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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;NewCollectorRick, post: 2729372, member: 84576&quot;]Ok so.. I was in the local gas station on my way home from work and while paying for my stuff I took a few extra seconds to check my bills.&nbsp; Automatically the guy behind the register was glued to the note I set aside asking why I kept it.&nbsp;&nbsp; Nothing fancy , average $1 star note. </p><p>I then explain to him why I kept it and he says &quot; oh yes I know about star notes and old money. I have all kinds of old coins and bills.&quot;&nbsp; I assumed by him saying this it meant he was a collector.&nbsp; I said cool , I just found a 1972 ddo. Thinking he would appreciate the find if he was into coins.&nbsp;&nbsp; He laughs at me and tries to make me look like an idiot in front of the store. Then goes on laughing saying 1972, haha that&#039;s not old. He then pulls out a handful of coins from his pocket and starts calling off dates, early Indian heads, pre 1930 wheaties and 2 buffalo nickels which all looked to be in excellent condition. Now he&#039;s shaking them in his hand like dice and the whole time I&#039;m trying to explain to him old means absolutely nothing especially after shooting craps with them. This guy is from India and not trying to hear anything but how much are they worth. I mentioned Indian guy because the language barrier. Trying to explain anything about coins to someone that speaks English and actually wants to know about them is hard enough. I just had to walk away. </p><p>Am I wrong for getting upset and sick to my stomach? He was just treating these coins like rocks and didn&#039;t even want to hear a piece of me saying DON&#039;T scratch them , DON&#039;T touch the face of them.</p><p>&nbsp; I think back to how I treated coins and I didn&#039;t think twice about them until just 6 months ago. I wasn&#039;t being ignorant. I was just unaware and uneducated on the hobby and some of the value in collecting. When I myself was made aware of the hobby I stopped handling them and treating them badly that second. You would think that he would have stopped the shaking as well but nope. Does that mean he&#039;s a lost cause on trying to educate?</p><p>Sorry for such a long post but felt like I needed to vent to someone who might understand. By the way, I&#039;m aware that I am in no way educated enough on coins&nbsp; to try and teach someone else. I&#039;m still at stage 1 level 1 of potty training but should I drop a book or something off to this guy or just ignore it and don&#039;t bring up coins in this store again? Ha. </p><p>(If I&#039;m posting in incorrect places or doing something out of norm for here please tell me and I will make adjustments) thanks.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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