My Haul Today

Today

Here is a collection I purchased today, February 11, for $500.

I have spent the entire evening looking through it all and this is what I have discovered (so far):

Foreign
2000 proof, BU, and AU coins in 2x2 flips, dating from 1930-1970; 500 BU, AU and EF coins in 2x2 flips dating from 1740-1929; some paper money and a bunch of old tokens and medallions. In total there's over 100 countries in total and 23 troy ounces in foreign silver.

U.S.

2 MS 1950-D nickels; 20 pre-64 Barber, Mercury and Roosevelt dimes; Franklin halves; a 1921-D Morgan dollar; a slew of wheats, including about 30 MS and BU cents from 1940-1956; 100s of MS-65 Bicentennial quarters, halves and Ikes; 11 mix date buffs, and about 2 dozen silver certificates and old notes. All the coins are marked and in 2x2 flips as well. All together there is around 4 troy ounces in U.S. silver.

I feel like a kid on Christmas!

I would like to see what some you other members would consider your best buy so far in 2012.

Happy Hunting!

 

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Very cool! Nice buy.

 

Wow. Where did you come across that? Pretty sweet.

 

Geez I'm just astonished with how many coins that is for $500...

 

Today I purchased a collection of coins for $500. Included was a mix of U.S. and foreign coins. This is what I have found (so far)

Foreign - 1000 coins in 2x2 flips that grade UNC or better and another 500 that grade EF-AU also in 2x2 flips, and another 500 that grade G-EF; a few dozen paper notes and about 100 proofs. The coins date from 1750-1950; there's a total of 23 troy ounces of foreign silver. There are around 100 countries included.

U.S. - 100s of BU-MS65 bicentennial quarters, halves and dollars; a 1921-D Morgan; Franklin halves; 20 pre-64 dimes (Barber, mercury and Roosevelt); 11 buffs; 2 1950-D nickels...one is MS63, the other is AU; 30 unc wheat cents from 1940-1955, another 20 or so wheats; about 30 proofs; a few dozen silver certificates and other older notes in poor-fair condition. There is around 4 troy ounces of silver here.

I also got about 400 tokens from around the world. Mostly modern stuff except for the 200 O.P.A. tokens from the 40's.

I feel like a kid at Christmas, what a rush!

I would love to see (or hear about) what you have found this year and what you consider your best find/buy in 2012.

 

My congratulations, sir. It's very low price for such big & interesting collection.

 

I would too if I had been the lucky one to have purchased such a nice collection! ENJOY!

 

There should be MUCH more pics in 1st post.

 

Nice buy! I know the feeling! I bought one of those a couple of months ago and I'm still examining the bags and boxes. Just like Christmas!:yes:

 

Very nice, only had that rush once & it was when I was a kid when my dads father passed & I got bags of mexican currency & coins.

 

Looks like a great buy. Can you post some pics of the more interesting world coins?

 

Pretty nice.

 

I know you're excited about your purchase but was it really necessary to create two thread topics about it?

 

23 oz's of silver? you covered that collection's 500 you bought it for in melt already

 

I combined the two threads.

 

I apologize, I didn't realize two different threads had been opened. I will be more aware next time, this has been my first thread.

I will get some more photographs up today or tomorrow of some of the more interesting coins.

Until then...

 

Did you use a back hoe for your new haul? Nice stuff, enjoy the search and let us know if you find something out that is news worthy.

 

Haha I just saw this on Craigslist. If you sell, you're making a hefty profit. Also, What was int he paper money binder?

 

Reselling already lol?

http://seattle.craigslist.org/see/clt/2848140959.html

I offer you $800. I'll drive to you

 

That's funny. Probably some little old lady's dead husband's collection that will be flipped for a huge profit.