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<p>[QUOTE="Stork, post: 8413719, member: 71642"]I had some luck at a local auction house--before they hooked into on of the online platforms. They were a sell everything place and occasionally coins. Whitman folders, circ silver rolls, and sometimes generic US gold. Once in awhile there will be 'foreign lots'. A couple of the local coin guys often showed up and bid for stuff, but I've gotten lucky with the non-US material a few times.</p><p><br /></p><p>Once I spotted a 1804 Bank of England dollar. I think I paid about $50-60 for it. It was cleaned, but not horribly. I let it sit in a box a couple years then threw it in on a freebie submission to NGC. XF details. Consigned it on eBay and it sold for $351. </p><p><br /></p><p>Funny how we remember the wins though. But yep, a basic awareness of a coin type and even cleaned I knew it was better than that. Found a French silver medal there once listed as bronze. Took that home too. I didn't want to see either of those melted! </p><p><br /></p><p>Now, that all said, I have a few bags of coins not worth anything to me and not worth sorting out and listing for sale individually. Someday I'll set up 'grab bags' ensuring that each bag will have at least one un-mentioned silver or coin of more than nominal value. Pictures will be shown. I'll get a little cash and my drawer space back. Someone will get a deal and get to feel like they did some real cherry picking.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Stork, post: 8413719, member: 71642"]I had some luck at a local auction house--before they hooked into on of the online platforms. They were a sell everything place and occasionally coins. Whitman folders, circ silver rolls, and sometimes generic US gold. Once in awhile there will be 'foreign lots'. A couple of the local coin guys often showed up and bid for stuff, but I've gotten lucky with the non-US material a few times. Once I spotted a 1804 Bank of England dollar. I think I paid about $50-60 for it. It was cleaned, but not horribly. I let it sit in a box a couple years then threw it in on a freebie submission to NGC. XF details. Consigned it on eBay and it sold for $351. Funny how we remember the wins though. But yep, a basic awareness of a coin type and even cleaned I knew it was better than that. Found a French silver medal there once listed as bronze. Took that home too. I didn't want to see either of those melted! Now, that all said, I have a few bags of coins not worth anything to me and not worth sorting out and listing for sale individually. Someday I'll set up 'grab bags' ensuring that each bag will have at least one un-mentioned silver or coin of more than nominal value. Pictures will be shown. I'll get a little cash and my drawer space back. Someone will get a deal and get to feel like they did some real cherry picking.[/QUOTE]
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