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the genius of this escapes me........

PostPosted: Thu Mar 08, 2012 8:58 pm
by fb101
If this is anyone on here; fess up in a PM - I'll keep your secret!
This has got to be an act of genius because I'm just not smart enough to understand it.

So Sorting halves the last couple of week I have come upon the strangest marking method I've ever seen
for someone to track if they're getting the same coins back.

The edges are all painted silver.

So when you open a roll, you find two or three silver edges staring at you, but upon further investigation,
you find they're all '71s and '72s.

The logic escapes me.
[Open to suggestions]

Re: the genius of this escapes me........

PostPosted: Thu Mar 08, 2012 8:59 pm
by dakota1955
that more work than I would do to mark halves but it cause someone heart to race when they see silver

Re: the genius of this escapes me........

PostPosted: Thu Mar 08, 2012 9:12 pm
by BamaJoe
It must just be a twisted individual that likes to screw with people.

Although I can see the fun it it (ok, I have a twisted side to me), it doesn't seem like it would be worth the hassle.

Re: the genius of this escapes me........

PostPosted: Thu Mar 08, 2012 9:21 pm
by tedandcam
Could it be Fred Underwood has struck again? :lol:

Re: the genius of this escapes me........

PostPosted: Thu Mar 08, 2012 9:22 pm
by Fred Underwood
My plan is working! Soon I will control all of the silver in the tri-state area! :lol:

Re: the genius of this escapes me........

PostPosted: Thu Mar 08, 2012 9:23 pm
by bankmining
Could be a more devious reason - someone trying to disappoint other competitors in the roll searching game in a bid to get them to quit.

Re: the genius of this escapes me........

PostPosted: Thu Mar 08, 2012 9:36 pm
by tedandcam
Fred Underwood wrote:My plan is working! Soon I will control all of the silver in the tri-state area! :lol:



ROFL :lol:

Re: the genius of this escapes me........

PostPosted: Thu Mar 08, 2012 11:01 pm
by fb101
bankmining wrote:Could be a more devious reason - someone trying to disappoint other competitors in the roll searching game in a bid to get them to quit.


That one occurred to me.
I'm withholding the insult in case it's someone here.

Re: the genius of this escapes me........

PostPosted: Fri Mar 09, 2012 9:53 am
by PMLurker
People must have a lot of time on their hands. If you're getting coins from rolls, I would think it would be easier to mark the edge instead of taking out the coin and drawing a line on the obv of the coin. Getting marked coins is much better than getting boxes where the wrappers are cut with a razor and retaped.

Re: the genius of this escapes me........

PostPosted: Fri Mar 09, 2012 11:22 am
by alpacafarmer
It was most likely it was someone trying a scam that didn't work and the coins ended up at the bank. When sorting haves I always look at the edges first then the date. Someone was hoping the buyer would skip the second step.

Re: the genius of this escapes me........

PostPosted: Fri Mar 09, 2012 11:24 am
by AgCollector
This used to happen to me, when I still searched... my conclusion was, it was someone just messing with other sorters.

Re: the genius of this escapes me........

PostPosted: Fri Mar 09, 2012 3:35 pm
by jasmatk
Ive got dimes like this before I think they use silver sharpies to mark them that way,I went from super happy to super mad in a matter of seconds

Re: the genius of this escapes me........

PostPosted: Fri Mar 09, 2012 4:11 pm
by PADFH
He only edge checks and wants to see if he got his own searches back. That's my guess.

Re: the genius of this escapes me........

PostPosted: Fri Mar 09, 2012 9:57 pm
by reddirtcoins
WOW..!! and I thought that aquaman struck in my area.. I mean.. blue/green.. REALLY... I am so sick of seeing those...

Re: the genius of this escapes me........

PostPosted: Sun Mar 11, 2012 7:22 pm
by halfhunter
Lets see . . . Craigs List maybe . . . Clear coin tubes with a 90% top & bottom and 18 painted edges in between,
and hope he is long gone before the hoax is discovered ! ? ! ? :o

HH

Re: the genius of this escapes me........

PostPosted: Sun Mar 11, 2012 7:29 pm
by fb101
Or worse; these are being dumped by the guy who got hoaxed :cry:

Re: the genius of this escapes me........

PostPosted: Sun Mar 11, 2012 7:59 pm
by Engineer
halfhunter wrote:Lets see . . . Craigs List maybe . . . Clear coin tubes with a 90% top & bottom and 18 painted edges in between,
and hope he is long gone before the hoax is discovered ! ? ! ? :o

HH


That's what I was thinking. :(

Re: the genius of this escapes me........

PostPosted: Sun Mar 11, 2012 10:45 pm
by Pachucko
AgCollector wrote:This used to happen to me, when I still searched... my conclusion was, it was someone just messing with other sorters.


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