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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;lordmarcovan, post: 25850198, member: 10461&quot;]Wow, she scored a windfall and was upset about it.&nbsp; Go figure.&nbsp; Even if she (obviously) was not interested in the collectibility of the coin, she was ahead in the silver content, for having gotten a dollar-sized silver coin for 50 cents.</p><p><br /></p><p>I do not expect every member of the general public to take an interest, but some people’s total lack of curiosity still surprises me.&nbsp; Seems like most people would wonder if they’d found a treasure, and would want to check into that before becoming disappointed.&nbsp; Even if they never would be inclined to become a collector.</p><p><br /></p><p>The “something for nothing” appeal of a windfall is universal, after all.</p><p><br /></p><p>Of course I realize the story you related must have happened when plenty of silver was still circulating, so maybe it wasn’t as special then.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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