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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Detecto92, post: 1405006, member: 75105&quot;]I can&#039;t really agree with this, sorry.</p><p><br /></p><p>In the past 5 years I have:</p><p><br /></p><p>Bought a seated quarter for $40 (yes, a real one), and sold it for $80.</p><p><br /></p><p>Bought quite a few Indian Head Pennies in VF+ grades for 50 cents each.</p><p><br /></p><p>Bought a HUGE sterling silver colonial spoon for $1. Guy had it in a box with plated flatware. Sold it for $80.</p><p><br /></p><p>Bought another sterling spoon for $2 and sold it for $10.</p><p><br /></p><p>As for as scrap silver and gold... I bought a gold ring for ONE DOLLAR at a yard sale and got $129 out of it. I bought another one for $30 and got $60 out of it.</p><p><br /></p><p>In the past 2 years I have bought about $400 worth of sterling silver scrap for $50. </p><p><br /></p><p>So yes....flea markets, auctions and estate sales can be VERY productive.</p><p><br /></p><p>Have I encountered fake stuff? Yes, quite a bit of fake sterling silver...a magnet sniffs out most of it.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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