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I left work early and had a few bucks to blow, so I went in and asked to look thru his IHC box. It was about the size of a baby's shoe box. They were all heavily worn and price was $1.50 each. I was looking for cents with LIBERTY on the headband, but I couldn't even find any partials. So I made the best of it and picked out 8, all in G-4 condition of course. Looking for a variety of dates and to find the oldest. Dates - 1884, 1889, 1892, 1896, 1901, 1902, 1903, and 1907. My 2008 Red Book says the 1884 in G-4 is worth $5.50. If so, I guess that was a good find?  Then I asked him to look thru his buff's, even though I'm not a huge fan of nickels, I take a liking to the buffalo design, so I figured I'd get a few. They were $1 each. I was looking for readable, varied dates in the best condition possible. Scored a 1920, 1929, 1935, 1936, and 1937. The 1920 is very well worn (date barely visible and worn rim) but the rest seem to be F - VF, although I'm hardly a pro grader. Nothing really special found but all in all it was a good time. Sorry for the long dialogue.  Edited by stacksilver79
07/21/2010 7:26 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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sometimes getting to hunt is just as nice as finding something...
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United States
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Yes, coin shop visits are always fun. Personally they give me a little thrill you could say. I went to my local coin shop today and bought a 1888 IHC G-4 for 2.75, a 1865 2 cent for 10$ (not sure if it was worth that much, but to me it was :)) then I also bought a 1919 S Mercury dime in circulated condition for 1.40, nothing special but a fun trip! Do you collect anything specific? |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I have sooooo much fun looking through the bins at the dealer. I keep thinking he should charge me for sorting his coins.
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United States
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 Yea I actually thanked him for letting me go thru them like that, I didnt really know if it was proper? I sat there for about 40 mins. going thru them. I coulda spent hours!  Savannah- Cool buys! 2 cent piece is  . My main thing is silver bullion, but I'm starting to branch out into other areas (wheats, 90% silver). |
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United States
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Oddly enough you may find something of real value doing that. Occationally a dealer purchases a bag, box or jar of coins. He gives someone a bulk price for the mess and then just dumps them in his junk box since any sale is a profit and he doean't have to spend time doing anything.
Happened to me at a coin show. A dealer just purchased a box of Indian Head Nickels and place that same box on his table with a sign 3 for $1. So I started to look through them and about the second one was a 3 legged 37D. I tried to ask him about those but he was busy with someone else and refused to answer me. I pulled out 15 total Nickels and asked again if he wanted to check them. He didn't even want to count them so I paid for them and left.
So it does really pay to check out those junk boxes.
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I agree with all of the above comments. The search is half the fun and I don't know of a single local dealer/collector that objects to searching the bargain bins for 40 minutes. If you can find something in there that I have missed for greater value, then more power to you and have fun doing it. Now the guy that let the '37D three legged buffalo go is another story, but I won't go into that. When I buy Buffs, that's one of the few things I "DO" look for. Great find and great fun. Congrats!!
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I find my dealer has so much of the "junk" silver it comes in through customer walk-in purchases and is rarely picked through - it is simply resold. I found a 63 proof quarter (Pr-63 I'd say) today. Also found several 50s and 60s BU quarters - 13.5x face is right in my price range!
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Posted 07/21/2010 7:53 pm
