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<p>[QUOTE="The Eidolon, post: 8119922, member: 102103"]At a local coin shop recently, I saw a big binder full of mixed world coins. The proprietor said a customer had traded it in for some gold. The collection dated from recent purchases to about 10-year-ago prices, but he said he didn't have time to go through and reprice them. So I could pick through and get the ones I wanted as marked. Silver has gone up quite a bit in the last few years, and by my rough estimate, some of them were under melt. There were also a few types which were new to me, so I scooped up a good few.</p><p><br /></p><p>Austria 1925 1 Schilling</p><p>$4, about $1 over melt</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1413636[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Colombia 1922 50 Centavos</p><p>$8, a little under melt</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1413637[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Sweden 1939 1 Krone</p><p>$3, about $1 under melt</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1413638[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>I love a bargain. I'll post some more when I take photos.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="The Eidolon, post: 8119922, member: 102103"]At a local coin shop recently, I saw a big binder full of mixed world coins. The proprietor said a customer had traded it in for some gold. The collection dated from recent purchases to about 10-year-ago prices, but he said he didn't have time to go through and reprice them. So I could pick through and get the ones I wanted as marked. Silver has gone up quite a bit in the last few years, and by my rough estimate, some of them were under melt. There were also a few types which were new to me, so I scooped up a good few. Austria 1925 1 Schilling $4, about $1 over melt [ATTACH=full]1413636[/ATTACH] Colombia 1922 50 Centavos $8, a little under melt [ATTACH=full]1413637[/ATTACH] Sweden 1939 1 Krone $3, about $1 under melt [ATTACH=full]1413638[/ATTACH] I love a bargain. I'll post some more when I take photos.[/QUOTE]
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