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<p>[QUOTE="ZoidMeister, post: 4858030, member: 114169"]You wouldn't believe where I got most of those halves. None of those came to me through a family hairloom boxes. I used to frequent those massive swap meets they hold in central Florida. Hundreds, if not a few thousand old timers and junk sellers used to converge on little two stop light towns for Monday through Wednesday sales. They would swap amongst themselves, then head back to wherever their favorite weekend spots were. </p><p><br /></p><p>Most of these mid week meets allowed these hardened sellers to rotate their stock a little. </p><p><br /></p><p>I cherry picked most of those for under $45. Some as low as $15. None of these folks were seasoned numistmatists. These weren't Morgan or Peace Dollars, so were of little interest. A couple I found in foreign coin junk boxes. Found lots of foreign silver back in the day. My favorites were high condition Philippines American minted coins. </p><p><br /></p><p>Anyway, thanks for letting me reminisce.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="ZoidMeister, post: 4858030, member: 114169"]You wouldn't believe where I got most of those halves. None of those came to me through a family hairloom boxes. I used to frequent those massive swap meets they hold in central Florida. Hundreds, if not a few thousand old timers and junk sellers used to converge on little two stop light towns for Monday through Wednesday sales. They would swap amongst themselves, then head back to wherever their favorite weekend spots were. Most of these mid week meets allowed these hardened sellers to rotate their stock a little. I cherry picked most of those for under $45. Some as low as $15. None of these folks were seasoned numistmatists. These weren't Morgan or Peace Dollars, so were of little interest. A couple I found in foreign coin junk boxes. Found lots of foreign silver back in the day. My favorites were high condition Philippines American minted coins. Anyway, thanks for letting me reminisce.[/QUOTE]
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