Added To My Silver Today

For the World copper / bronze to be worthwhile, it has to be older, (50 years+), and in top condition, yet still bought cheaply.

Basically, I look for numismatic items that are dealers' junk boxes at a price that they shouldn't be there.
For instance, I might buy an item with a catalog value of (say $15), that may be in the $1 junk box.

I try to buy World junk silver in much the same way, but I am looking for ASW silver that is significantly below melt, but I may be looking in the $10 or $15 junk boxes, where condition may still be a factor.

In such a manner I may add perhaps 50 items to my World collection per year. That's an average of only one coin per week, after looking at perhaps 5000 coins in a year. Hit rate of 1 in 100.

I hear ya, and that attitde is also a big reason why Nancy Reagan's campaign failed. Are you an addict GR, do we need to call the Intervention tv people

I have some very mean dogs that keep those boys in their white coats away from me and my precious coins ..

I see some nice copper as well. It all looks good!

Now some might be asking ... was that last coin $100.

Well no ..

But then I spotted a 2oz Pirate bullion coin.

I have one of these when they first came out.
But I had this bright idea I could give it some
color ...with some heat.

After about 10 minutes of heat ... all I got was white



The new one looks better in my coin tube





Of course the White one goes to the box

Nice acquisitions. The treasure box is looking good.

I don't know about rolling around in it .... Yet


But I can see needing a bigger box/chest in the near future.

I can only imagine how great the sound of all that silver clinking together is.