My Interesting Coin Shop Bargain Bin Finds

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CurrencyLooker Valued Member Canada 122 Posts	Posted 05/27/2019 01:29 am In this thread I will show the interesting finds from the junk bins. A couple days ago I picked up some coins from the bargain bin at around 25 USD per coin. Here are some of the coins: 1937 Crown. 1902 2 Kroner Will post the rest if people want. Report this Post to the Staff

owatchman Pillar of the Community United States 1494 Posts	Posted 05/27/2019 02:03 am Nice pickups! Report this Post to the Staff
Numister Pillar of the Community Singapore 631 Posts	Posted 05/27/2019 03:39 am A shop that has a 25 USD bargain bin ! I'm afraid to ask what the regular stuff is like. Report this Post to the Staff
CurrencyLooker Valued Member Canada 122 Posts	Posted 05/27/2019 04:05 am Quote: I'm afraid to ask what the regular stuff is like Most of the stuff is actually quite normal, the bin is more like a "too lazy to sort" bin and the price really depends on what you picked. Report this Post to the Staff
oriole Pillar of the Community Canada 5239 Posts	Posted 05/27/2019 05:58 am There is a coin shop in Santa Rosa California that has multiple junk buns ranging from a bucket of $8 per pound to $20 each. A great place to spend a day! Report this Post to the Staff
joecoin Pillar of the Community United States 789 Posts	Posted 05/27/2019 08:11 am I was in a shop last month the had a 25 cents junk box. I pulled maybe 4 dozen UK large pennies out of it. Report this Post to the Staff
sel_69l Bedrock of the Community Australia 21786 Posts	Posted 05/27/2019 09:13 am My LCS has a range of values for bargain bins: $20, $15, $10, $5, $2 and $1. Don't do $1 or 50 Cent bins any more, - too much rubbish to dig through. Having said that about low value bins, they are still the best way to build date and mint marks sets of low denomination coins. I have Cherry picked my way through the $20, $15, $10, $5, and $2 bins, 3 or 4 times a year, for the last *40 years*. The efforts of this type of cherry picking have resulted in a desirable collection of about 1,000 World coins, of all eras and cultures. I still have them all. In the early days, I was picking out nice condition Roman denarii and small Greek silver and some nice Roman bronzes, (perhaps 10% of the finds), the rest very nice condition World bronze and silver, up to crown size. Only very poor condition ancient coins are found the bargain bins these days. CL: You have achieved a value multiplier of something around 5 to 1 catalog value to purchase price, which is around what I have always aimed to achieve for myself. It always helps if you have a good feeling about what the catalog value may be of what you are considering to buy. That only comes with many years of cherry picking experience. It helps if you can maintain a lifetime interest in numismatics - that can be aided by watching the value of your collection grow. A big bonus: when you research your collection as it grows, you get to learn a lot about World history. That can be very satisfying. Edited by sel_69l 05/27/2019 09:18 am Report this Post to the Staff
CurrencyLooker Valued Member Canada 122 Posts	Posted 05/27/2019 09:15 am sel_69l, you are a wise person. Report this Post to the Staff
oriole Pillar of the Community Canada 5239 Posts	Posted 05/27/2019 09:27 am I built my world type coin collection from junk bins. After so many years it is hard to fined new stuff and my focus has changed, but it is always worth a look at a junk bin. Report this Post to the Staff
CurrencyLooker Valued Member Canada 122 Posts	Posted 05/27/2019 09:28 am True. Report this Post to the Staff
Kopper Ken Pillar of the Community United States 3402 Posts	Posted 05/27/2019 4:00 pm Wish I had a LCS... we do have some bourses but that's a travel. KK Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 188213 Posts	Posted 05/28/2019 10:49 am Looking good! More, please. Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
CurrencyLooker Valued Member Canada 122 Posts	Posted 05/28/2019 12:50 pm Quote: More, please. Just you wait jbuck! Will post some real good stuff later. Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 188213 Posts	Posted 05/28/2019 2:22 pm Quote: Just you wait jbuck! Will post some real good stuff later. Excellent! Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
CurrencyLooker Valued Member Canada 122 Posts	Posted 05/28/2019 8:31 pm Ask and you shall receive jbuck! Time for the Cuban stuff! 1932 Un Peso 1933 Un Peso 1934 Un Peso 1953 Un Peso Told you there are some nice stuff coming. Report this Post to the Staff
Numister Pillar of the Community Singapore 631 Posts	Posted 05/28/2019 10:43 pm ebay says Cuban coinage is not allowed on it's site but I still see them being transacted. Why this double standard ? And why is this embargo still in force, Cuba is no longer that evil dictator state it was in the 70s. But I think if the embargo was lifted then all Cuban coins will nosedive in price. Report this Post to the Staff
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