wabnoles Posted July 28, 2013 Report Share Posted July 28, 2013 I was up in Thomasville, GA making my first ever coin hunt out there when I came across a cabinet of old coins at an antique shop. Most of the stuff were overpriced as it tends to be in those places but what caught my eye was a bag of nickels titled "war time nickels $1 face value" and they were priced at $15... these were all around a good rating but I know enough about silver coins to know that if you find waritme nickels online for around $2 its a good price and these were at 75 cents each. Well after going thru the coins, I found that three of them were non silver 1941 and 42 varieties but the other 17 were all silver. I essentially bought 17 silver nickels for $14.85, which essentially makes them 88 cents apiece. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art1.2 Posted July 28, 2013 Report Share Posted July 28, 2013 Wonderful find. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bambooski Posted July 28, 2013 Report Share Posted July 28, 2013 In an antique shop in France, I saw a 1943 p war nickel in terrible condition priced at 15 Euros, about 20 dollars Great find, wabnoles! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wabnoles Posted July 28, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 28, 2013 You know I look around a lot on the internet and see these sellers offering rather common coins for uncommonly high prices and I always wonder how these guys ever sell anything if they sell anything at all. There's a difference between someone who is selling to make a living and someone who is selling just to unload a few coins I suppose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freak Posted August 9, 2013 Report Share Posted August 9, 2013 boy that was a sweet deal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjp Posted August 9, 2013 Report Share Posted August 9, 2013 Nice going, I never find any good coin in those stores but I do look at them. You just never know when you find the bargan. I always look thru the dealer junk boxes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kings Bluff Posted August 30, 2013 Report Share Posted August 30, 2013 I was thinking I might check out the local antique shops. I'm certain without looking or knowing much about coins they are over priced, but I am a huge proponent of buying local. I like knowing my money is staying in my community. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wabnoles Posted August 30, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 30, 2013 Well I think exceptions can be made to that... there are a number of coin shops or places that sell coins (such as pawn shops) that I know have bad reputations of exploiting customers both in what they'll pay for items and what they'll sell them for. I am just joining a coin club here in town and have found a number of hobbyists such as myself who are often looking to sell or trade off a couple items here and there. The money I drop on their stuff I feel much better about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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