Made my first local show purchase in a while...thanks to bitcoin!

Yes, folks you are reading that correctly I made my first coin purchase in a while at Sunday's monthly show in Atlanta...all thanks to bitcoin! I thought this interesting experience would make for an interesting post so let's keep it on that topic - please no hijacking with opinions on bitcoin. The most I'll say is being in the tech field I do find the technology/code behind bitcoin pretty intriguing. I still have a job, the same username, no lambo, and far from rich. Okay now back to the topic....

So this past weekend my parents made a trip down from Ohio to visit their granddaughter (and the other granddaughter that's currently just a bun in the oven) as they normally do every few months. Since I do live in the same house I guess they decided to visit me too. They seem to conveniently time trips around the first of the month so my dad and I always visit the monthly Greater Atlanta Coin Show.

This time around I really had no intention of purchasing anything, we just went to look and kill time while the little one napped. I was happy to see all the usual dealers and tables but this time I noticed something a little different. One of the dealers facing the main entrance to the bourse floor had a "Bitcoin accepted here" sign. Naturally this caught my eye so I struck up a conversation with the dealer. He was a very eccentric (in a good way) 72 years young, had an absolute passion for what he did, and was as nice as could be. When I asked about the sign you could immediately see how excited he got. He went on and on about how cool the technology was and how he wanted to be the first dealer marketing to a different crowd with a new method of payment. He hadn't made a sale yet but was visibly excited at the thought and even showed me the wallet on his phone. Let me remind you that my parents (58 & 59) still call me and ask for help on the computer so I was pretty impressed with this guy.

Although I wasn't looking for anything I knew I had to find something in his case. This opportunity was too good to pass up. One coin that stood out was an Isabella quarter in AU58 but if I brought that home my wife would have literally killed me. Looking to fill another type slot in my 7070 I came across a worn but nice 1834 capped bust dime in G-4. Always buy for quality and not for price - I know, I know - but this time I made an exception, this was for the experience (both his and mine). I was able to get it for $40 or around 0.005 bitcoin.

There is no way to describe the pure joy and excitement that came over this man's face when I told him I wanted to pay in bitcoin. He started bragging to the tables next to him and a few other folks that approached him during the transaction. It made my day knowing the purchase made his. I apologize for the long-winded post but this experience was too good to not share. Hope everyone has a good rest of the week!

 

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Undergraded. G-06 - VG-08.

 

Thats what I was hoping for, the PCGS photograding app is pretty handy. Looks like enough of EPU, Liberty, and the shield are visible for at least G-06. Either way it's a nice filler piece for now.