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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;mac266, post: 2360728, member: 26371&quot;]So there I was...</p><p><br /></p><p>...walking around the bazaar in this middle eastern country in which I currently find myself, looking at all the gold and silver jewelry for sale, when I spot a small basket full of silver coins.&nbsp; I speak with the owner, who shows me the basket.&nbsp; On top are several silver US quarters, so I take a closer look.&nbsp; One was a 1952, and the other was from the early 1960s.&nbsp; There were three half dollars, two 1964s and a 1967.</p><p><br /></p><p>In a glance of about 10 seconds I graded these coins from F12 to VF20, at best.&nbsp; In other words, there was NOTHING special about them at all.&nbsp; Of course the salesman tried to tell me they were &quot;pure silver, 100%,&quot; but I knew better.</p><p><br /></p><p>In any event, after doing some quick math in my head to convert from riyals to dollars, I realized he wanted an average of $20 to $25 per coin. </p><p><br /></p><p>Granted, haggling is normal in the middle east, but he was so far out of the ballpark that I wouldn&#039;t even start negotiating.&nbsp; I was ready to just walk away when I saw the 1799 flowing hair silver dollar.&nbsp; I grabbed it up to take a closer look, and to my dismay realized it was made of aluminum.</p><p><br /></p><p>Aluminum.&nbsp; Really.&nbsp; They didn&#039;t even TRY to counterfeit that one!</p><p><br /></p><p>See ya![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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