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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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When I check the foreign silver boxes at my LCS and see some interesting coins, I feel compelled to purchase some. I am curious how many other members do the same thing. Here are a few I picked up today.  Sometimes I even find some for my type sets. Today pickups included three 1960 10 Peso silver Mexico coins. One filled a empty hole  (reverse of 1960 10 Peso)  The rest are going into another project I am doing. I want to fill a small box with foreign silver coins. |
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
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I have been searching dealers' junk boxes for junk silver for perhaps 30 years or so.
I do not buy unless below melt, therefore my junk silver stash / collection grows only very slowly. I employ this strategy to collect World silver coins, reason being that my spending on World silver is always kept under strict control.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1911 Posts |
I do this every week at my lcs. I can buy them for spot price, so it is super hard to not buy the whole box sometimes. I definitely keep a look out for ones that are for my type sets but don't see too many of them. Mostly I just buy the US junk silver for resale though. Every once in a while I find something I definitely like though!
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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I have been doing that for decades, although rather more slowly now since it is harder to find new stuff.
Sel_69l, I will pay more than melt if the item is interesting, scarce and/or good shape and/ or I really need/want it.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1911 Posts |
It is awesome at my place since their junk BIN has junk US, but basically any foreign silver coins they have in there even if they BU
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Pillar of the Community
United States
992 Posts |
I'm another one, been picking it up for years. Crowns, shillings, dollars, marks, francs, rubles, pesos, kroner, you name it.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
6130 Posts |
Maybe just a few...  |
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Bedrock of the Community
 United States
11951 Posts |
Nice to know others like doing the same .. picking up nice
silver coins.
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Nice group of coins Finn235
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Someday I hope to look up and log the ASW of each coin.
But, it is getting to be a lot of coins .. hundreds,
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Posted 03/18/2016 5:49 pm
