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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Midas, post: 52500, member: 2761&quot;]I was talking with a coin shop owner and in barges this 300 pound plus woman with a Buffalo Nickel in her hand stating, &quot;I&#039;s got me an old coin...worth lot of money...how&#039;s much you give me for it?&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>Never mind she interrupted our conversation, but out comes this Buffalo Nickel that was so worn, it had no date or mint mark on the coin, so the owner told her it was worth pretty much a &quot;nickel&quot;.</p><p><br /></p><p>He also showed her what other MS Buffalo nickels look like and <u>why</u> they were worth more than hers.</p><p><br /></p><p>She had none of it and ends up making a fuss yelling, &quot;You&#039;s trying to rip me off...a ______ nickel, shoot!&quot;&nbsp; The owner had to ask her to leave as I started to laugh out loud (sorry, I couldn&#039;t help it).&nbsp;&nbsp; Then all 300 lbs of her got mad at me.&nbsp; &quot;Wuz you laughing at?&quot;...I replied, &quot;Sorry (still laughing)...your nickel.&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://bestsmileys.com/lol/1.gif" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>I felt for the owner.&nbsp; I also could not help but laugh at this person&#039;s expectations.&nbsp; She had a whole car load of people in her car waiting and she probably told them she was goinig to sell that Buffalo nickel for a &quot;whole lot of money&quot;.</p><p><br /></p><p>The owner told me it happens all of the time...a person finds a wheat cent or Buffalo nickel and they think they are rich.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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