~*~*~ (1) seven-pound bulk world coin lot FSH ~*~*~
lordmarcovan
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These are (to my knowledge) a fairly common mixture. The coins, as to be expected in such lots, will mostly date after 1960, though there will probably be a few dated earlier than that. Naturally, I saw no silver when bagging these. Not much in the way of 1800s coins, either, though I did see one (a cull 1860s Italian 10-centesimi), and I don't know which box it ended up in.
Basically I just went through a 25-lb. sack I recently bought and split it up. I did not look any coins up in Krause. I merely did a quick sweep to see what I might want to look at more closely later, kept those, and put the rest into these boxes. So if there are any better dates in there, well, good for you. (Don't hold your breath, but hey, it's theoretically possible.) In other words, I went through the source bag, but not with a fine-toothed comb. These have only been given one cursory search by me.
One interesting feature of the original 25-lb. source sack was that it was chock full of proof coins! Mostly Bahamian, but there were some Jamaica and British Virgin Islands pieces, too. Obviously the dealers I bought the sack from had been breaking up those Franklin Mint proof sets for the silver and tossing the nonsilver coins into their bulk bags. I had to cringe, seeing all those lovely proofs rattling around loose in a bag of circulated stuff, so took them out.
But as a freebie bonus, each of these boxes will get five (unimpaired) Bahamian proof singles in flips. (You might find some others in the bulk mix if I missed any.) The coin denominations will be: 1-cent, 5-cents, 10-cents, 15-cents, and 25-cents. They will likely date from the 1970s but not necessarily from the same year.
Why seven pound lots, you ask? Because a small USPS Flat Rate Priority Mail box will hold exactly seven one-pound baggies of coins. (Packaged that way, with each baggie taped up, they don't rattle.)
So who wants one (or two) seven-pound bulk lots?
I'm asking $56.00 for each box, which works out to $8.00 per pound. That's postpaid.
(*Within the USA. If you're overseas, you'll need to pay additional shipping.)
(In other words, after paying the shipping, I'm getting $7.24/lb for these, and they cost me $7.00/lb.)
OK, here is a sample scan. I know, I know- sample pictures are lame, and about as useful as udders on a bull. And doubly lame because I scanned part of the stuff I didn't put in bags yet. Take this image with a grain of salt. After scanning, I noticed there are a few low-fineness Mexican silvers in there. You probably won't find any silver at all in your box, unless I overlooked it (which is possible but not likely).
Sorry to give you a lame-o unrepresentative sample scan, but I had already divided everything into 1-lb. bags and and sealed seven of those bags into each Priority box by the time I thought oh, hey, it might be a good idea to provide actual scans. Sorry for that oversight.
In short, don't expect silver or many 1800s coins.
DO expect a reasonably decent mix of common world coins with good variety and not too many clunkers.
*** UPDATE 8/16- one box sold, one still left ***
Basically I just went through a 25-lb. sack I recently bought and split it up. I did not look any coins up in Krause. I merely did a quick sweep to see what I might want to look at more closely later, kept those, and put the rest into these boxes. So if there are any better dates in there, well, good for you. (Don't hold your breath, but hey, it's theoretically possible.) In other words, I went through the source bag, but not with a fine-toothed comb. These have only been given one cursory search by me.
One interesting feature of the original 25-lb. source sack was that it was chock full of proof coins! Mostly Bahamian, but there were some Jamaica and British Virgin Islands pieces, too. Obviously the dealers I bought the sack from had been breaking up those Franklin Mint proof sets for the silver and tossing the nonsilver coins into their bulk bags. I had to cringe, seeing all those lovely proofs rattling around loose in a bag of circulated stuff, so took them out.
But as a freebie bonus, each of these boxes will get five (unimpaired) Bahamian proof singles in flips. (You might find some others in the bulk mix if I missed any.) The coin denominations will be: 1-cent, 5-cents, 10-cents, 15-cents, and 25-cents. They will likely date from the 1970s but not necessarily from the same year.
Why seven pound lots, you ask? Because a small USPS Flat Rate Priority Mail box will hold exactly seven one-pound baggies of coins. (Packaged that way, with each baggie taped up, they don't rattle.)
So who wants one (or two) seven-pound bulk lots?
I'm asking $56.00 for each box, which works out to $8.00 per pound. That's postpaid.
(*Within the USA. If you're overseas, you'll need to pay additional shipping.)
(In other words, after paying the shipping, I'm getting $7.24/lb for these, and they cost me $7.00/lb.)
OK, here is a sample scan. I know, I know- sample pictures are lame, and about as useful as udders on a bull. And doubly lame because I scanned part of the stuff I didn't put in bags yet. Take this image with a grain of salt. After scanning, I noticed there are a few low-fineness Mexican silvers in there. You probably won't find any silver at all in your box, unless I overlooked it (which is possible but not likely).
Sorry to give you a lame-o unrepresentative sample scan, but I had already divided everything into 1-lb. bags and and sealed seven of those bags into each Priority box by the time I thought oh, hey, it might be a good idea to provide actual scans. Sorry for that oversight.
In short, don't expect silver or many 1800s coins.
DO expect a reasonably decent mix of common world coins with good variety and not too many clunkers.
*** UPDATE 8/16- one box sold, one still left ***
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C'mon, take the bulk of my bulk off my hands so I can go and buy more, before I've even gone through the first sack.
You must have kept a LOT of interesting coins if you can only make TWO 7-lb boxes out of the original 25 pounds!!
I'd be tempted to go for the remaining box, if I wasn't actually considering LIGHTENING my Darkside position slightly these days.....
Good luck!
- - Dave