EEs looking for a cornicopia of silver in November.

The_EE

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EE's looking for a cornicopia of silver in November.

So.. 5 boxes due this week but that is not the big news.

Big news is, I purchased a collection yesterday, I should receive it sometime middle of next week so I didnt add it to Octobers totals.

I have a friend in So Cal who is out of remission with her cancer and she is nearly broke. I told her to take her grandfathers coin collection to some coin shops and see what they offer her. Well, one offered her $210 and another offered her $250. Way, way too low for what she has. I purchased her collection for the maximum I could possibly spend without putting myself in the danger zone ( not going to link to the top gun song, not going to do it ). I offered her $675 shipped for it and if she has anything that is worth more than melt, I will get her top dollar for it and send her the cash that I get. I am not sure if she has anything of value, she has too much to sort while being sick with cancer and fibromyalgia.

I am not sure exactly everything I will be getting as she might find more she said but this is an approx

175 dimes, merc and rosies
1 quarter ( likely Washington )
20 - 1964 halves
2 - 40% Halves
10 - Peace and Morgan dollars combined, one being a 1879 ( just received Email from her ).
3 - Indian head pennies

I know my offer is still low, its about 76% of melt but its the best I could do and it gets her money tomorrow as she was down to her last $25 combined between purse and checking account. I do hope some of the coins demand a premium so I can get her some more money.

On a side note, on my pick up today, I managed to make another contact with a teller whos husband is dying of cancer. They found his childhood coin collection so I am to take a look at that sometime soon to make an offer on that as well, sadly I am tapped out of cash so either I might have to borrow from one of the parents to take out a personal loan at the bank to purchase the collection which I can pay off come tax time. I always do my taxes ASAP, no reason to wait so interest on the loan will be minimal if I need one.
 

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$42 in nickels netted me a 39 D and 87 Proof

$920 in dimes was super skunked.

Nice find! I love finding proofs! Not sure why...I think it may have to do with the fact that they should never be found in circulation!!!
 

Never found a nickel proof myself, and I think I hunt nickels more than most people on here. They aren't overly expensive and are super easy to get rid of because tellers don't hate them like 1/2s. They also take a while to date search so they keep me focused o nthe part I like (hunting) instead of the part I dread (pickups and dumps). Thats a crazy car btw. I'm amazed by some people's abilities. I was proud of myself for changing my own timing belt. Only took 4 weekends to get through it.
 

I have done probably...30 boxes of nickels,and I have found 6 proofs.71,78,70,05,06,80.Nickels are real good in this part of MO.
 

maybe my 70's ones are proofs but are too beat up to tell. I know some of the S mints were business strikes (at least I think that's the case).
 

Never found a nickel proof myself, and I think I hunt nickels more than most people on here. They aren't overly expensive and are super easy to get rid of because tellers don't hate them like 1/2s. They also take a while to date search so they keep me focused o nthe part I like (hunting) instead of the part I dread (pickups and dumps). Thats a crazy car btw. I'm amazed by some people's abilities. I was proud of myself for changing my own timing belt. Only took 4 weekends to get through it.

When I purchased my car, I could barely change a tire. I learned to do everything on the car, even built my own engine and tuned it myself via laptop. Saved me a ton of money.

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Two boxes of halves done today.

Skunked and skunked.

I did pick up some foreign silver from the coin shop.

1 - 1945-D Philippine 10 cent (0.0482).........\
1 - 1921 Great Brittan Shilling (0.0910)......|
1 - 1941 Malaya 10 Cent (0.0650)..............|
1 - 1960 Morocco 1 Dirham (0.1157)..........|==>($17.40/0.5675)
1 - 1921 Great Brittan Florin (0.1818)........|
1 - 1890 Mexico 5 Centavos (0.0390).........|
1 - 1867-BB France 20 Centimes (0.0268)../

Hopefully the last 5 boxes of the month pay out.
 

Well, the month of November is over, didnt get a cornucopia of silver, more like a lunch box.

5 boxes of halves done today.

Box 1: Skunked
Box 2: Skunked
Box 3: 2/40%
Box 4: Skunked
Box 5: 5/40%

CW Quarters x3: Skunked
CW Dimes x3: Skunked
CW Nickels x4: Skunked

Novembers Totals

Found

2 - War Nickels
5 - Rosie
1 - Washing Quarter
18 - 40% Kennedy
2 - 90%
4 - Franklins

Total found 5.2176 oz for $12.85 or $2.46 an oz

Auction/Antique store/Coin Shop

Heart Earrings - ($3.00/0.1203) - Auction
Stone Ring - ($3.00/0.1018) - Auction
1 - Dimes of the 20th Century - ($4.00/0.1446) - Auction
5 - Walking Liberty Halves - ($47.00/1.8085) - Auction
Multi-rope bracelet - ($4.25/0.9158) - Antique Store
1 - 1943 British 2 Shilling - ($0.25/0.1818) - Antique Store
1 - Columbus Expo 1893 - ($11.00/0.3617) - Antique Store

50 - Roosevelt Dimes \
126 - Mercury Dimes..|
1 - Standing Quarter..|
2 - 40% Kennedy.......==> -($675.00/27.3969) - Collection Purchased
20 - 90% Kennedy.....|
3 - Morgan Dollars .....|
6 - Peace Dollars......../

2 - Joe Camel 1oz rounds......\
1 - APMEX Round..................|==> ($120.00/3.7735) - Purchased from friend
1 - 1983 Olympic Silver Dollar./

2 - 40% Kennedy..................................\
Bubble Necklace (0.3978).......................|
Make Love not war Pendant (0.1018).......|
1 - 1932 Portugal 2 1/2 Escudo (0.0731).|
1 - 1924 Australia 6-Pence (0.0839)........|==>($37.00/1.2995) - Auction
1 - 1917 France 1 Franc (0.1342)............|
1 - Seated Quarter w/ hole.....................|
1 - 1874 German 20 Pfenning (0.0321).../

1 - 1915 Cuba 20 Centavos (0.1450).....................\
1 - 1935 New Guinea Shilling (0.1600).....................|
1 - 1944 Switzerland 1 Franc (0.1342).....................| ==>($11.07/0.6509) Coin Shop
1 - 1948 Switzerland 1/2 Franc (0.0671)..................|
1 - 1953 Panama 1/10 Balboa (0.0723)....................|
1 - 1961 Dominican Republic 10 Centavos (0.0723).../

1 - 1967 Proof Set (0.1470/$5) Auction

1 - 1950 Somalia Somalo (0.0600)..................................\
1 - 1941-P Netherlands East Indies 1/4th Gulden (0.0736).|
1 - 1950 South Africa 1 Shilling (0.1456)..........................|
1 - 1937 Japan 50 Shen XF (0.1146).......................|===> ($19.80/0.5972) Coin Shop
1 - 1963 Austria 5 Shilling AU (0.1070)............................|
1 - 1945-D Philippine 20 Cent BU (0.0964)....................../

1 - 1945-D Philippine 10 cent (0.0482).........\
1 - 1921 Great Brittan Shilling (0.0910)......|
1 - 1941 Malaya 10 Cent (0.0650)..............|
1 - 1960 Morocco 1 Dirham (0.1157)..........|==>($17.40/0.5675)
1 - 1921 Great Brittan Florin (0.1818)........|
1 - 1890 Mexico 5 Centavos (0.0390).........|
1 - 1867-BB France 20 Centimes (0.0268)../

Total purchased 38.3379 oz for $957.27 or $24.97 oz

November totals 43.5555 oz for $970.12 or $22.27 oz

Gold

1/20 gold filled 12k wristband to a watch ($1.00/0.0038) Auction
Credit Suisse 1 gram gold bar ($55/0.0322) Coin Shop
14k necklace ($15.00/0.0175)

Gold total 0.0535 oz for $71.00 or $1327.10 oz

Its been a long expensive month.

I am hoping to get out tomorrow after work and use the 250 and try to dig up some goodies.

December will be mainly CRH, very little auctions etc as property taxes are due this month along with registration on the car.
 

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