Got to pick an old silver round collection just now
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Was maybe 60 1-oz rounds from way, way back in the day until maybe 5 years ago. No bars.
I'm not a fan of rounds. Consequently, about the only thing I know about them is that I really dislike generic 1994 Merry Christmas or 1988 Happy Birthday rounds. I'll make an exception for prospectors if there is nothing else and they're priced right, but I have maybe 30 ounces in generic rounds and I'd get rid of them if I cared enough to move them.
Anyway...
I saw these rolls of rounds Tuesday but someone else was looking at them. Since I don't really do them, I didn't much care or notice. Today nobody else was in the shop, and my dealer didn't have anything else, so I figured what the heck.
The previous picker had apparently taken out 8 or 10 prospectors and left everything else. In addition to several holiday rounds, generic coin themed rounds, etc. were these three that caught my eye.
The NORFED was a no-brainer. I know these have fans and can sell with a premium under the right circumstances.
The other two just looked like generic run of the mill "trade units" that we've all seen a million times. But when I got a better look, I was surprised at what I saw.
The one on the lower left has beautiful matte-finish detail and is incredibly well-struck with thick booming luster over a super deep-dish high relief design. Dated 1974. Sucker survived some pretty major mass-extinctions to be sitting there in MS68 condition today!
The other is actually older--dated 1973. Marked Wade Ventures One Silver "Mundinero". Again with beautiful attention to detail. Though less deeply struck it's still very pretty.
I just think old school matte- and brushed-finishes on silver are so superior to fakey looking mirror finishes that hairline and look dated.
Thoughts? Seem them before? They were $19 each out the door.
I'm not a fan of rounds. Consequently, about the only thing I know about them is that I really dislike generic 1994 Merry Christmas or 1988 Happy Birthday rounds. I'll make an exception for prospectors if there is nothing else and they're priced right, but I have maybe 30 ounces in generic rounds and I'd get rid of them if I cared enough to move them.
Anyway...
I saw these rolls of rounds Tuesday but someone else was looking at them. Since I don't really do them, I didn't much care or notice. Today nobody else was in the shop, and my dealer didn't have anything else, so I figured what the heck.
The previous picker had apparently taken out 8 or 10 prospectors and left everything else. In addition to several holiday rounds, generic coin themed rounds, etc. were these three that caught my eye.
The NORFED was a no-brainer. I know these have fans and can sell with a premium under the right circumstances.
The other two just looked like generic run of the mill "trade units" that we've all seen a million times. But when I got a better look, I was surprised at what I saw.
The one on the lower left has beautiful matte-finish detail and is incredibly well-struck with thick booming luster over a super deep-dish high relief design. Dated 1974. Sucker survived some pretty major mass-extinctions to be sitting there in MS68 condition today!
The other is actually older--dated 1973. Marked Wade Ventures One Silver "Mundinero". Again with beautiful attention to detail. Though less deeply struck it's still very pretty.
I just think old school matte- and brushed-finishes on silver are so superior to fakey looking mirror finishes that hairline and look dated.
Thoughts? Seem them before? They were $19 each out the door.
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The other 70's era rounds are really neat too. First oil crisis was about that time if I recall correctly. People were VERY concerned about the pieces of paper we'd been so long assured were unquestionably good. Silver had disappeared from coins just as gold had done in a previous generation. Silver certificates were no longer redeemable for metal silver ( little kernals or shavings weighed in a 'baggie')It was quite reasonable to seek security in a known tangible precious metal. Again. These things are true period pieces.
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I always look forward to enjoying another of your threads. Thanks for sharing.
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