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<p>[QUOTE="scooterv, post: 1784860, member: 56677"]Now that I'm stacking some I keep running into more silver I didn't know I had. I found a lot in boxes between two different Grandparents. I also have LONG had a box of coins that belonged to another Grandfather who passed away in 1966. It always looked like a military stash like I accumulated myself over 13 years active duty, but his just looked like all Philippines he picked up in WWII.</p><p> </p><p>Well, while working on repacking stuff to get ready to move I ran across the box. There was a handful of 1962 1/4 Panama Balboas I found right away. Then another smaller box that must have been my Great-Grandfathers and full of European coins from the late 1800's up to 1917. Much of it was copper but another total of 3 ounces in French silver. Oh, that's actual weight. All I did was verify online each was silver but not yet gone back to check on purity. Not a whole lot, but I love surprises <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> To think I've been lugging them around for over 20 years and never looked close!!![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="scooterv, post: 1784860, member: 56677"]Now that I'm stacking some I keep running into more silver I didn't know I had. I found a lot in boxes between two different Grandparents. I also have LONG had a box of coins that belonged to another Grandfather who passed away in 1966. It always looked like a military stash like I accumulated myself over 13 years active duty, but his just looked like all Philippines he picked up in WWII. Well, while working on repacking stuff to get ready to move I ran across the box. There was a handful of 1962 1/4 Panama Balboas I found right away. Then another smaller box that must have been my Great-Grandfathers and full of European coins from the late 1800's up to 1917. Much of it was copper but another total of 3 ounces in French silver. Oh, that's actual weight. All I did was verify online each was silver but not yet gone back to check on purity. Not a whole lot, but I love surprises :) To think I've been lugging them around for over 20 years and never looked close!!![/QUOTE]
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