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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;RedTiger, post: 1365863, member: 19098&quot;]I fell for a vial of gold flakes. Paid like $12, found out later that many tourist shops retail them for $5. Ouch. I&#039;ve also bought some mixed lots, mostly years ago. Pickings are likely slimmer now, especially if a seller has multiple lots for sale. One mixed lot of circulated Indian cents was pretty good. There were no great finds, but a few tougher dates in low grade, overall, not bad for the money. Another lot was mixed silver coins and wasn&#039;t as advertised, but I felt was okay for the low price I paid. The coins were supposed to be .750 or better, but there were quite a few .500 (50% silver) coins in the mix. There was also a 50 mm medal that I can&#039;t confirm is actually silver. The silver lot wasn&#039;t that much money either (this was years ago when silver was much cheaper) so I kept it. There were a few old old Spanish colonials and UK coins in the batch that made it interesting enough to keep. That and I hate to return stuff. These lots can be cheap entertainment, but don&#039;t look for anything spectacular, because that is unlikely. I would avoid the &quot;bait&quot; lots such as those with gold nuggets, or a roll of cents with an Indian cent showing. Those are almost sure losers, but again, cheap entertainment in the grand scheme of life.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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