HUGE SILVER SCORE, A PILE OF SILVER HALF DOLLARS IN THE SUPERMARKET CASHIER TRAY!

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I went metal detecting, and stepped on a yellow jacket's nest, and end up getting a sting to the leg. I then go to the Supermarket, and a woman was putting coins in the self checkout station. I noticed a silver edge in the quarter section. I told her I collect coins, and I'm wondering if I can buy that quarter with the silver edge, sure enough she said yes, and it was a 1964 silver quarter. Than she says that the tray at the service desk is full of silver dollars, and that I could buy them. I figured that she might have an Ike dollar or two, but I figured it was worth checking. She then said some of them are worn, but they are from around the 1930's, at that point I'm thinking maybe there might be something there, maybe a piece dollar which would be incredible. Finally she pull out the tray and I feel like I might have a heart-attack, the tray was overflowing with walking liberty half dollars. She asked how many I would like, I quickly said, "I'll buy them all." She said OK, but she warned me that some of them are pretty worn. She took them all out, and put them in piles of two, the grand total, 16 dollars. I had no cash on me, and she said no credit cards, so I got $20 from the ATM, which was only 20 feet away from the tray. Than she hands the 90% 32 walking liberty half dollar to me, plus the four dollars in change, and I run to the car with them, clumsily dropping all of them on the pavement, but I picked all of them up, and made it home.

The dates are:

1917p X2
1934p
1934s
1935p X2
1936P
1936d
1937p X2
1938p
1939p X2
1940p X2
1941p X2
1941s
1942p X2
1942s
1943p
1943s
1944p X2
1944d
1945p
1945s
1946p X2
1947p X2

and finally my 1964p quarter.

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That's what dreams are made of. . . (sigh)
 

Awesome score! Some people are totally clueless
 

Wow, HUGE score! Congrats!!!
 

People are so dumb haha congrats!!!
 

I would have given her more for the coins. You knew those coins were worth a lot more so you took advantage. All for a little profit.

Good luck to you

-Happy Hunting!
 

SCORE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 

You have a small fortune
 

That's the store I usually go to. Lol. Congrats. Great score.
 

I would have given her more for the coins. You knew those coins were worth a lot more so you took advantage. All for a little profit. Good luck to you -Happy Hunting!

Being at a super market I'm sure they couldn't take more than face value for them...
Instead of a rude comment, maybe suggest he pays it forward and buys her a coffee or something lol
 

If she offered to sell them for face, he certainly did not take advantage of her or anyone else - The store only gave the customer 50 cents
worth of merchandise for each of the silver half dollars when they were exchanged - in either case as long as both parties were satisfied
nobody was hurt here. The unknowing/uncaring routinely put obsolete silver coinage back into circulation , those of us who do know
and care about coins are glad they do.
 

That was an awesome catch! Congrats!
 

I would have given her more for the coins. You knew those coins were worth a lot more so you took advantage. All for a little profit.

Good luck to you

-Happy Hunting!

You must be kidding - right? This was an employee of the store and had no ownership of the coins. She would only be able to accept face value in exchange for them. Why not just congratulate this guy and be happy for him. I for one am glad he was in the right place at the right time. As someone else suggested he might offer to give her a gift card to Starbucks.
 

I would have given her more for the coins. You knew those coins were worth a lot more so you took advantage. All for a little profit.

Good luck to you

-Happy Hunting!

Those weren't her coins, they were the stores. He got them fair and square . Yeah sure he could maybe bring her some donuts or a small gift but don't tell him he took advantage of her. There's a whole hobby dedicated to looking for coins in circulation.
 

That was too funny, I did laugh out loud. I can't believe you ran like a thief in the night! And dropped them to boot.
Good work, next time walk, you didn't do anything wrong!.Haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
 

What I want to know is.... did you put your booty in the sock drawer, hide it in an old coffee can in the garage, or did you bury it out back?:skullflag::skullflag::skullflag::laughing7:
 

I would have given her more for the coins. You knew those coins were worth a lot more so you took advantage. All for a little profit.

Good luck to you

-Happy Hunting!

No...but a $5 tip might have been a nice gesture...
 

Sheeesh. that's like finding a hundred dollar bill. Sweet.

HH
MariposaGold.
 

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