"Why do these quarters sound so funny?".....

[CHAINCHOMP]

"Why do these quarters sound so funny?".....

A girl that i know, not very well, but know her nonetheless, had a small stack of quarters, and was complaining that someone gave them to her, and they were "fake". she would drop them from one hand to the other accordion style..."clink clink clink clink"...she would then complain that they sounded really funny, so they were fake. other people around us agreed, that they were abnormal. unfortunately i only had a dollar on me, so i offered her a dollar for one of the quarters...she then takes the dollar and says i can have all of them, since she doesnt care, because they were fake...i didnt protest the matter .....i received 5 silver washington quarters, $1.25 face value, for $1.00
1 x 1944~
1 x 1946~
1 x 1947~
1 x 1950-D
1 x 1963~

nice conclusion to the matter...she was happy cuz she got rid of her "fake" quarters, and i was happy to get them

keep it up and hh! [R.I.P. Rich Hartford]

 

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[silverfinder20]

Re: "Why do these quarters sound so funny?".....

good job. People who are ignorant like that don't deserve those coins. Im glad they ended up in good hands.

 

[Agro]

Re: "Why do these quarters sound so funny?".....

real quarters are fake.

keep it up and HaHa!

 

[ivan salis]

Re: "Why do these quarters sound so funny?".....

at least get 25 more cents to make it a "even" swap it's the least you can do for her.

YOU CAN NOT FIX "STUPID" --HOWEVER THEY DO NEED FIXING (SO AS NOT TO BREED)

 

[GopherDaGold]

Re: "Why do these quarters sound so funny?".....

So, you KNEW they were silver and gave her (less than) face value all the while pretending NOT to know? Wow.
And you're bragging about it. Double wow.

WWRD? (What Would Rich Do?)

 

[Chug And Red]

Re: "Why do these quarters sound so funny?".....

at least get 25 more cents to make it a "even" swap it's the least you can do for her.

YOU CAN NOT FIX "STUPID" --HOWEVER THEY DO NEED FIXING (SO AS NOT TO BREED)

LOL

 

[ivan salis]

Re: "Why do these quarters sound so funny?".....

to be "fair" at least give her "face" value for the coins * -- even swap is "fair" --she did not want em --you did --fair one for one swap

to take advantage of a really stupid person * by not at least giving one for one --is like giving a blind person change for a $1 when they handed you a $20 --it will cause you "bad karma" --now 1 for 1 is a even swap money for money wize . and as such you are no ripping them off.

the fact you know that they are silver coins is to your advantage -- if they wanted "rid of them" and you helped fill their desire at one for one swap--fair enough --but for less than "face" is a bit unfair --do the "right thing" and pony up the extra quarter next time you see her.--

IT IS MORALLY WRONG OF SMART PEOPLE TO LET STUPID PEOPLE KEEP MONEY * SINCE THEY WILL USE IT FOR FOOD AND SHELTER --THUS BREEDING EVEN MORE STUPID PEOPLE AND WATERING DOWN THE GENE POOL IN THE PROCESS ( NOTE DUMB FOLKS TEND TO BREED RAPIDLY )

 

[yonico]

Re: "Why do these quarters sound so funny?".....

hahaha i though coin roll hunting was all about getting silver for FACE VALUE but to get it for LESS than FV? lol thats an awesome score!!
way to go!!

and to all the people here who say it' not honest / not fair blah blah blah. the girl didn't even want it. she'd end up buying a soda with it, or worse, throwing it in the garbage. if you both agreed on the trade, it's all good. you're both happy (though you must be happiER lol)

 

[47thelement]

Re: "Why do these quarters sound so funny?".....

Must be the day to get free silver from the stupid...

I tried one of my unusual approaches to acquire coins(b4somebody says anything, I was not panhandling) and I had a lady give me a handful of coins including a bunch of wheatbacks, a steel penny and two mercury dimes!

 

[ArkieBassMan]

Re: "Why do these quarters sound so funny?".....

So, you KNEW they were silver and gave her (less than) face value all the while pretending NOT to know? Wow.
And you're bragging about it. Double wow.

WWRD? (What Would Rich Do?)

Ah, the age old argument gets cranked up again. Feel free to dig through the old threads as during the 18 or so months that I have been posting on here it has been debated several times. Is it wrong to buy something (anything) from someone for less than what the said item is worth? This question really has no "correct" answer as its all a matter of opinion. I am of the opinion that its the sellers' obligation to know what things are worth and price them accordingly. In my opinion, the only thing the OP did wrong was to not find out where the "fake" quarters came from so he could possibly go get more of them. Sounds like a solid roll of silver quarters got opened out there somewhere.

For those of you that disagree, then in my opinion you cannot purchase anything anywhere for less than an item is worth. If you spot a silver coin in a teller's tray, you cannot buy it for face value. According to your logic you'd be ripping off the bank and/or the teller. You must pay what it is worth. If you order a box of coins and find coins worth more than face value in that box, then you must return to the bank from which they were purchased and pay the bank what the coins were worth. If you go to a yard sale and see an item that you know you can resell for $25 but has a price tag of $5, then you cannot buy the item for $5 - you must pay $25. As I said, you cannot purchase anything anywhere - whether that is from an individual, yard sale, flea market, coin shop, auction, thrift store, Wal-Mart, Bubba's Used Tire barn, etc etc etc - for less than its true value.

I'm not saying that I am definitely right and anyone who disagrees with me is wrong. It is an unprovable argument that comes down to opinion. In this case, those "fake" quarters would have just been spent for face value. I don't feel the OP did anything wrong whatsoever. Feel free to disagree.

HH! [R.I.P. Rich Hartford]

 

[ivan salis]

Re: "Why do these quarters sound so funny?".....

a quarter for a quarter is a "fair trade" with a idiot --if the tradee wants to trade that way * for a item of "absolute known" value --duh its a "quarter" --one quarter for one quarter is a fair exchange with dumb folks --if the tradee agrees to it ,---less than one for one is a bit well --not right --its like giving a blind man asking you to give him change for a soda machine for a $1 and when gives you a $20 bill by "mistake" -- you hand him 4 quarters * karma or fate will get ya for it , count on it.

 

[jim4silver]

Re: "Why do these quarters sound so funny?".....

Arkie beat me to it on this one. Every time one of these posts comes out the "karma police" step up to criticize and cast judgment.

In this case the girl wanted to get rid of the coins and in her mind the OP did her a favor. Actually from a "karma" perspective, this transaction would in a sense "balance out", because if the girl really believed the quarters were fake, in her mind she was taking advantage of the OP by selling them to him for a dollar, why else would she settle for less than face value if she thought the quarters were real? Thus, by her taking advantage of the OP (in her mind), she lost out on the silver score.

It would be different if the girl in this example was a truly mentally disabled individual, instead of just being the average American citizen who is clueless on the issue of silver and gold coinage/value.

Jim

 

[WormtownFJR]

Re: "Why do these quarters sound so funny?".....

Arkie beat me to it on this one. Every time one of these posts comes out the "karma police" step up to criticize and cast judgment.

In this case the girl wanted to get rid of the coins and in her mind the OP did her a favor. Actually from a "karma" perspective, this transaction would in a sense "balance out", because if the girl really believed the quarters were fake, in her mind she was taking advantage of the OP by selling them to him for a dollar, why else would she settle for less than face value if she thought the quarters were real? Thus, by her taking advantage of the OP (in her mind), she lost out on the silver score.

It would be different if the girl in this example was a truly mentally disabled individual, instead of just being the average American citizen who is clueless on the issue of silver and gold coinage/value.

Jim

KARMA:

Hokey religions and ancient weapons are no match for a good blaster at your side, kid.
Han Solo


Though you should've given her $1.25

 

[incomenet]

Re: "Why do these quarters sound so funny?".....

Read the OP there was $1 ofered for one, Karma gave five.

 

[CHAINCHOMP]

Re: "Why do these quarters sound so funny?".....

Read the OP he there was $1 ofered for one, Karma gave five.

thank you so much for pointing that out! will you marry me? keep it up and hh! [R.I.P. Rich Hartford]

So, you KNEW they were silver and gave her (less than) face value all the while pretending NOT to know? Wow.
And you're bragging about it. Double wow.

WWRD? (What Would Rich Do?)

for your information, i offered her $1 like incomenet said, and i asked for only 1, yes, 1 as in "one" of her "fake" quarters...she instead said she didnt mind, and said i could have all 5...i only had $1 on me, otherwise i would have insisted she take at least face value. but, since she was anxious to get rid of them, she was extremely happy to get a dollar for all of them, and she even asked me if i was serious, that i would pay a whole dollar for these "stupid" quarters. she was absolutely thrilled. and she is in fact a very smart woman, im not very surprised that she could tell the difference in sound between silver and clad, even though most normal Americans wouldnt be able to, because she is very bright. in addition to this, she wasnt gonna spend the "fake" quarters, cuz she thought they were fake...so she made $1 as far as she is concerned. the fact that they were "old" and from the 40's didnt influence her, because this was even pointed out to her by someone, and she just ignored the comment. so, GDG, if your gonna write back snippy comments, i urge you to at least read the post and comment accordingly. thank you. keep it up and hh! [R.I.P. Rich Hartford]

 

[gotgot]

Re: "Why do these quarters sound so funny?".....

Chomp love yourposts
pls don't take this as an attack on you its an attack on the action:

Nope, still wrong, its theft. Silver value is not relevant but face value is.
Should have given her one of them back and said "hold onto this for good luck, you never know" or some other smoothage.
Taking $1.25 from someone for a dollar is wrong.

Its not "Karma" or other bong smoke detritus... its called behaving scrupulously.

 

[byrne3]

Re: "Why do these quarters sound so funny?".....

Way to go on the quarters.. You did nothing wrong ChainChomp. Keep it up and HH.. {R.I.P. Rich Hartford}

 

[kb4iqm]

Re: "Why do these quarters sound so funny?".....

I read and fully comprehended the original post. And I must also agree with incomenet, there was no intent to defraud or commit theft. The offer of $1 was made for 1 of the 5 quarters, and she chose to give him all 5 for that $1. She was happy to be rid of those "fake" quarters, and would likely have tossed the remaining quarter in the trash had Chainchomp not taken all of what she offered. It could not hurt to offer her another quarter next time, if it is convenient to do so. Regardless, I certainly do not feel that there was any theft or fraud intended here.

Bob

 

[treeslayer]

Re: "Why do these quarters sound so funny?".....

Excellant score!! But you know you should always keep extra cash on you in case some silver shows up. HH

 

[mlayers]

Re: "Why do these quarters sound so funny?".....

You better go and see if she has any more fake coins.......Matt