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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;wolves69, post: 180024, member: 7322&quot;]This is one of my best flea market finds.&nbsp; Here&#039;s the story....</p><p><br /></p><p>When I was a kid, there were only two coin dealers in the local area.&nbsp; One was an extremely patient and very nice.&nbsp; The other, was the typical, I don&#039;t want to talk to someone who doesn&#039;t have at least $100 to spend, was grouchy most of the time and wouldn&#039;t budge from his inflated prices.&nbsp; Well, both used to set up at a local flea market.&nbsp; Needless to say, most of my business went to the older/nicer gentleman.&nbsp; The other had decent deals on unsearched/left over lots.</p><p><br /></p><p>As I got older, around 25 or so, I returned to the area and found out that my favorite coin dealer had retired and the flea market had closed.&nbsp; I wound up tracking down the dealer and met up with him for old-times sake.&nbsp; We had about 10 years to catch up on.&nbsp; He informed me that the other dealer had moved to a new flea market for the summer.</p><p><br /></p><p>So, over the weekend, I made the 45 min trip, not necessarially to see him, but just to spend some time looking at &quot;stuff&quot;.&nbsp; As was stated, the dealer was there...surprisingly, he remembered me.&nbsp; I scanned his prices, and sure enough, he was still overpriced.&nbsp; After talking with him, he confided in my that he used to hate dealing with &quot;younger&quot; collectors, but now since he had his first grand-children, he changed his perspective.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>At the moment, I was looking for some common/cheap silver dollars.&nbsp; He didn&#039;t have any, but did state he had a few slightly nicer ones he&#039;d let me have for only .50 cents more.&nbsp; I took the offer and picked up two nice XF 1880s.&nbsp; Before paying, I noticed a coin in the same tray.&nbsp; The coin looked terrible in the bright sunlight.&nbsp; Basically, it looked like someone ran over the Morgan with a car a few times.&nbsp; Since it wasn&#039;t labled, I asked for a price...he looked at it and made a similar comment about the condition.&nbsp; So, he let me have it for .50 cents less then the other &quot;nicer&quot; coins.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>When I got home, I placed the coins on the table, and didn&#039;t think any more of the transactions.&nbsp; My Dad came home and started to look at the recent purchases.&nbsp; He pulled one, and had asked how much I had paid?&nbsp; Around $24 for the lot.&nbsp; Are you sure if these are real?&nbsp; He asked.&nbsp; Currious, I went over to see....</p><p><br /></p><p>The pics don&#039;t do justice.&nbsp; The fields have deep mirror prooflike surfaces that reflect about 16 inches deep.&nbsp; Not only that, its cameo.&nbsp; I know the scratches and marrings take away from the coin, but overall, I&#039;ve always liked the look of the coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>BTW:&nbsp; The next year, I returned to the flea market and told the dealer about the purchase and offered to make up the difference (shutter..he was never a &quot;fair trader&quot;).&nbsp; He wasn&#039;t concerned but made a counter offer...if I were to purchase a collection for $35 more then he had purchased, he&#039;d consider it even.&nbsp; So for $200 I got three Unc. local broken bank notes, 20 rolls of unsearched wheats (netted 3 rolls of steels), 3 rolls of undated buffalos (10 V-nickels were in a roll),and one roll of Indian pennies (2x1860), $50 face of circulated silver certificates, 5 pounds of foreign coins, two rolls of 40% silver halves, a handfull of medieval Polish coins and about $100 of brand new Witman supplies (tubes/books/flips).&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Here&#039;s what started it:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y127/wolves1969/MorganDPLObv.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y127/wolves1969/MorganDPLRev.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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