station buddy, but I'm trying to be a kinder person.

 

He's not quite to the buddy level but I understand what you are saying.
My intentions were not to bash this guy (too bad). If I wouldn't have offered help I wouldn't have even posted this thread. Really its none of my business if he wants to roll them up and smoke em, they're his coins.
I guess you can look at it as if he took a high grade key date out of the mix then yours will be that much more rare. ++