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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;-jeffB, post: 2866790, member: 27832&quot;]We&#039;ve had a trying few weeks in the outside-of-CoinTalk realm, and I haven&#039;t had much time or attention to spare for bargain-hunting. But trials sometimes bring opportunities, and in this case, it was an opportunity to visit a pawn shop several hundred miles from my usual territory.</p><p><br /></p><p>This was a small place with a narrow selection, but it looks like someone dumped a collection there. There were several dozen individual coins in 2x2s, including accurately-labeled small- and large-date 1858 Flying Eagle cents. &quot;Great&quot;, I thought, &quot;a dealer who knows as much as I do. No bargains here.&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>There were also a few rolls of silver dimes for $69, Kennedy halves for $149... and four rolls of quarters for $129 each, almost within shooting distance of melt (before tax, which unfortunately was required in this store&#039;s state).</p><p><br /></p><p>I asked how low they could go on the quarter rolls, and like good negotiators, they said &quot;make an offer&quot;. I opened with $100, figuring I might be able to negotiate a bit less than melt -- and they looked at each other, shrugged, and said &quot;sure&quot;. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie9" alt=":eek:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie101" alt=":woot:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> (I&#039;m <i>pretty</i> sure my poker face has improved over the years.)</p><p><br /></p><p>I also spotted this, and asked if they could throw it in for $10 -- again, they were happy to.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]684058[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>I glanced at the writing on the roll, but figured I must not have been reading it correctly. (This was the same writing as was on the 2x2s -- apparently from the original owner).</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]684059[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Here are the first 25 cents from the roll, in the order they came out:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]684060[/ATTACH] </p><p>The top middle and top right ones are L&#039;s, I&#039;m pretty sure, although the top right one is badly mangled. All the dates and counts were accurate -- there were one or two that might stretch to VG, but quite a few damaged or sub-G. I&#039;m still not disappointed. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie11" alt=":rolleyes:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>I won&#039;t be able to visit the place again for at least a few weeks, but I&#039;ll <i>definitely</i> be making it a regular stop when I&#039;m in that area...[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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