C'mon! It's Friday! Where are the goodies?

Weiss · February 3, 2017 7:43PM

One tiny newp this week:

Though I may also get stuck with this beauty if nobody wants to buy her. That'd be a shame, wouldn't it?

hchcoin · February 3, 2017 8:25PM

silversiren · February 3, 2017 8:35PM

Splurged a bit on these, but I think they're worth it!

Weiss · February 3, 2017 8:43PM

Great stuff @silversiren

Downtown1974 · February 4, 2017 6:02AM

I never get tired of these threads. Great week for you guys!
hch, you really hit it out of the park this week with that haul of constitutional silver.

I'm only a spectator this week. No new ounces for me.

kalshacon · February 4, 2017 7:41AM

Picked this up, allengelhard.com estimates a mintage less than 250.

ricko · February 4, 2017 8:25AM

@Weiss...Which beauty are you referring to?? Cheers, RickO

johnny9434 · February 4, 2017 8:32AM

i like the silver bars

hchcoin · February 4, 2017 9:05AM

What I find amazing with my haul is that when you stack up 3 rolls of quarters, 2 Washington and 1 Standing Liberty, how different the heights are. You can see it in the top right of my photo. Even the 2 Washington stacks are way different. I put all 1964 and one 63 in the one stack and the other stack had many from the 30's and 40's. Check out how much less silver is in the standing liberty stack.

It just makes you realize if you are stacking 90% to go by weight and buying the later year stuff is going to get you more silver.

I also weighed each coin and it is quite a difference.

Weiss · February 4, 2017 9:41AM

@ricko said:
@Weiss...Which beauty are you referring to?? Cheers, RickO

The 8 Escudo piece, @ricko . I listed it in the January PM sale thread. I just started one for February. I'll re-list it for a few days, and if it doesn't sell it'll go into the "private reserve"

Barndog · February 4, 2017 11:08AM

finally used my ebay bucks, so my "goodies" are in the mail

tychojoe · February 4, 2017 12:56PM

Nice haul! I wonder if you have a weight of 40 SLQ's at one time, vs 40 of another, etc, or of some other equal number of coins per stack? Those are noticeably huge differences between the 3 stacks!

And you have individual masses for individual coins in each series of 25c? what was the range of individual masses within a particular series? Just interested...

@hchcoin said:
What I find amazing with my haul is that when you stack up 3 rolls of quarters, 2 Washington and 1 Standing Liberty, how different the heights are. You can see it in the top right of my photo. Even the 2 Washington stacks are way different. I put all 1964 and one 63 in the one stack and the other stack had many from the 30's and 40's. Check out how much less silver is in the standing liberty stack.

It just makes you realize if you are stacking 90% to go by weight and buying the later year stuff is going to get you more silver.

I also weighed each coin and it is quite a difference.

hchcoin · February 4, 2017 1:56PM

I didn't write down any of the individual weights.

DrBuster · February 4, 2017 8:29PM

that bird should be dirtier

SurfinxHI · February 4, 2017 11:49PM

Not really a stacker.....but.....this happened.....

ricko · February 5, 2017 7:32AM

@SurfinxHI ...Very nice Morgan..Might go 66 today.... Cheers, RickO

piecesofme · February 6, 2017 8:41AM

After finding a new "group" on FB, I have been doing nothing but selling, more than doubling my initial cost because of the way it is set up. All I can say is thank God for raffles and the Admins that canme up with the idea.
I wont bother mentioning it here because payment is only done using PPG. Sorry, nothing to add except $ to my pocket.

asheland · February 6, 2017 12:52PM

Got this on Saturday:

asheland · February 6, 2017 12:52PM

Downtown1974 · February 6, 2017 5:07PM

That is a beauty asheland! I love the toning.

asheland · February 6, 2017 6:11PM

@Downtown1974 said:
That is a beauty asheland! I love the toning.

Thank you!

OnlyGoldIsMoney · February 6, 2017 6:42PM

1794 silver that I will put to practical use when it arrives on Friday.

asheland · February 6, 2017 7:04PM

@OnlyGoldIsMoney said:
1794 silver that I will put to practical use when it arrives on Friday.

Well Done!
London?

Weiss · February 6, 2017 7:07PM

Gorgeous piece, @OnlyGoldIsMoney !

hchcoin · February 6, 2017 7:15PM

Love it.

ricko · February 7, 2017 5:53AM

@OnlyGoldIsMoney... where do you find these mugs?? I need to do a search... I definitely want a nice old silver mug....Cheers, RickO

asheland · February 7, 2017 6:36AM

@ricko said:
@OnlyGoldIsMoney... where do you find these mugs?? I need to do a search... I definitely want a nice old silver mug....Cheers, RickO

Search "georgian silver mug" on ebay and you'll see a few.

ricko · February 7, 2017 7:52AM

Thanks asheland...... I will do that... will see if there are any in the style I like... Cheers, RickO

asheland · February 7, 2017 7:55AM

You're welcome! Do shop around as prices are all over the place on those. Be patient and wait for the right piece at the right price.

1630Boston · February 7, 2017 10:42AM

I will never tire of viewing your silver mug collection `

OnlyGoldIsMoney · February 7, 2017 2:33PM

@asheland said:

@OnlyGoldIsMoney said:
1794 silver that I will put to practical use when it arrives on Friday.

Well Done!
London?

asheland, the maker is John King from London. Marks on the bottom of this mug are shown below:

I found the following about John King after a bit of on-line searching:

Son of Joseph King of St. Margaret Shatton in the County of Wiltshire yeoman, apprenticed to Henry Brind 2 May 1750 on payment of £31.10s. and turned over 2 March 1751 to William Shaw. Free, 3 August 1757. First mark entered as plateworker, 22 April 1775. Address: 73 Little Britain. Second mark, 14 June 1775. Thurs, 13 June 1777. Fourth, 3 September 1779. Fifth, 11 August 1785. Address: 1 Moor Lane, Fore Street. Sixth mark, 4 September 1789. Address: Moor Lane, where Heal records him till 1800. His son Joseph was apprenticed to him 5 January 1780, when King is described as of Little Britain, plateworker, Citizen and Goldsmith.

OnlyGoldIsMoney · February 7, 2017 2:45PM

@ricko said:
@OnlyGoldIsMoney... where do you find these mugs?? I need to do a search... I definitely want a nice old silver mug....Cheers, RickO

ricko, like asheland noted you can search ebay and find a fair number or mugs and tankards. I usually search for "sterling silver tankard". One of my mugs was purchased when ebay bucks were at 8%.

I have found a good selection of mugs and tankards at Online Galleries http://www.onlinegalleries.com/ where numerous dealers list their inventory. The mug pictured above was from waxantiques in London, UK http://www.waxantiques.com/mugs-tankards - they're nice people and ship quickly.

I suggest searching a bit to learn pricing and to find the style you want. Popular makers like Hester Bateman will carry a premium.

ricko · February 7, 2017 3:42PM

@OnlyGoldIsMoney...Thanks... I have put in a bid on a couple... will see how it goes.... My preference is the tankard style.. which does not seem as common at some others.... also I like the pint capacity. Cheers, RickO

OnlyGoldIsMoney · February 7, 2017 3:55PM

@kalshacon said:

Picked this up, allengelhard.com estimates a mintage less than 250.

kalshacon, that type of Engelhard 1 kilo is quite scarce. I am glad to have one example. Nicely done.

mrkbrown87 · February 8, 2017 12:37PM

@piecesofme said:
After finding a new "group" on FB, I have been doing nothing but selling, more than doubling my initial cost because of the way it is set up. All I can say is thank God for raffles and the Admins that canme up with the idea.
I wont bother mentioning it here because payment is only done using PPG. Sorry, nothing to add except $ to my pocket.

I'm in several of those and have done well

asheland · February 8, 2017 1:07PM

London, 1794. Very nice hallmarks!

C'mon! It's Friday! Where are the goodies?

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