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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Scrap Metal, post: 397082, member: 14629&quot;]So I went to the local flea market looking for some silver bullion. I saw a new face, an older man with a small display of coins. I saw two 1993 SAE busines strikes in his case. I ask him:</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Me: How much would you like for a Silver Eagle?</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Him: $200</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Me: <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie9" alt=":eek:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> You&#039;re joking...right? </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Him: (angry) No I&#039;m not joking! Look here! (produces a copy of coin value type magazine) He pointed to the proof price and told me that there it was in black and white.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Me: (now understanding) Ah! Yes! But you see, sir, that price is for a proof. You have a business strike, a regular Silver Eagle. See under here where it says $23? (and that&#039;s high) This is the coin that you have.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I actually took him to a dealer&#039;s booth and showed him the difference. Poor old guy. He had a bunch of coins from somewhere and a magazine and he thought he was gonna make hundreds of dollars on business strike Silver Eagles. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie4" alt=":mad:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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