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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;houston_ray, post: 47029, member: 1943&quot;]Just had an experience with a fellow member of this forum that I want to share.&nbsp; He&#039;s the kind of guy who was happy to help and remain anonymous.</p><p><br /></p><p>I tend to focus on the cool coin people and try to ignore the duds.&nbsp; I&#039;m sure many of you have a similar good stories.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here&#039;s mine:</p><p><br /></p><p>As a boy, I collected circulated-grade Jefferson nickels.&nbsp; My collection stopped in 1961 (tends to date me, I reckon).&nbsp; Anyway, years later I have reignited my interest in coin collecting.&nbsp; I&#039;ve worked my way to my Jefferson nickels and found that I needed Jeffs from 1962 through 1975 to fill up the new Littleton album I bought recently.</p><p><br /></p><p>So I went back to searching rolls (just like I did so many years ago to find all the nickels I have now) and filled most all the dates.&nbsp; Except three.</p><p><br /></p><p>Now there were not rare coins (none from 62 to 75 are), nor was I seeking anything more than just circulated grades.&nbsp; I noted this via a thread with another Jeff nick collector in this forum.</p><p><br /></p><p>Lo and behold, another guy emails me and says to confirm what dates I need.&nbsp; I do, and he sends me the three nickels gratis packaged as well as any eBay transaction you could want.&nbsp; All he wants is a thank you.</p><p><br /></p><p>Well here&#039;s a THANK YOU, my friend.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>If this isn&#039;t a great enough forum, there are some extra-keen folks on here who enjoy the love of a fine hobby and carry the ball on it.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Just small random acts of kindness and generosity are a great exlixir for us all.</p><p><br /></p><p>Regards</p><p>Houston_Ray[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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