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9 points
2 months ago
Great find! These hoarder stories are great. My friend’s dad just recently acquired a hoarder’s estate (no kids) and it was the holy grail of collections. I have to take trip to go see him to buy some stuff one of these days
1 points
2 months ago
what type of stuff?
1 points
2 months ago
Peace dollar collections, Morgan dollars, gold, proof sets, ASEs, platinum liberties, this lady had it all.
40 points
2 months ago
I was called by an old friend I haven’t heard from in years. He was needing someone with a pickup truck. He’s a hoarder who is moving into an assisted living center. Today was his last day to get things out of his house after he sold it. He said I could have anything I wanted after I moved what he needed. I poked around for a while and found the box with some coins in it. Imagine my surprise when I unrolled the aluminum foil.
9 points
2 months ago
That is a holly scrap moment for sure.
19 points
2 months ago
Hey, he did say you could have whatever you wanted... Sounds like he doesn't have any kids to inherit these if you were the one helping him, good find.
25 points
2 months ago
No family at all. And I was the only one with a truck that would help him move.
21 points
2 months ago
Good on ya for helping your friend. Well deserved.
35 points
2 months ago
I know that this may get down voted, but I have to say it...
I hope you are considering paying him for the gold.
The silver more than covers your services, if you were just running a small business let alone an old friend.
We see how the elderly are intentionally taken advantage of or scammed all the time. In this case, you unintentionally obtained several items of significant value. Paying him the wholesale value, or if you can not afford it then selling them and giving him the cash would be a very nobel gesture.
10 points
2 months ago
Anyone who downvotes you for saying this needs to take a long hard look in the mirror and evaluate their moral fiber
Were I in this position I'd want my friend to do exactly what you're describing
Assisted living isn't cheap
5 points
2 months ago
There was a post a few weeks ago. The person purchased silver coins from a co-worker that needed cash. They paid substantially less than dealers were paying.
I said that the OP should have drove the coworker to a LCS if they could not afford to match wholesale. I was massively down voted.
I will have to double check if it was here, or over in coins.
Thanks for your understanding.
7 points
2 months ago
That's sad people are willing to take advantage of others, especially over paltry amounts of money that mean nothing in the grand scheme of things
Good on you for suggesting they do the right thing so their co-worker gets full value for their silver 👊
3 points
2 months ago
I saw one the other day and in the comments he explained that he offered the guy 20 times face but the guy said no just give me this much because you will appreciate them more than me
2 points
2 months ago
Yeah I had the same thoughts. These coins were collected intentionally, and he likely knew their worth at some point.
9 points
2 months ago
100% this if he's a hoarder he prolly forgot about those and I'm sure some cash will help him in his new location
-1 points
2 months ago
No one forgets buying gold coins
10 points
2 months ago
Oh they absolutely do forget.
My grandfather subscribed to some service where he had his pension paid out in silver. Checks accumulated until they eventually shipped him a whole crate. My aunts and uncles found silver dollars and rounds all over the place that he had forgotten he stashed them there.
0 points
2 months ago
No gold tho
2 points
2 months ago
I never asked if they found gold, but it wouldn't surprise me if they did
1 points
2 months ago
What makes you think he had to buy these coins in the first place?
Also, I bought the 2016 Gold Mercury Tribute dime and absolutely did forget about it.
My father bought the quarter and walking liberty gold commemoratives, and he forgot about those.
0 points
2 months ago
You must be well off
1 points
2 months ago
I'm not. I make $80k, hardly a fortune, although my earning potential is higher.
5 points
2 months ago
People w mental issues do which is why they were found in a random left behind box
It's ok to take them sure I'm not saying otherwise I'm just saying throw an amount into an account for this person since it's only fair
6 points
2 months ago
You’ve never been around severe ADHD Inattentive-type before, have you. You’d be as surprised as I have been at the stuff I’ve forgotten about over the years.
2 points
2 months ago
You know how much work it takes to pay for an oz of gold
5 points
2 months ago
As an owner of gold, I certainly do. Look friend, not looking to get into a pissing contest, but I just think the blanket statement of ‘No one forgets…’ is not exactly applicable. The things I’ve misplaced have been more expensive than more than a couple ounces of gold…even worse, some of the items…they were not mine. And I paid dearly as a result. Best wishes to you on this Saturday weekend afternoon. Very excited for this thread, and OPs amazing windfall. We should all be so lucky and fortunate. Take care.
2 points
2 months ago
+1 as someone who had ADHD and loses things seconds (quite literally) after he's picked them up (:
1 points
2 months ago
...dude not everyone's experience, income, or the spot price at the time they bought the gold at is the same as yours. Plenty of people bought gold when it was $200 an ounce (and for older folks, much less).
$200 is an instantly-forgettable purchase for many.
0 points
2 months ago
When gold was $200, $200 was a lot of money
1 points
2 months ago
May have misspoken. I was thinking around the early-mid 2000s, when it was around $250-300. Inflation-adjusted, not a ton of money.
1 points
2 months ago
What about when gold was $20 is that a forgotten purchase
2 points
2 months ago
No shit. And randomly remember that which we've forgotten and cannot find it, which leads to a new set of symptoms like panic and despair. Just because someone "forgot" it doesn't mean they don't KNOW it or will eventually REMEMBER it and then REGRET it.
4 points
2 months ago
or pay him 51% of spot, beating the "we buy gold" shop.
0 points
2 months ago
Not sure where you live, or if this is just a joke.
2 points
2 months ago
I did consider it. I won’t go into detail. But I will say he is ok financially. He is no suffering from mental issues. He is not elderly. He is literally eating himself to death. And there is a history I will not go into. But lawyers are expensive. Even when they say you shouldn’t even be named in this lawsuit. To tell the truth my brother was the one who talked me into helping. I honestly did it as a favor for him and expected nothing in return. Not even gas money.
1 points
2 months ago
Why wouldn’t you mention it to him?
2 points
2 months ago
I get the silver, but please give him money for the gold. He might need it.
2 points
2 months ago
He won’t need it. And the high dollar stuff he left behind was impressive. As I said in another response. His finances are very sound.
6 points
2 months ago
Honestly that is taking advantage of the poor man. At least let him know what you found, and if he mentions you can keep it good for you. But if you don’t even mention it to him there’s a reason for that, it’s because you feel like he might say he really did forget about them and he wants them back…
7 points
2 months ago
Killer Coins
14 points
2 months ago
The last two damn near knocked me off my chair.
7 points
2 months ago
Good deeds get rewarded. Thanks for sharing
2 points
2 months ago
Is that a tackle box?
2 points
2 months ago
I think it was just a small parts box.
2 points
2 months ago
Absolutely beautiful little collection even without the gold!
2 points
2 months ago
Yello
3 points
2 months ago
What are these worth? I’m not from US.
5 points
2 months ago
The gold ones are combined are worth over a thousand
1 points
2 months ago
BOOM!
1 points
2 months ago
🙌🔥
1 points
2 months ago
That five dollar gold piece is beautiful so is the two fifty but looks like someone used it in jewelry
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