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<p>[QUOTE="clembo, post: 403007, member: 8033"]In my days running a cash register I did have people spend coins worth more than face. Know what? Tell them so and they still spend them.</p><p>OK fine I did my part and you know where the coins would end up.</p><p><br /></p><p>Now at the shop it is different.</p><p>The boss bought a collection about a month ago. All in books. In it, well a 16-D of course. Howver, horribly stored (PVC) damaged and cleaned to boot.</p><p>Boss paid extra for this one, of course, and told them we would send it to ANACS. IF it came back legit he gets another $300.</p><p>Came back today as VG10 net. Boss called the guy and told him we owed him $300. That's good business.</p><p><br /></p><p>Now from another angle we buy some very large collections at times. Lots of "junk" silver etc.</p><p><br /></p><p>We honestly don't have time to sort these out when buying. Coins get run through the counter at a set price.</p><p>I've seen the boss tell people "I'll give you X dollars" for that box etc. Just not enough time.</p><p><br /></p><p>Sooo... since April I have found a 16-D Merc, 32D and S Washingtons (which I bought) and an 08-S Indian Cent.</p><p>Is this unethical? Not to me. We can not sort through the stuff when it walks in. Would take hours. WE DO sell the books so the seller can do that if they so choose. If they pluck out the keys they get more money.</p><p><br /></p><p>Today we bought a pretty fair amount of Washingtons and Mercuries. Ran them through the counter and set them aside. I notice wear patterns when I run them through.</p><p>Looked like it had some potential so guess what I'll be doing in my "spare" time at work the next several days?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="clembo, post: 403007, member: 8033"]In my days running a cash register I did have people spend coins worth more than face. Know what? Tell them so and they still spend them. OK fine I did my part and you know where the coins would end up. Now at the shop it is different. The boss bought a collection about a month ago. All in books. In it, well a 16-D of course. Howver, horribly stored (PVC) damaged and cleaned to boot. Boss paid extra for this one, of course, and told them we would send it to ANACS. IF it came back legit he gets another $300. Came back today as VG10 net. Boss called the guy and told him we owed him $300. That's good business. Now from another angle we buy some very large collections at times. Lots of "junk" silver etc. We honestly don't have time to sort these out when buying. Coins get run through the counter at a set price. I've seen the boss tell people "I'll give you X dollars" for that box etc. Just not enough time. Sooo... since April I have found a 16-D Merc, 32D and S Washingtons (which I bought) and an 08-S Indian Cent. Is this unethical? Not to me. We can not sort through the stuff when it walks in. Would take hours. WE DO sell the books so the seller can do that if they so choose. If they pluck out the keys they get more money. Today we bought a pretty fair amount of Washingtons and Mercuries. Ran them through the counter and set them aside. I notice wear patterns when I run them through. Looked like it had some potential so guess what I'll be doing in my "spare" time at work the next several days?[/QUOTE]
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