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Message:: [QUOTE="BigsWick, post: 466038, member: 3534"]Once or twice a year I make a trip home to Virginia to visit my mother. There is a coin shop in Virginia Beach that I visit every time I'm there. Their selection isn't the best and owner is kind of a gruff, short spoken guy, but their location is convenient. The first time I went in there the guy gave my the once over from head to toe. I picked out a few items and went to pay for them. I handed him a credit card and he kind of snorted. Then he asked to see my ID. I gave him my license and he immediately changed his tune. Turned out he had a fascination with Wyoming, so we stood there and chewed the fat for about 20 minutes. I've been back to see him every year since, and he always knocks 20% or so off of anything I buy. Last Christmas I went in and a 15 year old kid I'd never seen before was working the counter. He had a huge chip on his shoulder too, a real know it all. Anyway, I picked out a common date $5 Liberty gold piece and asked to see it. He handed it to me in a 2x2. The price was on it and I thought it was a little high. I asked if it was the best he could do and he said, "Well, the price that's on it is the price you'll pay if you want it bad enough." Funny guy. I said, "Nah, not today I won't. Guess you can keep it." I truned around and walked out. Not truly a bad experience really, just kind of awkward. It left me shaking my head.[/QUOTE]