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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I went in a local pawn shop today. They had a few slick Barber quarters and a Barber half. They gave them to me for about 50% of melt. I also got a few silver casino tokens for half of melt. I was floored, since most shops charge double melt!
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Valued Member
United States
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cool score 
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Valued Member
United States
279 Posts |
That's a GREAT score! Congrats!
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
619 Posts |
This shop just recently started selling coins, and their prices are all over the map. The Barbers are all pretty slick, some almost a gram low. The half is a 1902-O toned solid black, so she sold it for $5. The quarters were $3; one was dateless, with two 1915s and a 1911. The $10 gaming tokens were face value. I guess they didn't realize they have 2/3 ounce of silver each.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2049 Posts |
Wow heck of a score. I am surprised since it was a pawn shop but nice pickups! :)
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Pillar of the Community
United States
8516 Posts |
I thought gaming tokens were made of something other than silver. Slot tokens, right ?
Oregon coin geek.....*** GO BEAVS ! ! ! ***
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
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CPC24: What condition are they in?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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you should of bought them out!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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If there are no pictures, it didn't happen. 
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
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Here's a photo. The casino tokens are UNC, and still in capsules. They're from around 1996, and have a 20 gram .999 center with a brass rim. Two are from Mississippi, and one from Las Vegas. They can go for quite a bit on ebay sometimes. I would have bought more, but everything else was above melt... 
Edited by CPC24 06/13/2012 03:03 am
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2049 Posts |
Great pickup. Even in the poor condition for the coins, to get a half for $5 and quarters for $3 reminds me of the good ole days about 3 years ago when we could get silver for those prices lol.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Great pickup! Hard to beat barbers below melt! 
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Valued Member
United States
469 Posts |
It makes you wonder what he paid for them if he sold them to you at 50% of melt.
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United States
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