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Bedrock of the Community
 United States
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Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures
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Valued Member
 United Kingdom
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Hi all, I don't really care how close I am to the silver melt price because I don't think that the coins I am buying are of scrap quality & I am not just buying them to sell on for a profit. They are circulated & not in pristine condition but they are hole fillers and only costing me a little time & effort to sell UK stuff to get the money back to pay for them. I really enjoy coin collecting as a hobby so getting swapable coins from the banks every week is a buzz... the thrill of the hunt... I take my photos with a digital microscope that plugs into my laptop. Then it's just a matter of crop & re-size. It doesn't take long & it helps me to relax. Thanks, Merv ps. I didn't know the melt prices correctly , thank for letting me know. now here's the pics.   
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Moderator
 United States
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Quote: now here's the pics. Looking good! 
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Bedrock of the Community
 United States
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Nice pics, Merv! Which digital scope are you using?
Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures
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Valued Member
 United Kingdom
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Sorry for not replying earlier but I have not found the need to use this thread for a while as I keep getting outbid on ebay & have not picked up anything. I hope to get a 1 or 2 lots tomorrow, if I don't get anything I may have to raise my bid limits a bit. The digital microscope that I am using is only a cheap one but it seems to work quite well. I don't know the make as I have thrown the box away. I probadly have some instructions & details about it somewhere but where I don't know Sorry, Merv
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Valued Member
 United Kingdom
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Hi all, At last another hole filler has just arrived. After all of the ebay fees, cost of the coin & postage I had enough to buy this Kennedy.  Not a bad swap as it was only the profit from selling this one.  I have a 1965 Kennedy on the way, hopefully that will get here in a day or two. After that I will only have a couple of Kennedy silver holes to fill then I can start on the non-silver. Thanks, Merv ps I'm also bidding on Walking Liberty's & Franklin's but have not got any yet.
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Valued Member
 United Kingdom
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I opened the "Profit Pot" again and ended up with this one.  I've also got another couple of coins that should arrive in a few days, pictures when they get here. Thanks, Merv
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Valued Member
 United Kingdom
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I get my wires crossed a couple of "posts" back , I thought it was a 1965 coming but it was the 1969. sorry, Merv
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Moderator
 United States
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Very nice! 
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Valued Member
 United Kingdom
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I dipped into the profit pot again & these 2 arrived this morning. They are the first ones of each series that I have managed to win on ebay, hope I can get some more dates to fill in some holes in my new album pages.   Thanks, Merv
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Moderator
 United States
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Quote: I dipped into the profit pot again & these 2 arrived this morning. Outstanding! 
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Valued Member
 United Kingdom
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Thank you jbuck. I'll have to sell some more UK coins to top up the pot now...lol Merv
Edited by Merv4468 04/27/2023 2:05 pm
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Moderator
 United States
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Quote: I'll have to sell some more UK coins to top up the pot now...lol 
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Valued Member
 United Kingdom
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Hi all, (if there is anybody out there) I haven't posted anything on here for a few months because I haven't been able to pick up any silver. NEWS FLASH!!!. This week I managed to get these off of the bay. Not bad for about $42.50 US at the current exchange rate. (including postage costs)  A couple of them could do with an acetone dip but I think that will have to wait. Thanks, Merv
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Quote: his week I managed to get these off of the bay. Not bad for about $42.50 US at the current exchange rate. (including postage costs) Very nice! 
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