Well, it all started on Friday. I won $1200 gambling. This was going to be my "seed" money for some coin/currency purchases. I was going to contact a couple of dealers to see what I could buy (preferably in bulk) to increase my collection and the sell off the rest to recoup my investment. But, being patient (actually procrastinating), I held off making the call. Good thing. I met a friend of my boss who happened to be having a yard sale. We got to talking and it turns out he co-owns, with his mother, a couple of second hand shops. They are given the leftovers from estate sales and belongings left behind by tenants who vacate their homes/apartments without notice. I asked him if he had any coins etc. and it turns out they have jars and cans full. Mainly pennies but there are several with quarters, dimes and nickels. They had been rolling these and just cashing them in at the bank(!). We now have a deal where he will bring me all these jars and whatever to go through. I'll pay him extra for the silver. All he wants for the rest is face value. They also have several envelopes full of older bills. I haven't got any idea what there is until I see them. He wants just face for those as well because he would just cash them in otherwise. In order to keep him coming back, I told him that if there were any decent collectible coins or bills, I would pay him extra for those. He's ecstatic with the deal. A lot of the change comes from donations since they're part of a charitable organization. He said that in the past there were a few containers of silver dollars that were donated but they just took them to the bank. He's happy that they'll now be able to get extra value for the coins. Just to jump back a little.... about a week ago, I went to another yard sale where the owner was essentially just giving the furniture away. It belong to his late mother and he had no use for any of the belongings and didn't have the time to deal with it. I bought about a dozen pieces of furniture (tables, chairs, shelving etc.) for a total of $8. I've decided to donate these pieces to my new friend's organization. Tomorrow he's going to deliver several containers and the bills to me. I can't wait to see what's in them! It's funny how things work.
It is always a good thing to do the right thing :thumb: and help others. It always comes back around to you. The life I live is absolute proof of that Congratulations on the mutually beneficial arrangement Terry
It's so true! For 35 years of my life I was so involved with "me" and it seemed the harder I worked to satisfy my selfish wants, the faster it would slip through my fingers. When I realized I had was the ability to help others, especially young people, I began to accumulate the means to achieve that. I'm no longer wanting for anything and if I require something, it eventually (mysteriously) makes it's way to me. A lot of times I may be generous to a fault but there is no better way to live then helping someone who just needs a leg up.
