Great day of treasure hunting and CRH!

[Mkelly315]

Today was a crazy day of treasure hunting for me! I started the morning off driving around in my neighborhood since it was garbage day. What I usually do Is scrap the metal people throw away and then buy Silver Rounds with the money I get. This morning yielded $66 dollars in metal in about a half hour and a Cavalier Cedar Chest from the 50's in A+ condition.

I happened to notice a coin store that I've never noticed before on the way to the scrapyard. I stopped in and inquired about silver rounds. They said they only had 13 American Silver Eagles. I asked to see them. They were all random dates and the price was only $25 each (which is a steal considering they have been going for $30-$33 dollars around here lately). I bought 2, a 1998 and a 1994 in perfect sealed condition. I am fairly new to ASE's but the ebay price for both are around $50-$60 each!! I feel I just bought $120 potential dollars in coins for $50!

Also, I called some antique furniture stores around me and I can sell the Cedar Chest for $100-$150 to a few of these stores that are willing to buy it! Score!

Now onto the CRH boxes:

Box 1: Skunk

Box 2: 1 1933 Canadian Dime! 0.80% Silver!

Box 3: Skunk

Box 4: 1 1956 Roosie!!

Box 5: 1 1934 Merc!! My first ever!

So to recap: $66 dollars in scrap metal that helped purchase 2 ASE's for $50, in which they might be worth about $50 each to a collector, 1 old Canadian silver dime, 1 1954 Roosie, and a 1934 (w mint mark??) Merc!!

Great Day for me!!

 

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[vpnavy]

Nice finds Mkelly315!

 

[Codes]

Nice finds! The W is not a mintmark. It's actually an anagram "AW" for the designer Adolph Weinman. The mintmark is on the back of the coin, at the bottom, to the right of the "E" in "ONE".

 

[TheNotoriousA.G.]

Dad, is that you? Sounds just like the old man's daily fun.

Good scores.

 

[Mkelly315]

Yes Son, it's me! Now go pick me up a box of halves please..early birthday gift.

Dad, is that you? Sounds just like the old man's daily fun.

Good scores.

 

[Mkelly315]

Thanks for the help!

Nice finds! The W is not a mintmark. It's actually an anagram "AW" for the designer Adolph Weinman. The mintmark is on the back of the coin, at the bottom, to the right of the "E" in "ONE".

 

[sagittarius98]

The 1933 Canadian dime could be worth a few dollars over melt if it's in good shape.