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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;vegasvic, post: 413894, member: 15296&quot;]I used to do shows until my health declined. When I first started going to shows as a teenager, I always had the feeling I was walking into a den of thieves. I always went anyway, and usually found several dealers willing to spend their time and answer my questions. Occasionally I found a dealer who would give a kid a break and sell the coin for a little less than the marked price. My very first coin was given to me by the only dealer in town when I was about six, a 1898 Indian Head. I was so excited, I didn&#039;t know what to do, but he knew my father and 45 years ago it was probably only worth a quarter.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>When I started doing shows myself, many years later, I tried to treat the kids as I had been treated. I started buying a lot of unfinished Lincoln set from 1940 on for them specifically. When I found a child you was definitely interested in coins and surely on a very tight budget, I would offer them one of the unfinished books for free no strings attached, usually with around 30 cents in them. It really made me feel great to see their faces light up, as if I had just given them a St. Gaudens.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>One thing I never planned on started happening. If they were with a parent, they would bring the parent(s) back to meet me. The parents were almost always stunned that any dealer at a show would give anything away. Especially to a child who was not spending much money. The parents soon became customers. If I had something they were looking for they almost always bought it from me. It was not what I had intended, but was a by-product of a guy just doing something nice for a kid. Some of these parents turned into long-time faithful customers. At the next show, I was always the first dealer sought out by the kids and I started keeping other inexpensive things to hand out. Worn Buffalo nicekls, that years BU coins, and items such as that. I almost felt a little guilty as this was not my intention at all. I just wanted to help some kids further their hobby and not have to waste all their money on coins that I had bought for next to nothing. As the kids got older, they also spent their money with me.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I just wanted to pass on the fact that the Golden Rule still is true. Do unto others as you would have do unto you.</p><p>Vegas Vic[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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