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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TaborTot22, post: 1827735, member: 39398&quot;]I drove 1 hour, 45 minutes in the snow/ice to get to an auction today.&nbsp; It was held at a farmer&#039;s house and there were a lot of farm equipment, tools, knick-knacks and vehicles.&nbsp; Also, there was a good selection of coins for sale including gold and silver.&nbsp; I decided to trek it to the auction to see what I could get (actually, the only reason I went was because of a 1995 &amp; 1996 Proof Set that would be auctioned...silly, I know!)&nbsp; The auction was held in a small, non-heated barn building on the premises (by the way, temp was 25 degrees!)</p><p><br /></p><p>Anyway, once the bidding began, I found that I was one of 10 people bidding on the coins.&nbsp; All I wanted was the proof sets and a few ASEs but I decided to watch the prices on the other items and jump in if it was a deal.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here&#039;s what I got and how much I paid...how&#039;d I do?</p><p><br /></p><p>Three Proof Sets (1994, 1995, 1996)...I paid $17.50 for all three.</p><p>[ATTACH]301081[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Four 1997 American Standing Eagle Coins (Business Strikes)...I paid $110 for all four.</p><p>[ATTACH]301082[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Columbus Quincentenary Jubilee Coin Set (not US Mint issued)...I paid $200 for it</p><p>[ATTACH]301083[/ATTACH] Decorative Box [ATTACH]301084[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH]301085[/ATTACH] Coin has no precious metal markings [ATTACH]301086[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH]301087[/ATTACH] Coin has markings of &quot;1/10 oz fine gold&quot; [ATTACH]301088[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH]301089[/ATTACH] Coin has markings of &quot;1/10 oz fine platinum&quot; [ATTACH]301090[/ATTACH]</p><p>Can anybody verify if these are silver, gold and/or platinum?&nbsp; It didn&#039;t come with the paperwork.&nbsp; The only website that I found with this coin set was here:</p><p><a href="http://www.reedededge.com/primarycategory.php?TYPE=bullion&amp;TITLE=BULLION%20RELATED%20ITEMS" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.reedededge.com/primarycategory.php?TYPE=bullion&amp;TITLE=BULLION%20RELATED%20ITEMS" rel="nofollow">http://www.reedededge.com/primarycategory.php?TYPE=bullion&amp;TITLE=BULLION RELATED ITEMS</a></p><p><br /></p><p>...and...one more coin...see below![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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