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Our coin club had 10 foreign silver coins for auction tonight, I guess I was the only bidder who knew what they were. I picked up 6.9 oz asw for $56.25, or $8.15/oz. Lots of big heavy coins: 1926 Venezuela 5 bolivars, 1966 Bahamas $1, $2, and $5, Mexico 1968 Olympics 25 peso and 1978 100 peso, Panama 1962 1/2 balboa and 1970 5 balboas, 1930 Netherlands 2 1/2 gulden, and a 1935 Swiss 5 francs. Very little wear on any of them so they should be close to the minted weight. The three Bahamas coins are mint state, 2.6 oz asw for $14.25 total or $5.48/oz, that was the best deal. I don't like to brag, but I will about these

Bragging is cool at times like this. Good job and feel good as you deserve to.

as A poker player I have heard it
Even a blind squirrel finds a nut once in awhile
the Nuts being the best hand possible on the board in hold em

Very nice score good for you!!

Since we are near the end of baseball season and since you mentioned bragging, here are a couple of my favorite bragging quotes:

1. I think it was Dizzy Dean who said "It ain't braggin' when you done done it."

2. One of my all-time faves was when someone told Babe Ruth that he made more money the previous year than the President of the United States. His response, "I had a better year!"

Congrats on the nice score on foreign silver. I bought a bunch of foreign silver from a dealer and got a deal like this once. When I went back for more about 1-2 mos. later, his prices were MUCH MUCH higher.

Congratulations. Knowledge has value, yours has rewarded you. Awesome job.

In a room full of fellow coin nerds nonetheless.

well played, sir!

Very nice to here stories like this. Thanks for sharing and congrats.
Pedro

Rodebaugh wrote:In a room full of fellow coin nerds nonetheless.

I picked up a gold ex-jewelry Spanish 1802FA Madrid 8 Escudo last November at a coin auction for $218.00 after fees. Melt at the time was about $950.00.
About half the bidders were dealers.