Your Best Find In Coin Stores Junk Box

I got these 2 Mercs for $1.25 each. They both grade out MS63/64.







Matt

It wasn't actually the junk box, but my son and I were looking through the big bowl of wheats on our dealer's counter this morning. When it came time for us to leave, we had found Two Cents that he wanted, along with an 1866 Shield nickel that actually was in the junk box. I felt that I should mention to the dealer what we had, because it was a corroded 1913 and a 1910-S. The '10-S isn't super valuable, but it's certainly worth more than the multitude of '40s and '50s cents in the bowl.

The dealer looked surprised and pulled out his magnifier to check it out. "You're right," he said. I asked what I owed him. "75 cents."

Good guy.

I think my best "find" out of a coin store was not in a junk box, but it was still a great cherry pick! He had an NGC slabbed 1893 Indian cent graded MS65RD in his display case. It was a beautiful cent! He had it marked at 65RB money. My heart skipped a beat! I believe he most likely looked at the wrong column by mistake when looking at the price guides. I walked out of the store with it for $365.00.

I sold it less than a month later for over $800.

Knowledge is king!

I got a 1921 Peace dollar in a junk box for only $15

At a coin show a dealer had just purchased a box of Indian Head Nickels. He put a sign on the box for 3 for a dollar. Not sure but was either 3 or 5 for a dollar. I started to look throug the top ones and there was this 37D 3 legger. I tried to ask again if that was the price and he was busy with another person so rather irritated with me said isn't that what the sign says? I picked up a few more and many were in the late 30's and all in fanstastic condition. Again, I tried to discuss them but just didn't want to talk to me so I gave him a few dollars and took my Nickels. Not a bad price for a 3 legged Buffalo in really great condition.
At a flea market a seller has bins full of coins. US in two bins and foreign coins in one. I used to go through them and found many, many great Mercury dimes. Usually $1/each but the more you buy the cheaper they get. I used to get from 10 to 30 or more and for $0.90 each. In that bin was several 26S's, a 42/41, several 21 and 21D's and just lots of others. I eventually gave him a price guide so that is all over now.

Very nice, swish513!

At my local dealer he has junk silver baskets as well as a basket of common wheaties (teens in there at <VG) for $.05 a piece. I usually browse through it cause I have a few holes and I always seem to find one I need. As I'm getting close to the end of the basket a guy comes in wanting to buy the whole lot of em so I tell him I'm just about finished going through them. Much to my surprise the very next coin I grab is a 1909... I turn it over, its a V.D.B. . Being an honest young man I turn to the dealer and "Oh, I think this got in here by mistake." (it was easily XF btw) And he says "hmmm yea, no clue how that got in there. Here you go." I bought it for $.05, he said his mistake shouldn't negate my good fortune.

I bought easily $1000 worth of merchandise from him in the last 2 months so I'm sure that had something to do with it, but I've seen him do it for a few other people too. (junk silvers in a foriegn bin for $.20 each.)

I hadn't bought a coin in months until last month due to college expenses, but a new coin store opened up fairly near to me and I just couldn't help myself. I've never had what you'd call an amazing find from a junk box, but for whatever reason I decided to rummage through their junk foreign coin box (and I don't even buy foreign coins.) Found two 2 Cent Pieces in the box and showed them to the dealer, who said that he would cut me a break on them since I found them and was honest about it. Walked out of the store with a VF35 1864 (large motto) and G4 1865 for $45! Was pretty thrilled.

Another time that I was there the dealer's assistant asked me if I'd go through their IHC bucket to sort out rares. Found one of every date from 1868-1876 in AG-G, and was rewarded with a (polished but still beautiful) AU 1901 for $2