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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;-jeffB, post: 3047432, member: 27832&quot;]I just went into a &quot;we buy gold and silver&quot; shop that had a bigger-than-usual display of coins. The proprietor said someone had cleaned them out to the tune of $600 last week, buying nearly all their silver dollars.</p><p><br /></p><p>I went through their 50-cent Buffalo and V-nick boxes, the kind of picked-over stuff you always see at a store or a show -- except these hadn&#039;t been picked over yet. I pulled 8 that should be worth in the neighborhood of $10 each -- a couple of nice 1883 no-cents, a near-XF 1908, a nicer 1914-P, worn but undamaged 1919-D, 1924-D, and one or two others.</p><p><br /></p><p>What do you suppose might have gone out in that $600 batch last week? It <i>might</i> have been all common-date, low-grade stuff; it might also have included treasures.</p><p><br /></p><p>But, as you say, a shop owner can&#039;t afford the time and attention to go through everything that comes in with a fine-toothed comb. That&#039;s why I&#039;d make a <i>lousy</i> shop owner. I wouldn&#039;t be able to stand the thought of missing out.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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