Rare pinback bought this weekend

[cyberdan]

It is of Col.Tim McCoy a old time movie star and Wild West Show Promoter. I have already sent an email to a collectible auction house. Two have sold thru them. They are simular but not exact for $115 & $170

I bought it in a box of coins (about 5 lbs foreign) and tokens and watches for $5

 

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[Iron Patch]

Did you see it before hand, and know it was probably good, or was it a complete bonus? That was something I brought up on another thread, that the more volume you do the more chance an unexpected score will show up.

I would love to have $5.00 boxes like that to sort through. They'd literally need a truck to deliver all I would buy! $5.00 is just my typical shipping fee, if I'm lucky.

 

[cyberdan]

I noticed it when I poked in the box but didn't know anything about it. I was bundling. I put the 4 movie star photos on the table and added a box of old stamps and then added that box and an old Chinese "chop" and told the guy how about $1 for esch of these and $5 a box. He was more than happy.

In the box with the pin I found another vial with gold in it (I did a post a few weeks ago about a vial of gold nuggets) but this time the amount is so small it will not register on my gram scale. About 15-20 pieces much smaller than a grain of sand.

 

[cyberdan]

Update on that box of coins. So far $60 worth of old silver canadian and British coins. I have about 10 more to check that look like silver from other countries.

 

[Generic_Lad]

Foreign coins have always produced very well for me, even at coin auctions where dateless buffaloes go for $3 a piece.

 

[diggummup]

Is that a piece of leather on the pinback? Maybe this was one of the pins that had the miniature toy pistol and holster attached to it. Hake's - "TIM McCOY" BUTTON WITH MINIATURE HOLSTER AND SINGLE SHOT CAST IRON PISTOL.

 

[cyberdan]

Is that a piece of leather on the pinback? Maybe this was one of the pins that had the miniature toy pistol and holster attached to it. Hake's - "TIM McCOY" BUTTON WITH MINIATURE HOLSTER AND SINGLE SHOT CAST IRON PISTOL.

I am sure it was. i will leave it on. hope it does not take away from the final value.