So as I was leaving work yesterday, a student (4th grade) is looking through a bag of coins on the yard that he got from another student in trade for a small amount of candy. He seemed happy and was asking how much Canadian coins were worth (in USD). I took a look at what he had and there were a few Canadian coins and... about twenty British pound and two pound coins. I didn't count it, but I'd guess there was ~$50 easy in that little bag, maybe more. We call that... a good trade.
reminds me of a story.... when I was in grade 5 I traded some kid a can of Pepsi for his grandfathers old pocketwatch... felt kinda bad, but I still have it and take good care of it
These kind of "deals" are common. Parents and grandparents lose prized possessions because their children have no idea of the value of the things they take from home. The adult benefactors of these "deals" should contact the "dealer's"' parents and return this stuff. It is not a deal. It is essentially theft.
I have a feeling these have been through the mill a few times and the origin has been far, far lost. Overall it's a low socio-economic area and I was a bit surprised to see the coins (though nothing was in great condition, looked lke common pocket change). Nothing slabbed at least Kids trade all sorts of stuff ($35 PS video games, etc.) and it's not easy to police. Moral: Lock it all up.
