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Updated Look what we got for 10 bucks. Nice elk photo.

Postby henrysmedford » Wed Dec 12, 2012 12:31 pm

We are over at the Oregon coast for a week. I and Franklin stopped by a coin shop in Lincoln City and asked if he sold Canadian coins . He said he did at a .9 of face. His count was broke and thought that it looked like $4 in cents.

Here is what we got for $10
1887 cent
George V cents
1921
1926
1928 x3
1931 x2
1932 x2
1934
1935
1936
George the 6th cents
$1.38 Face
Young Queen cents
$2.83 Face
Copper Queen cents
$1.94 Face
Rock Dove
.21
Zinc Queen cents
.23 Face
Five cents
George V
1924
1934
.999 Nickel $6.20 face
one 1945 tomac
1945 v x2
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From the trip--
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Re: Look what we got for 10 bucks.

Postby mtalbot_ca » Wed Dec 12, 2012 12:43 pm

Niceeeeeee! and the pictures are also nice!

I really wish I could do the same with US money at my LCS and that I could have access to the sea.....

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Re: Look what we got for 10 bucks.

Postby henrysmedford » Wed Dec 12, 2012 12:51 pm

mtalbot_ca wrote:Niceeeeeee! and the pictures are also nice!

I really wish I could do the same with US money at my LCS and that I could have access to the sea.....

Cheers,

You just need to make a trip down here load up on loonies and two dollar coins at a .8 haul home less that 10K and your 2k can help pay for the trip.
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Re: Look what we got for 10 bucks.

Postby NHsorter » Wed Dec 12, 2012 1:18 pm

Schweeet pick up. Helluva deal.
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Re: Look what we got for 10 bucks.

Postby henrysmedford » Wed Dec 12, 2012 1:35 pm

Also when we were pulling the one and five cent coins out of his Canadian bin Franklin found some silver coins and gave them to the owner of the store and told him that he had missed placed them in the wrong bin. :mrgreen:

Today out of the window of were we are staying.
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Re: Look what we got for 10 bucks.

Postby mtalbot_ca » Wed Dec 12, 2012 6:34 pm

henrysmedford wrote:
mtalbot_ca wrote:Niceeeeeee! and the pictures are also nice!

I really wish I could do the same with US money at my LCS and that I could have access to the sea.....

Cheers,

You just need to make a trip down here load up on loonies and two dollar coins at a .8 haul home less that 10K and your 2k can help pay for the trip.



:clap:

How long do you think they will need to come up with 10K FV of canadian coins? :shifty:
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Re: Look what we got for 10 bucks.

Postby TheJonasCollegeFund » Thu Dec 13, 2012 1:23 am

When is Franklin gonna find that 1936 dot?


...........or it a 1932 dot?
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Re: Look what we got for 10 bucks.

Postby henrysmedford » Thu Dec 13, 2012 1:33 am

TheJonasCollegeFund wrote:When is Franklin gonna find that 1936 dot?


...........or it a 1932 dot?

He did see--http://realcent.org/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=13158&hilit=+1936
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Postby moneydog » Thu Dec 13, 2012 3:51 am

nice find
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Postby henrysmedford » Thu Dec 13, 2012 6:30 pm

More coast pics.
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Re: Updated Look what we got for 10 bucks. Nice elk photo.

Postby Numis Pam » Fri Dec 14, 2012 3:34 am

Thanks for sharing your trip with us!! This is a fun thread! :angel:
Just what I needed after such a stressful week!
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Re: Updated Look what we got for 10 bucks. Nice elk photo.

Postby scyther » Fri Dec 14, 2012 10:04 am

Wow, an elk, nice...
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Postby henrysmedford » Fri Dec 14, 2012 10:09 am

scyther wrote:Wow, an elk, nice...

They sure look huge when they are forty feet away.
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Postby Engineer » Fri Dec 14, 2012 9:17 pm

henrysmedford wrote:
scyther wrote:Wow, an elk, nice...

They sure look huge when they are forty feet away.


They look even bigger when you're doing dishes and one decides to peek through the window. :shock:
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Postby jacer333 » Sat Dec 15, 2012 4:57 am

Thanks for sharing, those are some majestic pictures!
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Re: Updated Look what we got for 10 bucks. Nice elk photo.

Postby scyther » Sat Dec 15, 2012 1:56 pm

Engineer wrote:
henrysmedford wrote:
scyther wrote:Wow, an elk, nice...

They sure look huge when they are forty feet away.


They look even bigger when you're doing dishes and one decides to peek through the window. :shock:

If you give an elk a muffin...
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Postby Hawkeye » Sat Dec 15, 2012 8:21 pm

Great score and even better pictures! Looks like a good time with the family.
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Re: Updated Look what we got for 10 bucks. Nice elk photo.

Postby Rosco » Sat Dec 15, 2012 9:57 pm

Nice dog also, we had a golden when our boys were the age of yours. Lady was a health hazard as she loved her belly rubs an would lay down an roll over in your path when ever she got the chance, an did not care what you were doing :lol:
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Postby penny pretty » Sat Dec 15, 2012 10:15 pm

very nice pics! Wish I could get away, but Im being held prisoner in a handsorting factory!
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