Tuesday, December 6, 2016

Silver And Dollars

When I left the house today I had a long list of stops to make.  One of them was going to a local coin dealer and picking up two 1-ounce silver coins in commemorative "Welcome Baby" holders that Hubby Tony and I will gift to two newborns.  The coins are usually relatively cheap--you pay that day's price for silver plus a small surcharge, and the new parents seem to really appreciate them.

One of the two gifts

While I waited for the clerk to print out my receipt on the far side of the store I watched the man standing at the counter 12 feet to my right. He must have been selling something big, because his clerk walked away, came back with a stack of $100 bills, and started counting them out in a voice loud enough for me to hear. When the whole pile had been counted there were 52 bills!

The man was still standing there talking to the clerk when I walked out of the store.  I would have liked to see if all his money actually fit into his wallet (or if not, exactly how he was going to carry it).

Five years ago today: Skipping Christmas

14 comments:

  1. Those are beautiful gifts, keepsakes. That's a lot of money in cash, maybe he was paying for some renovations.

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    1. Yes, I like the idea that (hopefully) the coins will be a keepsake instead of money to be spent.

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  2. That would be about a quarter inch thick... He could probably get them in a wallet that wasn't crammed full of stuff. Sure wouldn't what to sit on it tho!

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    1. Thanks for the info. I wouldn't want to sit on it, either!

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  3. What a neat gift. As for the 52 grand, wow! You stood right by it for a minute.

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    1. Fifty two grand out have been exciting, but since the bills were only hundreds the man 'only' had a little over five thousand dollars. Still a lot of money.

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  4. I'm going to copy your coin gift! It's a really sweet idea.

    Maybe the man was a Secret Santa and was going to hand out the money$$$

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    1. I hope the recipients of your gifts enjoy them as much as mine have. Wouldn't it have been exciting to stand next to a Secret Santa?

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  5. What a great idea ... welcome baby holder. Wish I'd known of it a few years back when I was working and girls in the office were having babies. Wonder if the coin shop has money holders for other occasions?

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    1. The shop I go to has holders for just about ANY occasion.

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