Best find ever?

[buzzhead]

$2400 on a $50 payout. I took money back to that old couple. I was totally new to the game. Went to look at this couples jewelry and dug through boxes for 3 hours. Pulled all gold and silver out and paid fairly for it. I also bought all the costume stuff for $50. She was just going to toss it. I got everything home and was looking through everything again and found this coin... In a sunburst style pendent, attached to a chain...

Just on chance I took it to a local yokel coin dealer to see what it was. I walked in he said that's gold... Weighed everything and said I'll give you $1700 cash right now.... I about fainted.... As I buy a little higher than he actually pays... I declined. Took it to my main guy two weeks later and got $2100+ for it. Then a month later (I had just got my test kit) I was going through my daughters jewelry box because she likes to pocket stuff I check before I sell as costume.... I find a huge ring that came from the same lot.... Custom piece no marking. Sold as 16k.... $300.... I ended up taking some cash back to the couple and ended up setting there chatting about this and that for almost two hours... They were astounded that I would bring them cash back. I figure what goes around comes around..


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[Rodbuster209]

Right on! What goes around, comes around! Good luck!

 

[buzzhead]

They also gave me a bottle of homemade wine when we were first there. Still have that. Not a big drinker.


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[tomsright]

That was a great find, but the real treasure is in your action . Stories like this are awesome. Let me give you an at-a-boy!

 

[billn1956]

Thats the best advertizing a man can get.They will be telling all their friends about how honest you were ,hope you left them a card with your name & number. HH

 

[releventchair]

Honorable. You must sleep well. Good to hear of your success and fair play. The wine will only get better with age if a red. Full or empty it is a reminder of your meeting those folks and returning.

 

[buzzhead]

It's a grape/mint wine. I made some blueberry a few years back and drank that all within a few weeks.


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[VernonWalter]

Great story and hoping that your excellent attitude continues to bring success.

 

[Eagle101]

That was a very classy thing to do. Karma is going to be very kind to you!!

 

[buzzhead]

Karma.... I'm meeting this guys sister next Friday, after a totally unexpected phone call. She said she has silver coins, jewelry, and costume jewelry.... I'm already having trouble sleeping... It took her 2.5 years to get everything around, either a boatload of stuff or a very slow gatherer.


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