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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;okbustchaser, post: 3180079, member: 72642&quot;]I&#039;ve told the story before, but...</p><p><br /></p><p>Growing up in the 60&#039;s in small-town Oklahoma and working as an automotive fueling specialist (gas pump jockey), I often received obsolete coins that dated back to seated Liberties and occasionally even a bust coin or two. (In fact, this one is what got me started on bust halves.) </p><p><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v395/bustchaser/1812-103o.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v395/bustchaser/1812-103r.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Later, after college, I went back to said small town and asked a couple of elderly gentlemen who had been regular customers if they had been &quot;priming the pump&quot; so to speak and seeking a new collector. Never could get either to admit it but I still think so.I now do the same thing. It is really cool to see the look when you spend a large cent or cull silver. Who knows...maybe the next Bustchaser is out there right now. I have spent half cents and large cents back to the 1830s. Two centers are always fun. I have been known to leave seated material from half dime to half dollar as tips. (But I prefer to spend obsoletes over the counter so that I can see the reaction and possibly strike up a conversation.) I have spent every Morgan than I have ever received. Never spent one of my silver bust coins...yet!&nbsp; This reminds me--I need to hit a few junk boxes at the next show I attend.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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