cheap silver find

[frugalcanuck]

I was at a market and everything made of metal was priced for tourists. so then i spot a small pile of coins. the country i am in doesn't have coins so i thought i better look through them. i bought one french republuc coin from 1929. It just had the silver look to so i asked how much.. the answer was about $3.50 andi@m sure i could have talked them lower. after i left i did the flick test and it sounded right then looked it up on the internet to find i got 27 grams of .90 silver for 3.50. Now I'm going back for more... after a foot massage.

[Hawkeye]

Well done, sir.

[Saabman]

Nice!!!! WTG!!!!

[Silver Runner]

Awesome, love to stack on the cheap.

[68Camaro]

Now that's frugal. WTG!

[frugalcanuck]

So i go out looking for more and i find thousands of them. All fake. they were much lighter than the one i bought. I asked one lady where the silver coins were .and she lied and said.they were silver. i laughed and told her they were fake. She then told me she can get me a real one for $50US. I'm going to bring the one i purchased to the local silver shops and see if they can test it.

ill have more news tomorrow about my find.

[OtusLotus]

what country r u in?

[frugalcanuck]

Its a fake according to the silver smith but who knows. ill find out when i go home and bring it to someone i trust. but for now i have a good fake.

[Numis Pam]

+1 Interesting post..please share when you find out more.

[Sheba]

Asking again ... if you don't mind sharing the info. What country were you in when you made your purchase.

Thanks for sharing, even if you don't feel free to answer this question.