Late 1960s. George Bennett auctions at the Masonic Hall in Van Nuys, CA. Bad lighting. Anything and everything available. From whizzed and cleaned you name it to Unc. early 19th Century type. The guy auctioned coins as quickly as a North Carolina tobacco auctioneer. You look at him, belch or fart, it was often taken as a bid.
Occasionally I could pick up material cheap at the end of the auction when hardly anyone was there:
1) An Unc silver set of Roosevelt Dimes for $15
2) G-F IHC rolls for $8-$10.
3) Gem late date Mercs for $1 or less
My best buy was a roll of RD 56 D Unc. Lincoln cents for $2. Years later, most of them graded MS 66.
"Vou invadir o Nordeste, "Seu cabra da peste, "Sou Mangueira......."
I remember when I was a kid, my Uncle took me to a local show in the early 70s. I recall seeing the $20 Libs for $50 (like @mustangmanbob mentioned) and thinking that was a lot of money. My Uncle bought me a VG 1880-S Morgan for $1.25 as a gift since I had just celebrated my first communion. I still have that Morgan in a 2x2 somewhere.
All coins were raw back then. I could go to a large coin show and find a dozen counterfeit gold coins in various dealer cases. Most coins were overgraded by coin dealers except when they were buying them in which case they undergraded them..
Worry is the interest you pay on a debt you may not owe.
And all Morgan CC GSA’s ripe for the picking at $50-$100 each!!!!! Fortunately, as a teenager, I did actually buy a few...and still own every one of them!
We had smaller local shows almost every Sunday. They were at a different VFW depending on which Sunday of the month. Some had auctions at them also.
They were great to attend or set-up at. A lot of fun....A couple of them had open bars. A little easier to close a deal over a few beers.
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Gold $20: $50 each, pick from pile.
Late 1960s. George Bennett auctions at the Masonic Hall in Van Nuys, CA. Bad lighting. Anything and everything available. From whizzed and cleaned you name it to Unc. early 19th Century type. The guy auctioned coins as quickly as a North Carolina tobacco auctioneer. You look at him, belch or fart, it was often taken as a bid.
Occasionally I could pick up material cheap at the end of the auction when hardly anyone was there:
1) An Unc silver set of Roosevelt Dimes for $15
2) G-F IHC rolls for $8-$10.
3) Gem late date Mercs for $1 or less
My best buy was a roll of RD 56 D Unc. Lincoln cents for $2. Years later, most of them graded MS 66.
"Seu cabra da peste,
"Sou Mangueira......."
I got an AU 1915-S half eagle for $35.
I remember when I was a kid, my Uncle took me to a local show in the early 70s. I recall seeing the $20 Libs for $50 (like @mustangmanbob mentioned) and thinking that was a lot of money. My Uncle bought me a VG 1880-S Morgan for $1.25 as a gift since I had just celebrated my first communion. I still have that Morgan in a 2x2 somewhere.
All coins were raw back then. I could go to a large coin show and find a dozen counterfeit gold coins in various dealer cases. Most coins were overgraded by coin dealers except when they were buying them in which case they undergraded them..
Worry is the interest you pay on a debt you may not owe.
Still I don’t remember anything.......I’m a teen
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And all Morgan CC GSA’s ripe for the picking at $50-$100 each!!!!! Fortunately, as a teenager, I did actually buy a few...and still own every one of them!
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Lots of good stuff... cheap compared to now...but I earned less then as well...Cheers, RickO
One word - smoky. Might explain where a lot of brown toning came from though.
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We had smaller local shows almost every Sunday. They were at a different VFW depending on which Sunday of the month. Some had auctions at them also.
They were great to attend or set-up at. A lot of fun....A couple of them had open bars. A little easier to close a deal over a few beers.