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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Speedy, post: 1115126, member: 705&quot;]Well after all these years, I am now on the end of the rope that many of you have been on yourself.</p><p><br /></p><p>A few weeks ago I noticed that my bucket of pocket change had been emptied...filled with golf balls, and the a washcloth on top of the balls and change on top of that to hid the fact.&nbsp;&nbsp; After wondering who I decided that it must have been some kid in the area and that it just was a freak deal.</p><p><br /></p><p>(Around $200 in pocket change)</p><p><br /></p><p>Today I walk into my local coin shop and he says that he has some new stuff - I start looking through the box and see coin after coins that were mine.&nbsp; I ask him about it&nbsp; (he knows about the pocket change story) and he tells me that one guy brought all of this in and we talked about how I hadn&#039;t noticed these missing but I would wait till I got home and checked.</p><p>Sure enought...I found several coins missing - all raw, and some paper money as well - since my good stuff is in a bank box these other coins were just stuff I picked up here and there.&nbsp; The best piece was a 1897-S Barber Half Dollar in AG/G.&nbsp; That was the one that tipped me off as it had some damage.</p><p><br /></p><p>So anyway - I go back up and talk to the dealer and long story short, I find out who the guy was - family friend and someone I go back for years with....familys are friends, etc.</p><p><br /></p><p>The paper money and stuff hasn&#039;t turned up, but it wasn&#039;t worth but a few bucks anyway.</p><p><br /></p><p>(All in all, about $250 worth of coins were sold to the dealer)</p><p><br /></p><p>I know others of you have gone through the same deal, and I now know how you feel - I&#039;m unwilling to turn him in, cause if I was tied in with the case it would case major issues....not only with our families, but with many others (I can&#039;t go into detail)...but I have talked with the state police and we will see if there is anything that can be done.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>The sad part is - if he had asked, I would have been glad to give him some money...</p><p><br /></p><p>The good part is - I&#039;m going to repay the dealer for what he spent and I will be getting what coins are left back.</p><p><br /></p><p>Anyway - just wanted to let you guys know - I&#039;m still alive and well....work and school take up way to much of my time and I do miss being here.</p><p><br /></p><p>Speedy[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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