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United Kingdom
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Hi all, Living in England UK, it's not possible to mine for silver like it is in the US. I have had to modify what is done by mining the UK 50p's for commemoratives. I have been doing this in quantity for about 18 months http://goccf.com/t/408828&whichpage=6#3788806& have now started to scout on ebay for Silver Half Dollars and other hole fillers. I bought a small job lot of US coins a couple of weeks ago, they were :- Half Dollar , 1964 Half Dollar , 1976 'D' Bi-centenary Quarter , 1965 Quarter , 1982 'D' Dime , 1975 Dime , 1983 'D' Dime , 1994 'P' Dime , 1998 'P' Nickel , 1946 Nickel , 1948 Nickel , 1964 Nickel , 1997 'D' Since I bought these, I have sold a couple of the 50p's that I have picked up in the last 18 months & the profit after the ebay fees has paid for the first lot purchased & I am now looking for more to buy and fill a few more holes in my collection. The Kennedy half dollar 1964 is my first silver hole filler....... YIPPEE!!! FREE SILVER Thanks, Merv  |
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 United Kingdom
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Thanks jbuck, After a couple of weeks of selling little bits on ebay I was still up on the deal, this situation didn't last long because I saw another lot of 3 KENNEDY's on ebay and managed to win them at a little over melt. (Just over $19 US) that's if I got the numbers right. 1964, 1966 & 1967. they should arrive the middle of the week, then i'll have to do some more selling to pay for them. More free silver... pictures as soon as they arrive. Merv |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Just make sure you understand 65 to 69 are only 40% silver. Based on todays silver cost you have about $13 in silver for those 3 coins.
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03/06/2023 6:39 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures
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Hi all, I don't really care how close I am to the silver melt price because I don't think that the coins I am buying are of scrap quality & I am not just buying them to sell on for a profit. They are circulated & not in pristine condition but they are hole fillers and only costing me a little time & effort to sell UK stuff to get the money back to pay for them. I really enjoy coin collecting as a hobby so getting swapable coins from the banks every week is a buzz... the thrill of the hunt... I take my photos with a digital microscope that plugs into my laptop. Then it's just a matter of crop & re-size. It doesn't take long & it helps me to relax. Thanks, Merv ps. I didn't know the melt prices correctly , thank for letting me know. now here's the pics.    |
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now here's the pics. Looking good! |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Nice pics, Merv! Which digital scope are you using?
Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures
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Valued Member
United Kingdom
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Sorry for not replying earlier but I have not found the need to use this thread for a while as I keep getting outbid on ebay & have not picked up anything. I hope to get a 1 or 2 lots tomorrow, if I don't get anything I may have to raise my bid limits a bit. The digital microscope that I am using is only a cheap one but it seems to work quite well. I don't know the make as I have thrown the box away. I probadly have some instructions & details about it somewhere but where I don't know Sorry, Merv |
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United Kingdom
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Hi all, At last another hole filler has just arrived. After all of the ebay fees, cost of the coin & postage I had enough to buy this Kennedy.  Not a bad swap as it was only the profit from selling this one.  I have a 1965 Kennedy on the way, hopefully that will get here in a day or two. After that I will only have a couple of Kennedy silver holes to fill then I can start on the non-silver. Thanks, Merv ps I'm also bidding on Walking Liberty's & Franklin's but have not got any yet. |
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United Kingdom
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I opened the "Profit Pot" again and ended up with this one.  I've also got another couple of coins that should arrive in a few days, pictures when they get here. Thanks, Merv |
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United Kingdom
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I get my wires crossed a couple of "posts" back , I thought it was a 1965 coming but it was the 1969.
sorry, Merv
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United Kingdom
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I dipped into the profit pot again & these 2 arrived this morning. They are the first ones of each series that I have managed to win on ebay, hope I can get some more dates to fill in some holes in my new album pages.   Thanks, Merv |
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I dipped into the profit pot again & these 2 arrived this morning. Outstanding! |
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United Kingdom
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Thank you jbuck.
I'll have to sell some more UK coins to top up the pot now...lol
Merv
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04/27/2023 2:05 pm
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