Illinois state fair auction has a lot of coin/bullion related stuff. fyi to those who care
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I use the Illinois 529 bright start program for my kids college savings. This email just came in from them mentioning a live auction during their state fair. I like auctions.. so I took a quick peak. It has a lot of coin/bullion/currency/baseball/etc... related stuff in it. I just thought some people here who live nearby might care to know about this.
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Been to "unclaimed property" auctions by the Illinois State Treasurer on many occasions. Contents of unclaimed safe deposit boxes and similar goods turned-in after so many years by a statutory Bailee.
Never, Never, NEVER any bargains.
The kind of auctions where a well-circulated 1965 clad dime will be bid up to $25.
Pass.
Ugh. I would have thought some of those bullion lots would go at melt or something at least.
Or perhaps a key date coin that was raw and could be graded for a good buy.
Oh well. It was worth a shot.
Do what you wish, but I've never been to one where the auctioneer and a large part of the crowd weren't knowledgeable about values. And things still go crazy high, because some people are just nuts.
The testosterone flows freely at these auction...My - - billfold -- is bigger than yours....
Cheers, RickO
It was nice to look at, thanks for the post !!!