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<p>[QUOTE="FlipOfACoin, post: 1439344, member: 37835"]It was an older Gentleman whom had put a bunch of Mercury Dimes in flips way back and stuffed them in a lock-box. I am not sure when he had done this, but the staples on the flips were in a 'zig-zag' shape. I thought I was buying a bunch of Mercs and did not become aware of the 1945FB till about a week later. I never told the man till I showed up at his door with 10 crisp $100's.</p><p><br /></p><p> I believe he was a Korean War Veteran. He looked me in the eye, the way that soldiers mentally 'size each other up,' and he didn't have to say anything, I knew just from his look. His wife cried a bit. I think they needed the money, but that is just a guess. I would hope someone would do the same for me.</p><p><br /></p><p>If anyone reading this is saying to themselves, "<i>no way would I do that</i>!" If you don't have honor, integrity and a higher power to whom you answer (I call mine Christ,) then you have nothing. Not trying to offend anyone. Just my outspoken opinion. Take it for what it is worth.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="FlipOfACoin, post: 1439344, member: 37835"]It was an older Gentleman whom had put a bunch of Mercury Dimes in flips way back and stuffed them in a lock-box. I am not sure when he had done this, but the staples on the flips were in a 'zig-zag' shape. I thought I was buying a bunch of Mercs and did not become aware of the 1945FB till about a week later. I never told the man till I showed up at his door with 10 crisp $100's. I believe he was a Korean War Veteran. He looked me in the eye, the way that soldiers mentally 'size each other up,' and he didn't have to say anything, I knew just from his look. His wife cried a bit. I think they needed the money, but that is just a guess. I would hope someone would do the same for me. If anyone reading this is saying to themselves, "[I]no way would I do that[/I]!" If you don't have honor, integrity and a higher power to whom you answer (I call mine Christ,) then you have nothing. Not trying to offend anyone. Just my outspoken opinion. Take it for what it is worth.[/QUOTE]
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