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Bedrock of the Community
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It has been a couple weeks since I posted my treasure chest addition. I have been picking up stuff every week .. just not been posting as much. But today I like my recent selections. Some Canada Belgium Australian Panama Netherlands Philippines even a holed one reale and of course some U.S.  I think Canadian is my favorite for this box  My first Belgium silver for this box, but the 1958 50F will go in my foreign silver Dansco   Just a good mix  Never enough Shilling and Florins  Well over a 100oz. of silver at this point  |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Zowie! So tell us more about where you are finding all of this!
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Moderator
 United States
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Look at those Ikes!  Everything else looks good, too, but those Ikes!  |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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WOW, must be nice to be rich.
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Bedrock of the Community
 United States
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Zowie! So tell us more about where you are finding all of this! Once or twice a week I hit a few local coin shops. I search through their foreign silver buckets, and pick out some coins that I think will go good in my box. |
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Bedrock of the Community
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Look at those Ikes! Sorry Jbuck ... I forgot to mention the Ikes Last time I counted my Ike box I saw that some of the year/mint rolls were short a couple coins ... these will help complete the rolls.  |
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Bedrock of the Community
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WOW, must be nice to be rich. Far from rich ... But I did win a little at the casino yesterday  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Haha nice! And yes,wow, those Ike's!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Like the holed Reale. Just looks like pirate treasure!
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Rest in Peace
United States
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 It looks like a pirate's treasure for sure. |
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
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If you are looking through dealers' junk boxes, it should pay to also be on the lookout for World bronze coins before 1950, in EF or better condition, and perhaps Fine or better condition for any bronze coin before 1900. The only Ikes I come across are the copper cored clad ones.  . The just get in the way, when I am looking through the cheaper priced per item junk boxes. I have just one of those, but at least it is in top condition. |
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Bedrock of the Community
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If you are looking through dealers' junk boxes, it should pay to also be on the lookout for World bronze coins before 1950, in EF or better condition, and perhaps Fine or better condition for any bronze coin before 1900. I do like the older copper/bronze coins, and do pick them up when I find them. I am on the fence about weather I should put some of them into this box. I think if I do find a treasure chest looking box, that is a little bigger then I will put some of the old copper in. For this box I am pretty sure that it might not hold 200oz. So I dont want to take up space with old copper. I do think some of them would look great in a box like this. For example, big silver dollar size copper coins like these (from memory, so I hope I have these right) 1768 5 Kopec Russia 1781 1 sol France 200 cash coin China 1797 One Pence Great Britain And many of the Early Queen Victoria big copper coins I would welcome any opinions of if adding older big copper to this box. |
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Pillar of the Community
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Yup, I knew if I clicked on this thread I'd hate you just a little bit more GR.  What mint is that morgan? S? |
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Canada
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Amazing treasure box! Must be a pretty nice feeling to add to it and watch it fill up!
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What mint is that morgan? S? It is a 1902 O I pulled it out of a box of Morgans. It had a layer of grime on it. I use Verdi-care on it. The proof like surfaces came out. Really is a nice looking Morgan now. That coin puts my Morgan/Peace stack to 95. Not counting the ones in the Dansco's, or slabs. Have a back burner goal of having a 500 coin (Monster) box of Morgan/Peace dollars. Quote:
Yup, I knew if I clicked on this thread I'd hate you just a little bit more GR. dont hate the player .. hate the game ..  Edited by GR58
06/13/2016 9:30 pm
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Posted 06/13/2016 5:47 pm
