1911 Silver in the 10 for a buck box

[steelheadwill]

Stopped by the junk shop where the man sells some silver that isn't, & some good treasures for cheap.
poking thru his 10 for a buck junk/foreign coin box I scored this 1911 Venezuela 2 Bolivar.
it's marked 10G and .835, lost .4G from wear, still a great score
Pulled a few decent Indians too, wanted to buy 10, not arouse suspicion, he might check em closer.....
No hard feelings, he probably paid a halfcent for it
HH all! and Keep your eyes open

 

[JW15]

Nice!! Sweet little score!

 

[Nate in Ohio]

Nice! I love picking through those bins too.

 

[saltyshark2002]

I love seeing coins that I have never seen before from other countries

 

[AGBlex]

nice pick up for ten cents man!

 

[HISPAN]

Nice coin.
H

 

[steelheadwill]

thanks all!
oddly, the coin has a cupronickel look to it..
I can understand it's being overlooked...
I dug an early 20th century silver from Peru that was also marked with weight and fineness, (.900/12.5G), is this a South American thing?
BTW, this was the shop where I got this full 'Lacastillere' perfume,
Lalique cut glass, 2 dollars.
When I researched it, I found one with original box on Ebay. $120
Here's an empty one with the same cap, but not nearly as nice a bottle $40
http://www.ebay.com/itm/1920s-Casti...950?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item588f7dc35e

You gotta be careful there, he's got some fake .999 silver rounds (the 1804 Bust Dollar copy) for sale,
He insists they are real
How do I know? I put one on my pocket scale, 28 grams, no makers mark, just a series of numbers on the edge
Great shop if you know what to look for

 

[worldtalker]

Herbie, I like cut glass like that,COOL for 16 bits!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!God Bless HH Chris

 

[HEAVYMETALNUT]

cool deal and a gorgeous bottle! is the cap sterling? sure looks it from the pic

 

[VOL1266-X]

I learned a long time ago to never feel sorry about getting a good deal from a coin or relic dealer Herbie. Good eye their Bud. A couple of years ago, Dman was with me at a relic dealer's store. The dealer had bought a large collection from a guy who had owned and personally detected an old home used as a hospital during the Battle of Nashville. He had a shoe box with misc. bullets , old jewelry, and coins from that site. I asked him how much for the box and he made a rough count of the bullets and said 100 bucks. I bought it. There were 76 bullerts (including Enfields), lots of CW small relics, and several coins hiding in the bottom of the shoe box including an 1898 half, 1898 quarter, and several silver Barber and Rosey dimes. HH, Quindy.

 

[steelheadwill]

cool deal and a gorgeous bottle! is the cap sterling? sure looks it from the pic

Thanks Chris & HMN,
I see no markings on it, the inside threads are shiny & polished, and boy does that stuff smell strong
I believe it's plated
some more research on the bottle is in order, they are quite collectable.
Got a precious metal test kit on the way, every MD'er needs one

 

[steelheadwill]

I learned a long time ago to never feel sorry about getting a good deal from a coin or relic dealer Herbie. Good eye their Bud. A couple of years ago, Dman was with me at a relic dealer's store. The dealer had bought a large collection from a guy who had owned and personally detected an old home used as a hospital during the Battle of Nashville. He had a shoe box with misc. bullets , old jewelry, and coins from that site. I asked him how much for the box and he made a rough count of the bullets and said 100 bucks. I bought it. There were 76 bullerts (including Enfields), lots of CW small relics, and several coins hiding in the bottom of the shoe box including an 1898 half, 1898 quarter, and several silver Barber and Rosey dimes. HH, Quindy.

Great Score Q
They don't feel bad offering 10% value when they buy