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Kkathyl · November 29, 2019 5:41PM

This weeks additions

Downtown1974 · November 29, 2019 6:16PM

@Kkathyl nice assortment of world gold!

Kkathyl · November 29, 2019 6:22PM

@Downtown1974 said:
@Kkathyl nice assortment of world gold!

Thanks.

DrBuster · November 29, 2019 6:59PM

In NY for turkey and a barmitzvah , coin show across the street from our hotel, popped in and got some things for our 7 year old YN nephew that just started liking old coins.

ricko · November 30, 2019 7:22AM

@massscrew.... Nice old gold Indian... I would say XF45....Cheers, RickO

asheland · December 1, 2019 4:04PM

@MsMorrisine said:
auction lot?

Actually no, I was a dealer's house to look at silver, and he comes over with that drawer and says "there some early stuff in here"

asheland · December 1, 2019 4:07PM

@ricko said:
I agree with @Weiss....That figural fork is a real treasure...Hard to find in shops...as a matter of fact, I do not remember ever seeing one of those in thrift or antique shops around here....Cheers, RickO

A lot of that figural silver from the 1860's and 70's is very scare indeed! I love to add pieces to the collection but they tend to be very pricey! I paid 300 for it and feel ok at that level. In the heritage link, it brought almost 900 back in 2010.

If you find anything like that and the price is reasonable, I highly recommend that you pick it up!

asheland · December 1, 2019 4:10PM

Great additions everybody.

ricko · December 1, 2019 4:24PM

@asheland ...Thanks for the information....As I said, I have not seen any...however, the thrift shops and antique malls will soon be flooded with stuff, so I will keep a watch for them....And will report any success I may encounter. Cheers, RickO

asheland · December 1, 2019 6:11PM

Good luck @ricko I hope you find something cool!

asheland · December 6, 2019 8:41AM

It’s Friday! And I found a cool bar.

Downtown1974 · December 6, 2019 9:36AM

Awesome kilo Asheland!

JohnnyCache · December 6, 2019 9:15PM

Very nice Asheland, that's a great bar.
Did you pick it up locally?
It looks to be in great shape.

asheland · December 8, 2019 2:37PM

@JohnnyCache said:
Very nice Asheland, that's a great bar.
Did you pick it up locally?
It looks to be in great shape.

I did. It came into my LCS.
It’s a nice bar.

ricko · December 9, 2019 7:15AM

@asheland ...That is a nice kilo bar....I usually am not attracted to the large silver bars (liquidity issue), but that one really looks nice.... Good find, hope it was a good price as well....Cheers, RickO

asheland · December 9, 2019 2:08PM

Yeah @ricko I paid $555 so it's like 17.26 per oz.
I'm happy with it.

asheland · December 17, 2019 3:18PM

Today’s newp. I’ve been looking for this type for a while. This example is pristine. 50 cents over.

Downtown1974 · December 17, 2019 5:40PM

Wow! Great price on that @asheland!

asheland · December 19, 2019 9:02AM

Thanks!

ricko · December 19, 2019 2:23PM

@asheland ....Nice bar and a great price....Cheers, RickO

ShadyDave · December 20, 2019 9:37AM

LCS didn’t have anything I wanted, so I picked through his scrap silver bucket. Found a few items that I bought for melt.

Anyone have any info on the coin silver spoon? S.M. Hopper 66 chesnut st”- a quick google search didn’t come up with anything.

S

asheland · December 20, 2019 2:17PM

@ShadyDave said:
LCS didn’t have anything I wanted, so I picked through his scrap silver bucket. Found a few items that I bought for melt.

Anyone have any info on the coin silver spoon? S.M. Hopper 66 chesnut st”- a quick google search didn’t come up with anything.

S

Nice group! The sugar shell looks 1820 period.

asheland · December 20, 2019 2:18PM

I got this today. A gift from my mom.

Hallco · December 20, 2019 8:56PM

This came in the mail today. I was not familiar with these until recently. Apparently there are several different scenes portrayed in the "America the Beautiful" series. I have always been a fan of the circus. Unfortunately...like most of the stuff I try to capture in a still of the moment...the pictures are lousy. Lol! It's got some nice color in hand. You'll just have to believe me!

Weiss · December 20, 2019 9:15PM

@ShadyDave said:

Anyone have any info on the coin silver spoon? S.M. Hopper 66 chesnut st”-

Samuel M. Hopper, Philadelphia PA worked from 1835 until 1859.
Serrated rectangle hallmark.

JohnnyCache · December 21, 2019 3:32AM

Very nice ShadyDave.
@Weiss. Do you mind me asking which reference book you used in this case?
Also, as I suspect you have more than one reference book on this subject, could you recommend one or two others that you feel are the most complete/helpful.
I'm casually interested, so I'd like to start with a couple of books.

Weiss · December 21, 2019 9:11AM

@JohnnyCache
I actually googled it and found an older reference to it. Then I confirmed it with one of my reference books (The Book of Old Silver by Wyler).
Honestly, my first go-to is almost always google. Constantly updated and infinitely more comprehensive. Confirmation with a printed reference after is icing on the cake:

asheland · December 21, 2019 9:24AM

@Weiss said:
@JohnnyCache
I actually googled it and found an older reference to it. Then I confirmed it with one of my reference books (The Book of Old Silver by Wyler).
Honestly, my first go-to is almost always google. Constantly updated and infinitely more comprehensive. Confirmation with a printed reference after is icing on the cake:

“Silver in America” is a great book!

Weiss · December 21, 2019 9:28AM

@asheland said:

“Silver in America” is a great book!

Had to get it once I realized they featured our Heinrichs chafing dish:

ShadyDave · December 21, 2019 9:39AM

@Weiss said:

@ShadyDave said:

Anyone have any info on the coin silver spoon? S.M. Hopper 66 chesnut st”-

Samuel M. Hopper, Philadelphia PA worked from 1835 until 1859.
Serrated rectangle hallmark.

Thank you very much👍

asheland · December 21, 2019 10:46AM

@Weiss said:

@asheland said:

“Silver in America” is a great book!

Had to get it once I realized they featured our Heinrichs chafing dish:

Yeah, that Rabbit dish is awesome!

JohnnyCache · December 21, 2019 11:14AM

Thanks Weiss.

You're absolutely correct that google has become "The" source for all types of research and reference material but I find that I still cling to, even crave, holding a book in my hand. It's hard to shake a lifetime habit. I guess I have to keep re-training myself.

John

Kliao · December 21, 2019 7:20PM

Not much today but a sterling cocktail fork and a montblanc pen which I believe to be a fake. Let me know what you think on the pen. It was $1 for the pair. The fork weighs 20 grams.

metalmeister · December 21, 2019 8:03PM

metalmeister · December 21, 2019 8:05PM

Maybe this one was in there.

asheland · December 26, 2019 1:27PM

A couple of new arrivals. This guy makes these locally and sells them on Instagram. I got a poured loaf and round from him today.

Nice looking products, he takes this stuff seriously and want everyone to be happy when they buy from him.

My particular bars were made with melted Sunshine products.

asheland · December 26, 2019 1:34PM

Here’s his info if anyone is interested. I’m not on instagram, so I cannot tell you how that works, but here it is:

Downtown1974 · December 26, 2019 2:08PM

Nice pour lines on that bar! Great pick-ups!

asheland · December 27, 2019 12:11PM

@Downtown1974 said:
Nice pour lines on that bar! Great pick-ups!

I liked the lines and the chunky loaf look.

asheland · December 27, 2019 12:13PM

A cool shot of the same bar:

DrBuster · December 30, 2019 7:33AM

I like that poured bar, but that card/instagram handle is wrong - I was looking. That doesn't exist, it should be silverwolfbullion1776. Why he would have it wrong on that card is odd.

@asheland said:
Here’s his info if anyone is interested. I’m not on instagram, so I cannot tell you how that works, but here it is:

asheland · December 30, 2019 8:36AM

@DrBuster said:
I like that poured bar, but that card/instagram handle is wrong - I was looking. That doesn't exist, it should be silverwolfbullion1776. Why he would have it wrong on that card is odd.

@asheland said:
Here’s his info if anyone is interested. I’m not on instagram, so I cannot tell you how that works, but here it is:

Admittedly I've not verified it. I hate that.

asheland · December 31, 2019 1:38PM

Last bullion purchase of the year (today)

And last numismatic purchase of the year, also today

asheland · January 2, 2020 8:04AM

First silver of 2020. A gift from my brother.

asheland · January 4, 2020 11:00AM

These aren’t mine.
But a friend let me shoot them and share them here. Super cool bars!

Kliao · January 5, 2020 8:48PM

14k gold tie tack for $1.50.
.44 grams of gold. About $13 melt

asheland · January 5, 2020 10:34PM

Nice find! 👍

ricko · January 6, 2020 8:27AM

@asheland....I like that Wolf round.....Might check them out later today... Cheers, RickO

Downtown1974 · January 6, 2020 1:50PM

First purchase of the year. My LCS is making room for the 20s.

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