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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Jillian, post: 3571317, member: 104446&quot;]Yes, it is a nice find, thank you!&nbsp; I&#039;m very excited about it!&nbsp; And if I paid her a bit more than a dealer would have, I&#039;m ok with that.&nbsp; I wasn&#039;t trying to take advantage, I was trying to be fair, so I determined melt value based on current spot price, and then talked to a trusted local coin &amp; metals dealer as well as researched online to see what a typical discount % would be for a dealer buying junk silver from an individual.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>This seemed fair to me considering that (1) she wouldn&#039;t be able to go down the street to a business to get a better deal than what I was offering; (2) the possibility that there might be a special coin in there somewhere; and (3) how inexpensive silver currently is in terms of both historical prices and the gold-to-silver ratio.&nbsp; Frankly, my husband and I were going to purchase more silver in some form this month anyway, so this neat coin collection seemed like a great opportunity to add something different and interesting to our stacks.</p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks for the anecdote about your 200-year old silver coins staying in acetone so long -- I appreciate that info.&nbsp; And yes, definitely acetone from the hardware store -- I&#039;m a stickler for understanding ingredients in all things I touch or consume, and nail polish remover is never pure acetone.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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