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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;hontonai, post: 917045, member: 4703&quot;]My story is not about what I did, but what I inadvertently caused to happen.</p><p><br /></p><p>One day I stopped at a carpet store - real Persian rug merchants - that had a sign outside with something about &quot;estate sales&quot;.&nbsp; In response to my inquiry they said they had quite a few old silver coins&nbsp; at home, and would bring them in for my inspection the next day.</p><p><br /></p><p>Sure enough, next day I showed up with my Krause volumes, a gram scale, a set of calipers, and a loupe.&nbsp; With a great deal of pride the rug merchant presented me with a box holding several dozen coins, some from the early 20th century, but mostly from the 19th Century.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>He proudly explained that he had spent a couple of hours the previous night - polishing them up to look good for my inspection.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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