Look what i got!

Well i was at the flea market today and with no intention i saw this old man with a bag of coins.. i asked him if those were Old u.s coins and he said yes if i was interested. So i check the bag and i asked how much you want for it...and he just stared and told me $138 just to get rid of it heres what i got :





I know you cant see it so heres a little preview

1 Large cent 1829
2 morgans 1921
4 eisenhower
6 indian head pennys 1876-1906
1 barber dime 1911
1 V nickel 1907
1 Liberty One dollar Silver 1986 (not sure what that is)
15 Buffalo Nickels 1930-1937
15 Mercury dimes 1917-1939 (mostly all 1917-1925)
2 Seated Dime 1891
1 Rosevelt Dime 1947
3 Walking half dollar

and then

3 1987 P,D,S Proof sets
1 1992 S proof set
1 1989 s Proof set
1 set that has 1897 Indian head, 1911 V nickel, 1898 Morgan d., 1911 Barber Dime, 1898 Barber Quarter

and last but not least

1 set that has 1 steel penny ,1 1945 Walking half, 1 1929 Standing Liberty Quarter, 1 1942 Mercury Dime and 1937 Buffalo Nickel

I got all this for only $138 was that a good deal or what ?:hail::hail:

 

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I would have snapped them up too......

 

exactly what i said =)

 

WTG!!! Great luck you had today! Have you figured out the total intrinsic value of the coins on coinflation yet?

 

Looks like you have an unc version, 90% silver, 1986 Statue of Liberty Silver Dollar US Mint modern commemorative silver $1


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The silver thing from1986 is probably the Statue of Liberty comemmorative coin.

 

nah, it's the 1986 commem

 

wow nice story, I wonder why he told you such an odd number for his price 138? Did you ask him?

 

If I tallied this up correctly from your list I think you have:

4 x 90% silver dollars
4 x 90% silver half dollars
2 x 90% silver quarters
21 x 90% silver dimes
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for a total of 6.42 oz silver content @ 19.83/oz. = $127.33

That price is close to your price paid.

 

yes and thats only on its silver! imagine all the rest im not sure why he said $138 some guy that had a little store there said he likes to gamble and drink a lot maybe that responds our questions but who knows =) Either way i got a lot of stuff even a Large cent which im not sure how much it is but im sure a good price

 

also i got a 1944 united states of america and in the back says Filipinos not sure if it said 5 cents or something anyone knows about it? i think i even lost it already Oo it should be in the ground somewhere though. It looked somewhat like a shield nickel in the back reverse.

 

The 1944 is a Philippines commonwealth issue. Minted by the U.S. and if a Five Centavos, then copper-nickel-zinc alloy.

Post better pics of the large cent so someone can give you a grade and see if there are any varieties to be aware of.

 

Thanks i thought it had some sort of value I'll keep it either way. I will post better pictures when i find my camera i took those with the integrated cam with the laptop lol. Its a little worn from the back and front but you can still see everything though.

 

Worn large cents still have a value, especially if you can determine various dies varieties. Check out the ones they have on largecents.net

 

Got me thinkin' too Chip. Odd number indeed. Why not a "round" number like 140? Most curious indeed...

 

Again, going roughly by the count in the OPs list and pics, take the intrinsic value of the silver I tallied earlier $127.33, add up face value for all other: one cent, nickels and various clad coins, you get another $7.69 (approx.) = $135.02 by my calculation. Methinks the "old man" had done a little homework and just wanted to sell for close to spot and face on all other coins.

 

Thanks for doin' the math Chris. Makes sense to me....

 

Nice deal!

 

Maybe he was a mathematician, 138 equals the sum of four consecutive primes (29 + 31 + 37 + 41)

 

agreed only if it was all junk silver Not all of the coins are junk ^^. Either way who knows. I'm happy either way =)