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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Oldhoopster, post: 3121840, member: 84179&quot;]When I was younger, I used to search junque boxes regularly (I prefer the classier spelling <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />).&nbsp; I loved pulling out different stuff, taking it home, and trying to look it up.&nbsp; Turns out it was a cheap way to learn.&nbsp; And the more you learn, the better you&#039;ll be at finding valuable stuff in them.&nbsp; I have a nice collection of Pre-1850 European minors that I got primarily in junque boxes.&nbsp; Not always the best condition, but I learned a heck of a lot of about German States and European History.&nbsp; It also got me started on collecting Canadian Pre-Confederation (Breton) tokens.</p><p><br /></p><p>My best finds were a 1746 George II LIMA sixpence, a couple 18th century contemporary counterfeit half pennies and a rare Canadian Blacksmith token that I traded for a Massachusetts Half Cent.&nbsp; But the real value was the knowledge I gained by researching all of the stuff.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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