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

[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.

[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.

[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.

[Mossy]

Last Kitco spot price was $4490 for 2.7 ounces. $5K might be a little high, but not unreasonably so, IMO.

[beauanderos]

That wasn't a high asking price. Just try to purchase one ANYWHERE for less. Good luck. Nice score on your finds

[mr18]

Thats only about $185 per coin, if I had the money, I would have bought it.

[fb101]

not a bad price for nowadays. Should have offered him 4500 - melt.

[beauanderos]

Should have offered him 4500 - melt.

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

[daviscfad]

sounds like a good day at the yard sale