The blind squirrel scored tonight

[cooyon]

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

[pitw]

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

[xippi]

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!!

[Recyclersteve]

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.

[wheeler_dealer]

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

[Rodebaugh]

In a room full of fellow coin nerds nonetheless.

[beauanderos]

In a room full of fellow coin nerds nonetheless.

[John Reich]

well played, sir!

[pcm2007]

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

[Verbane]

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.