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Guess what I found at a yard sale today......

PostPosted: Sat Aug 06, 2011 7:42 pm
by schockergd
Pretty interesting day, I love going to flea markets & yard sales in search of coins. Some days I do quite well , but today was one of the most interesting days out there as far as finds.


I see a small wooden display case with arrowheads sitting all around it (This is a big tipoff that someone has coins). So I peruse what he has and notice a few coins, I ask him how much his 1951-D quarter is.......$3 - Sold

Then look at 9 Las Vegas $10 silver casino tokens (.6 oz each) - Whole lot for $160 Sold.

Then the kicker..............27 1/10th ounce Gold eagles...........just sitting in his unlocked display case all in a pile. I couldn't believe that someone had that much money just sitting in a small display case at a yard sale. Unfortunately he only wanted to sell the entire lot @ $5k which was a bit too high. It did interest me though that someone in my small town would have something like that in a yard sale.

Re: Guess what I found at a yard sale today......

PostPosted: Sat Aug 06, 2011 8:16 pm
by neilgin1
that is a kicker....wow. 5 is too high, what would you have bid?.....4?

that is an unusual item for a yard sale.......neat story, nice score.

Re: Guess what I found at a yard sale today......

PostPosted: Sat Aug 06, 2011 8:18 pm
by schockergd
Yeah, if i could have got the lot for $4k I would have taken em ;)

Seems they go for $200+ on ebay right now, so I could have sold most and kept a few.

Re: Guess what I found at a yard sale today......

PostPosted: Sat Aug 06, 2011 9:23 pm
by Mossy
Last Kitco spot price was $4490 for 2.7 ounces. $5K might be a little high, but not unreasonably so, IMO.

Re: Guess what I found at a yard sale today......

PostPosted: Sat Aug 06, 2011 11:18 pm
by beauanderos
That wasn't a high asking price. Just try to purchase one ANYWHERE for less. Good luck. Nice score on your finds :D

Re: Guess what I found at a yard sale today......

PostPosted: Sun Aug 07, 2011 10:08 am
by mr18
Thats only about $185 per coin, if I had the money, I would have bought it.

Re: Guess what I found at a yard sale today......

PostPosted: Sun Aug 07, 2011 11:13 am
by fb101
not a bad price for nowadays. Should have offered him 4500 - melt.

Re: Guess what I found at a yard sale today......

PostPosted: Sun Aug 07, 2011 11:40 am
by beauanderos
fb101 wrote:Should have offered him 4500 - melt.

I mean, yeah, what? It's a friggin yard sale, ya GOTTA dicker :lol:

Re: Guess what I found at a yard sale today......

PostPosted: Sun Aug 07, 2011 12:19 pm
by daviscfad
sounds like a good day at the yard sale