Local auction selling some Canadian coins...

Stork

I have some Canadian coins, but I'm not actively pursuing these. One of our local 'sell everything including the occasional car and kitchen sink' type auction houses is offering some coin lots that shockingly include some coins of Canada. This is a list of the lots--is any of this of interest to anyone? I was going to take a look at something else they are selling on Monday (non-coin related) and I could eyeball the coin lots. Here is a list as posted--


1871-H quarter (vg-f)
1901 quarter (vf)
1896 5 cent (f-vf)
1910 5 cents (vf-xf)
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mixed lot including
-9 silver quarters of various dates/grades
-14 dimes with four dating 1903-1917
-1920 5 cent silver
-1966 silver dollar
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12 large cents 1859-1920 various grades
1837 bank token
1852 bank token

YQQ

Nothing worth loosing sleep over
most interesting are the quarters and the 1859 1 cent.
what to bid? I would not pay more than approx. USD 70 incl juice, for the whole lot.
if you can, check the 1871 25 for obverse 1 or obv 2. that might be a game changer
also be careful about the grades.. and if these coins have been cleaned.
lot A max pay $ 8
Lot B max pay $ 45.. Bullion only
Lot C max pay $ 20 unless the 1859 is a good variety
I know, some peole will pay more.. BUT..

Stork

Thanks

I wasn't planning on bidding unless someone here expressed interest.

The coin dude they use is reasonably conservative and points out cleaning on pretty much everything I've ever actually taken a look at. Their photos are not good enough to bid from. I did see a cool looking Argentine coin not so long ago, but it had something I suspect would be corrosion/environmental damage if the overlying 'crud' was 'conserved' away.

Usually their coins are either 90% rolls, lower grade US, proof sets, ANACS slabs (I think they send out anything interesting for slabbing), and only rarely non-US. However, I would NEVER bid without actually looking in person. So far I've only bought a few things for their melt value. Buying in person and with a check gets a discount, so there is some advantage vs. online buyers.

I have bought a couple non-coin things...a couple knick-knacks and an actually nice oriental rug. The rug was a funny story. They occasionally get some interesting ones, and if there are a lot, there will be a couple dealers in the audience. Boy did I irritate them...I was watching them and they had obviously decided not to bid against each other--so I stood behind one and kept bidding on the rug I wanted. I'm sure the other one was thinking his not-partner was doing it at first. Anyway, I exceeded their acceptable profit margin and got a good deal in addition to a couple of glares! Of course I put it in my car and drove straight to the local rug guys to send it out for a thorough cleaning.

Oh well, thanks for the input. I doubt I will even look at the coins then as I really am not actively going for Canada right now and don't know the varieties well enough to make a smart bid. Plus, I have work related stuff I should really be spending my time on this week rather than learning Canadian coin varieties . Or hanging out on chat boards .