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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;twoshadows, post: 3437555, member: 102135&quot;]I expected to see many things when I started as an associate dealer a couple years ago but some things you just can&#039;t get used to! Had a fellow come into the shop the other day who claimed he had been on the internet and had some coins that were worth a fortune. With that said I knew what was coming but listened to his excitement when he said, &quot;I have a bunch of copper 1944 Lincoln cents!&quot; All I could do is smile and say, &quot;So do I&quot; and then explain he had the wrong year.</p><p>Well then he threw down a Morgan dollar that he knew was worth a fortune and rare. The coin was an 1888P Morgan in about very fine which would retail for about $26 at todays rates. </p><p>I said, &quot;Let me show you something as I brought up the 88 in Very Fine on Ebay. See these right here at $24 to $26 dollars? Just like yours! I am sure he was disappointed when he refused to sell the coin and left the shop! </p><p>A bit later a young man came in with a large box of Lincoln cents, 1964 to present, claiming every one of them were error coins. He had made up his own designations for each and every one of them. I advised him to buy a Red Book to learn about real errors and what to look for. Learn the language and be honest with yourself when examining your coins. </p><p>And just today a fellow came in with a 1907 Liberty Head &quot;V&quot; nickel and did not want to sell it but just wanted me to see it. I was impressed with that circulated nickel (probably a fine obverse and a very fine reverse) with some really great doubling on the reverse and I don&#039;t think I had ever seen anything quite like it in a &quot;V&quot; nickel. What a great find for a collector who knew what he was looking for! He smiled before he left and said &quot;I am putting this coin in my type set, not because it is high grade or beautiful but because it is so unique!&quot; </p><p>You never know what is coming through the door next![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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