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.
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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 ...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 ...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
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!
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.
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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:
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@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:
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.
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.
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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:
@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:
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@Kkathyl nice assortment of world gold!
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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.
@massscrew.... Nice old gold Indian... I would say XF45....Cheers, RickO
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"
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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!
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Great additions everybody.
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@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
Good luck @ricko I hope you find something cool!
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It’s Friday! And I found a cool bar.
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Awesome kilo Asheland!
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.
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@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
Yeah @ricko I paid $555 so it's like 17.26 per oz.
I'm happy with it.
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Today’s newp. I’ve been looking for this type for a while. This example is pristine. 50 cents over.
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Wow! Great price on that @asheland!
Thanks!
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@asheland ....Nice bar and a great price....Cheers, RickO
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.
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Nice group! The sugar shell looks 1820 period.
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I got this today. A gift from my mom.
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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! 
Samuel M. Hopper, Philadelphia PA worked from 1835 until 1859.
Serrated rectangle hallmark.
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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.
@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:
--Severian the Lame
“Silver in America” is a great book!
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Had to get it once I realized they featured our Heinrichs chafing dish:
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Thank you very much👍
Yeah, that Rabbit dish is awesome!
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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.
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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.
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Maybe this one was in there.
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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.
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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:
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Nice pour lines on that bar! Great pick-ups!
I liked the lines and the chunky loaf look.
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A cool shot of the same bar:
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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.
Admittedly I've not verified it. I hate that.
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Last bullion purchase of the year (today)
And last numismatic purchase of the year, also today
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First silver of 2020. A gift from my brother.
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These aren’t mine.
But a friend let me shoot them and share them here. Super cool bars!
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14k gold tie tack for $1.50.
.44 grams of gold. About $13 melt
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Nice find! 👍
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@asheland....I like that Wolf round.....Might check them out later today... Cheers, RickO
First purchase of the year. My LCS is making room for the 20s.