Coin Shop Score!!

[jtlee321]

I dropped by a coin shop this afternoon that happened to be across the street from one of my dump banks. I decided to take a glance through the Foreign Coin box. I asked how much are the foreign coins and was told $0.25 each. I had my daughter with me, so I did not have much time to spend. So here are my finds..

1963 French 5 Franc .835 Silver ASW 0.3222 oz. Cost only a US Quarter
1955 Netherlands 1 Gulden .720 Silver ASW 0.2315 oz. Cost only a US Quarter
2 Panamanian 1/10 Balboa's 1953 and 1962 each .900 Silver ASW 0.0723 oz. Cost only a US Quarter each.

Netted 0.6983 ounces of silver for a cost of $1.00.

I will be going back to this shop on Monday to try and find more!

[jasmatk]

Awesome buy are you gonna go back when you have more time and see what else is in that box
Im going to the flea market in about an hour I hope I find some deals like that

[Dumpster Diver]

Very Nice!! I love the Balboa coins.

[bman]

many dealers are only interested in U.S. coins so there are some bargains to be had if you know what to look for. Nice score!

[SilverFossil64]

nice score. The shop here has the foreign's priced at $2 each...seems it is mostly mexican and canadian modern change. didn't spot anything with more silver than a pre-64 dime.

[jtlee321]

I will be back on Monday. I know it is a Holiday but he said he would still be open. I guess if I can't hunt halves I can hunt the foreign coins. At least until Tuesday when the banks open up.

I'm still not sure how he or anyone else had missed the French 5 Franc? When I walked into the shop and saw the box of Foreign the 5 Franc nearly yelled at me to come pick it up. It is in AU condition and the sheen of silver was unmistakable. It is around the size of a Presidential Dollar but thicker. So I decided to dig a little more. Now to go back and do a lot more digging.

[mr18]

great find!!! where on the web or what book would one purchse to find more information on foreign coins? maybe i have been passing up all sorts of great deals because im not educated in foreign coins

[Roadrunner]

Krause Book of World Coins 1901-2000

[jtlee321]

That is the exact book I use. I borrowed a copy from the library and was able to download a PDF version of the book to my computer. I still have a lot of studying to do.

[misteroman]

lol how can a coin dealer not know if the coins are silver or not?

[jtlee321]

My guess is he just bought them by the pound or paid a flat fee for someones collection and decided he could make a profit by selling each piece a quarter at a time.. If the money was there I could snag several of the .999 Canadian nickels. I saw several in the box.

[jtlee321]

Finally got back to the coin shop but someone cleaned them out of the foreign coins. They did have a small box with about ten coins in it to look through..

Here is what I picked up for a total of $1.00

1943 British One Shilling .500 Silver total of 0.0909 ounces
1926 British Half Penny
1945 British Large Penny
1963 British Large Penny
1904 Indian Head Penny!