Picked up quite a few things today at a local show

CoinAddict

I went to a show that one of the local coin clubs was having today. I really did not expect to find much. The very first table I went to had a binder full of darkside coins so I looked through it and was able to find the following coins all for 1/3 off the listed price.

Listed as $6 so it was $4.


Listed as $6 so it was $4.


Listed as $3 so it was $2.


Listed as $6 so it was $4.


I showed this to my father because I thought it was more up his alley then it was and the next thing I knew he was throwing it in the pile of coins I was going to buy. I did not say anything about it. I bought it and gave it to him as a Father's Day present. It was listed as $6 so it was also $4. I ended up spending $18 almost as soon as I walked into the room.


I then walked to the next table that had darkside coins and did not find anything. I then ontinued to the next table that was selling tokens and other misc. items. I looked through an album marked foreign tokens and came upon a 1953 Elizabeth II Jubilee and a very awesomely toned German 25 Spillmarke. The Jubilee was $5 and the Spillmarke was $1. When I paid the dealer for them she said all I had to pay was $2 so that was very cool considering I was going to pay the full $6.



I then looked at a few more table without any luck and then saw a suitcase filled with foreign coins so I rooted through every last one of them and was able to find a 1903 French 25 centimes marked as $5 but was able to get for $2 and three 1886 Colombia 5 centavos in nice circulated condition marked as $4 each but everything in suitcase was 1/2 off. If anyone is interested in one drop me a PM and I would be willing to sell it for what I gave plus shipping.





It was a very enjoyable getting to spend some time with my father enjoy something that I enoy and sharing the experience with him.

spoon

I would very much be interested in one of these suitcases!

Wow.. sounds like a great show. I wish I lived somewhere civilised enough to have shows.

(btw, I think the spillemarke is some kinda Nordic.. definitely not German)

CoinAddict

I have no clue where the spillmarke is from. I walked around the bourse twice and on the second pass the sellers husband waved me over and told me that it was from Germany and that there were two different kinds. Wortemarkes and Spillmarkes. The Wortemarkes were for work he said and the Spillmarkes were for fun like gambling and drinking. I just thought the toning was cool and it was cheap so I went ahead and picked it up. If someone has more information on them please share it.

Syracusian

Beautiful haul, you definetely have the Darkside eye Kyle and your pictures are fantastic.

rhound1977

<< <i>Beautiful haul, you definetely have the Darkside eye Kyle and your pictures are fantastic. >>



Nice finds, taking time to go through a suitcase full paid off.......

wybrit

Nice pictures and coins!

cosmicdebris

Great assortment of coins.

NJMark1

Nice Stuff! Good Hunting Trip!


Mark

oldshep

GOOD JOB!!!!!! Those French designs on coins are really nice. What a great haul for a price that would make a lightsider weep
Shep

FC57Coins

Cool find kiddo - was this your first "real" coin show?

XpipedreamR

Awesome! Great pictures, too!!!

AuldFartte

Those are neat finds, and very nice pics, too
I like the French pieces

CoinAddict

Thanks for the comments everyone. No, Frank, this was not my first show. I want to the ANA show at Baltimore in 2003 with my father and ucle. This was the first local show that I had ever been to though. This was the club's second annual show so I might have to start trying to go every year.

MSD61

"Spille marke" is Nordic and is usually used as a gaming token. They are the same as the German "Spiel marke" or "play token" used for gaming or gambling.











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coinrookie

Great local finds. I also am partial to the French designs.

Steve

sumnom

That is a very nice haul. French coins are among the most beautiful in the world.

drjules

Excellent haul. It just goes to show the coins you get for reasonable cost if you buy darkside

Dr J

1jester

Tremendous value on some exquisitely beautiful coins!!

I wish I could add more on the Spillemaerke, but unfortunately I can't even ID the language: Nordic for sure, definitely not German.

vrtech99sboss

<< <i>Excellent haul. It just goes to show the coins you get for reasonable cost if you buy darkside

Dr J >>



Too bad the shows I go to rarely have any decent darkside stuff.

Aethelred

Is this an "I LIKE IKKE" token?