I was in my local coin dealer's shop waiting my turn to speak to the proprietor. There were two guys and a girl ahead of me, and they obviously knew each other by the way the were joking around. I was eaves dropping on their conversation while casually looking over the dealers selection of certified CC Morgans when I heard the two guys arguing about something. It seems they both wanted to purchase a Walking Liberty Half Dollar Dansco album, but the dealer only had one in stock. In a friendly manner they fought over which of them would buy the album and who would have to wait until the next shipment, until one of them figured out a way to settle things. He reached into his pocket and pulled out a quarter and said, "Ok, call it in the air, obverse or reverse... .
My dealer says he hassome brothers that come in every now and then...they try to beat each other in and they only buy what the other one will want...and then they sell to the other one for more $$$! Speedy
Check quarters for state and Mint mark. Check any coin for repunched or overstruck or doubled anything. Get a dollar bill in change and say, "Kansas City. Haven't seen of those in a long time." Walk out of a movie not sure if it was good, very good, fine, or very fine. Argue with people think that the movie was "very good" because they think that is better than "fine." Say that washing your car will lower its value.
That's GREAT! I guess I'm a coin nerd... I check every coin for doubled everything, I had to explain to people about my comment that K11 on a bill meant Dallas (then I told them about the coincidence involving "K"ennedy, November (the 11th month), and Dallas... I'm definitely going to have to try arguing about movies, and I haven't washed my car in like 2 years! Thanks for the laugh! ~AJ
...you tell your friends that the sacs dont have any gold whatsoever. I was looking at some coins at youth meeting one evening and the guy had a sacagawaya. I told him there were to many of them. The others who were there came back with "but what about the gold in them?" I told them there never was any gold. "But they were recalled because they had to much gold Thats why these are rare." I told them that was a lie and that I could go into any bank and get them. By then they were dumbfounded. I then told them about what the mint say on their website "Its money so use it." I can tell you they were flabergasted.
My wife says I am the ultimate coin nerd because I asked for uncirculated Barbers for high school graduation presents. I got not only the three denominations in MS63 (back when they were called "BU") but also got a BU 20 cent piece. All in my Type Set. Nerds of the world, unite.
