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DrBusterDrBuster Posts: 5,301 ✭✭✭✭✭

Got to Barcelona and all of 2 blocks from our hotel was a coin shop. Had to pick up a piece of something.

Walking around and stumbled on a couple more coin / bullion shops totally random. Saw some 10oz Aussie kooks in a window, asking price 305€ ! Totally should have brought some stuff to trade.

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  • DrBusterDrBuster Posts: 5,301 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Did see a trade dollar in the window of one place, asking 20€, figured it was fake. If we happen to pass back by it I might pick it up.

    Another place was asking 30-50€ for modern libertads that we’re fairly beat up.

    Totally surprised to actually see quite a few places selling coin/bullion as in Madrid we never ran into any place with coins or metal. Peddlers by the Barcelona cathedral and stores there in the gothic quarter had some coins. Neat to see.

  • ashelandasheland Posts: 22,612 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Nothing new to speak of. Old pictures will have to do.

  • ashelandasheland Posts: 22,612 ✭✭✭✭✭
  • MsMorrisineMsMorrisine Posts: 32,123 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @DrBuster said:
    Walking around and stumbled on a couple more coin / bullion shops totally random. Saw some 10oz Aussie kooks in a window, asking price 305€ ! Totally should have brought some stuff to trade.

    find out what their buy prices are.

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  • Downtown1974Downtown1974 Posts: 6,690 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Silver at spot and some more gold for my growing stack of yellow metal.

  • rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Some nice stuff guys.... I wish I had found some coin shops when I lived in Portugal... Lived there a couple of years... Lots of work....did not do much hobby wise over there. Probably some missed opportunities. Cheers, RickO

  • DrBusterDrBuster Posts: 5,301 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @MsMorrisine said:

    @DrBuster said:
    Walking around and stumbled on a couple more coin / bullion shops totally random. Saw some 10oz Aussie kooks in a window, asking price 305€ ! Totally should have brought some stuff to trade.

    find out what their buy prices are.

    said that to the wife, should have brought a piece or 2 to haggle with to get some Spanish / Mex stuff...next time.

  • MsMorrisineMsMorrisine Posts: 32,123 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I took a 1oz gold maple to commie china. I went into a swank "gold" store with lots of 24k artwork all around.

    they offered back of melt. :#:p:o

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  • DrBusterDrBuster Posts: 5,301 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited December 29, 2018 7:20AM

    Been walking and shopping with the wife ALL day. Got back down to the gothic quarter by the cathedral and picked another piece up. Figured for 20€ I couldn’t pass it up....when in Spain right.

  • metalmeistermetalmeister Posts: 4,584 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I was in Spain 30 years ago. Great times. Nice pick ups. Nice silver photos!

    email: ccacollectibles@yahoo.com

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  • ashelandasheland Posts: 22,612 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Downtown1974 said:
    Silver at spot and some more gold for my growing stack of yellow metal.

    Nice!

  • ashelandasheland Posts: 22,612 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Jinx86 said:
    I have some more work to do in perfecting my gold scrap refining. Mostly in the washing process. The "emerald" bar is 1.1ozt agw, its only 98.5% pure with silver as the contaminant. The other bar is 1.6ozt agw, 97.5% pure, its contaminant is copper. About 30 carats of fun shiny white stuff, most is .2 to .4 ct.

    Awesome picture! I love that Emerald.

  • rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Mesh....Wow... great haul of silver.... Hope you hit 500 oz....
    @Jinx86 .... Nice gold... I really like that emerald...my birthstone. Cheers, RickO

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