Wife just helped gent out at gas station

[Jim/ MacBeth SC]

Hey Folks,

The wife ran up to the station to get some smokes. (I havn't broken her yet.)
Gentleman was trying to buy gas but they wouldn't take his "silver dollars". The wife
had 4 singles in her change so she "kindlly" took 4. LOL. Anyhow, she came in and
said since I was so into coins since I got the detector, she was giving me some silver
dollars for Fathers Day. She handed me four 1 ounce Silver Eagles. Go figure!
Happy Fathers Day to Me! LOL! Warm regards, Jim

 

[Uncle Willy]

They're worth a whole bunch more than a buck each so hang onto them. Think they're going for about $30 a pop. And what brand of mind numbing morons wouldn't accept silver dollars in payment of anything. You just can't fix stupid.

Bill

 

[MNCoinhunter]

Holy buckets!!! What a deal...way to go!

 

[ojm bc]

n/t

 

[oldranger]

dont ya feel a LITTLE guilty?????

WTG!!!!

Ron

Rangers Lead The Way

 

[Jim/ MacBeth SC]

Hey Old Ranger,

In a way, yeah. However, I can't help but wonder if they were
stolen or what. They say "one dollar" on the coins, but they are
an ounce of fine .999 silver. If he'd have paid for them he would
have surely known that. Then again, he cashed in 10 of them
and the wife only got 4. Should I fuss at her? One was pretty
tarnished so I cleaned it up just a wee bit with polish. Wow!
Absolutely beautiful! I was seriously sitting in my recliner checking
out Ebay sales on walking Liberties when the wife handed me
the coins. I was debating pulling the trigger on a $40 walking
Liberty half dollar. So I guess we not only "made" money, but
"saved" money too. LOL!

Chapter II, she used to manage a similar station a bit further
down the road. She was always bringing me coins folks
cashed in for gas. Last time was seven Eisenhour dollars
that she had wrapped in napkins to keep from scratching.
Uncirculated. Well, last night I got out the coin box and
was looking at them and others, and low and behold, one
of them was a beautiful mirror like bicentenial cameo/proof that I had not
previously unwrapped. I carefully wiped off a couple of
finger prints and rewrapped it. Will have to stop by the
hobby shop and get some protective cases. Warm
regards, Jim

 

[oldranger]

Excellent Jim.. I was just kidding about the GUILT
Im pretty sure the fellow buying the gas knew
what he was doing...

Ron

RLTW

 

[cjw63]

I think I would have just smiled and said thank you sweetheartGood for you Jim!

 

[fongu]

When a mans wife brings him money, he's doing something right. My ex always had her hand out. She took but did not give. This economy has people doing desperate things, it's just too bad she didn't have more money.

 

[Uncle Willy]

n/t

 

[Jim/ MacBeth SC]

Wow! Thanks Unk,
That makes me feel great! And I was just kidding about fussing at the wife.
She is the Love of my life for the last 45 years. LOL!

I just finished looking through my coin box of collectables and found that one
of the other Ike dollars she gave me last time has an error on it. I don't know
how important it is as I can't find it listed anywhere on line. On the back,
E PLURIBUS UNUM is listed _ PLU_ _BUS UNUM. The E, R, and
I were left blank. Any collectors know how to get more info on it? Regards,
Jim

 

[fenian13]

"kindly" taking advantage of that situation is not something to brag about. Happy fathers day. Should change it to "wife fleeces old man at gas station"

 

[Jim/ MacBeth SC]

Hi Fenian13,

Thanks so much for pointing out an alternate view of the situation.
You are certainly entitled to it and I defend your right to express it.
I just don't happen to agree with it. Warm regards, Jim

 

[Joel-Winnipeg]

Whatever way that you acquired it legally is find in my books.
I would have jump at that tine at the opportunity and investigate in getting the rest of those 6 coins !

 

[Uncle Willy]

Go online and look for MINT ERRORS. I've got a URL somewhere if I can find it but Google should take you there. I have several of those dollars that I bought back when they were cheap.

Bill

 

[Uncle Willy]

Nobody got fleeced. The man was spending them as dollars to buy a dollars worth of goods and he willingly and freely sold them for a dollar.. He certainly didn't buy them ( the only way to legally acquire them ) as he had no idea of their worth. They have never sold for a dollar nor have they been in general circulation.. The wife had no idea they were worth more than the dollar she paid for them and the merchant was just mind numbing stupid in refusing to accept them as he didn't have a clue what they were and apparently he has never heard of " Legal Tender" or seen a silver dollar.

Bill

 

[Jim/ MacBeth SC]

Thanks Unk,
I'll certainly do it. When I get a chance. LOL! Would ya believe after all
these years, I finally signed up for Ebay yesterday. I've been buying coins
all evening. So far I'm doing OK. No last minute battles as yet. LOL!
Warm regards, Jim

 

[Jim/ MacBeth SC]

Thanks Uncle Willy,

I'll Google it again. I found a number of them but not that particular one. I may swing by a shop in the
next few days and have a collector look at it. I need some coin holders anyway. Warm regards, Jim

 

[Uncle Willy]

n/t

 

[fenian13]

"She was always bringing me coins" "last time was 7 Eisenhower dollars" "wrapped in a napkin to keep from scratching" Still want to stick with the line that she did not even know if they were worth a dollar? She certainly showed some level of knowledge to wrap them from scratching. Call it whatever you want. Science says for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction. In lay-mans terms we say what goes around comes around.