OK.. Went to the auction to see what I could see. I look at some of the items, weigh some of them etc.. start looking in boxes of costume jewelry and see Vlad the Ukranian there. We get to talking and the sterling items at the auction are his that he put up to resell except the coins, and the two final items.
Auction starts off sort of slow but they get to the first item, a set of 2 small and one large sterling thistle vases. I have set my limits for this item $55. I win the bid easily for $30.
After lots of waiting and lots of jumping around ( they dont do one sellers lot at a time but jump back and forth all over the auction house ) they get to some of the costume jewelery. They start out and the bidding hits $20.. people pick their fill, then $15, they pick their fill, Than $10, than $7.50... I am waiting for $5. She says she wont go below $7.50, which sucks, I was waiting to clean up the lot for the cheap so I grab a set of sterling earrings and a sterling watch and band. The watch turns out to be a Aria with mother of pearl face and semi precious stones on the band from the 80's. I see them online for $150ish
After a bit they start selling coins. I end up getting 3 from the lot. Republic of Panama ($25), Presidential Journey for Peace ($22.50) and Postmaster of America commemorative ($20), all solid Sterling.
Next up for me was some Sterling Shakers. I put a limit of $96 on them, I ended up getting them for $50.00
Next after that, nearing the end of the auction, they lump two items together, a small thin sterling vase and a sterling cup, My limit on the pair was $109 I get the pair for $45.
Then comes this bowl, not marked at all with anything but this on the outside. I took a chance with its markings of 1944 and the smell of silver on my hands from it and didnt find out until I got home that it was sterling. On the bottom there is a screw in part with ribbons with glass hiding the markings, so everyone thought it was plated, I figured I would gamble and for once I won.
USS LST 577
Mrs Christopher Roeder
Evansville Ship Yard
June 16th 1944
Looking online and doing a little research, it seems the USS LST 577 was torpedoed and lost on Feb 11th 1945.
And the final item of the day was two candle sticks I set a limit of $10 on and when she took my bid, she said I bid $15. I didnt fight it since I knew already I had done good ( didnt know yet about the bowl ).
The long stem vase and the two candle sticks with be cleaned sometime during the week to find their true weights so they will be added to the March totals later. Monday I have halves to dump and possibly dimes and nickels to pick up. Tomorrow might be another auction depending on how bad the snow is. Vlad wants to hit a auction near KC and invited me to go, hopefully he doesnt want to dump me in the Missouri river, he lost money today on the sterling I bought.
March Totals
Found
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1 - Roosevelt Dime (0.0723)
18 - 40% Kennedy Halves (2.6622)
1 - 1964 Half (0.3617)
3.0962 oz for $9.60 or $3.10 oz
Auction/Antique store/Coin Shop
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Sterling Ring w/ small topaz ($7.00/0.2312).\
Inca Bracelet .....................($10.00/0.4625)|
Harley Bracelet ..................($10.00/0.7493)|===>($42.00/2.5067) - Auction
Sterling watch band ...........($10.00/0.8695)|
Sterling Link Bracelet .............($5.00/.1942)/
S33 - Broke Back Earrings ($17.50/0.7955)..\
S34 - Heavy Earrings ..........($17.50/0.8972)|===>($95.00/4.4492) - Auction
SFW4 - Tiffany & Co ABC Cup ......($60/2.7565)/
SS2 - Two sterling knife blades ($10/0.8418) - Auction
4 Washington Quarters - ($1.00/0.7232) - Gift
SFW5 - USS LST 577 Bowl ($45.00/32.3507)\
SFW6 - Thistle Vases...........($30.00/1.9610)|
SFW7 - Shakers..................($50.00/3.3578)|
SFW8 - Spoon Cup..............($22.50/2.8120)|=====>($222.50/43.6635)
S35- Unbrokeback Ear Ring ($7.50/0.4070)|
Postman Coin...................($20.00/0.9250)|
Journey Coin....................($22.50/0.9250)|
Panama Coin....................($25.00/0.9250)/
SS3 Long Stem Vase ($22.50/
SS4 Two Small Candle holders ($15.00/
Total purchased 52.1844 oz for $370.50 or $7.10 oz
March totals 55.2806 oz for $380.10 or $6.88 oz
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Gold
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10k Heart Ring w/ Stones ($10.00/0.0250) - Auction
10k Gold Ring ($20/0.0459) - Repayment of outstanding loan
18 - 14k Yellow no stone (0.0350)....|===>($80/0.0758) - Street Purchase
19 - 14k White no stone (0.0408)../
20 - 14k Blue Topaz ($100/0.0694) - Auction
21 - 18k Gold Tooth ($27.50/0.0096) - Auction
GF 3 - 1/20th 10k GF Bezel ($1.00/0.0018) - Auction
GF 4 - 1/10 10k Waitress/NRA pins ($1.00/0.0067)\
GF 5 - 1/20 10k VFW Pin ($1.00/0.0014)................|====> Auction
GF 6 - 1/10 12k Lennon Glasses($1.00/0.0164)...../
Total gold purchased 0.2520 oz for $221.50 or $878.97 oz
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44.212 oz past this months goal of 308 oz
116.3006 away from year end goal of 468 oz
1.6663 oz away from year end gold goal of 2 oz
