The Never Ending FRIDAY Metals Thread!

ricko · October 1, 2020 4:08AM

@1Mike1.... What does the light, hand scratched messages, inside the lid (two places) say?? Cheers, RickO

Jinx86 · October 1, 2020 6:32AM

@ricko
Watchmakers service code.
Many of them use an arbitrary code understood only by the watckmaker-others refer to an entry in a repair ledger.

Sometimes it's possible to discern a date, but usually that's the best that can be done.

Of course, there are exceptions to this. There was an article by Doug Sinclair in the NAWCC bulletin about a Waltham Crescent St. where he was able to find out quite a bit of information. Specifically, he was able to find out the name of the original owner and his home town. From there, he'd been able to find out the watchmaker who had serviced it through its working life, and, through an unusual set of circumstances, locate the watchmaker's repair ledgers. The watch had been serviced 20 some odd times through its working life-most just routine two year services(the owner worked for the railroad) but plenty of repairs also. It's a really interesting read into the practice.

ricko · October 1, 2020 6:39AM

@Jinx86....Thanks for the reply. That is interesting, I did not know about that. Cheers, RickO

asheland · October 1, 2020 7:18AM

@Jinx86 said:
@ricko
Watchmakers service code.
Many of them use an arbitrary code understood only by the watckmaker-others refer to an entry in a repair ledger.

Sometimes it's possible to discern a date, but usually that's the best that can be done.

Of course, there are exceptions to this. There was an article by Doug Sinclair in the NAWCC bulletin about a Waltham Crescent St. where he was able to find out quite a bit of information. Specifically, he was able to find out the name of the original owner and his home town. From there, he'd been able to find out the watchmaker who had serviced it through its working life, and, through an unusual set of circumstances, locate the watchmaker's repair ledgers. The watch had been serviced 20 some odd times through its working life-most just routine two year services(the owner worked for the railroad) but plenty of repairs also. It's a really interesting read into the practice.

Very interesting indeed!

Jinx86 · October 1, 2020 8:25AM

Just shows how nerdy coin people can be. Just when you think you know a guy, I go throw out some seriously nerdy watch stuff.

asheland · October 1, 2020 3:04PM

A fun Thursday pick up:

USMC_6115 · October 2, 2020 10:21AM

This week's pickup... Getting there!

asheland · October 2, 2020 2:25PM

Today’s fun find.
I’m trading a type 2 double eagle and 400 bucks for it:

Kliao · October 15, 2020 12:11PM

I know it’s a day early but no school tomorrow so it feels like a Friday . I got these pairs of cufflinks in and liked that the flower on had silver import marks from Austria. They are 835 silver. The mark is a wing with a 3 signifying 835 silver and a L saying it was assayed in Linz. The mark was used from 1922-1975. I might keep It I might not. The other pairs are for sale if anyone’s interested

asheland · October 15, 2020 2:32PM

@Kliao said:
I know it’s a day early but no school tomorrow so it feels like a Friday . I got these pairs of cufflinks in and liked that the flower on had silver import marks from Austria. They are 835 silver. The mark is a wing with a 3 signifying 835 silver and a L saying it was assayed in Linz. The mark was used from 1922-1975. I might keep It I might not. The other pairs are for sale if anyone’s interested

Very cool!

asheland · October 15, 2020 2:33PM

Not mine, but I took the picture...

MsMorrisine · October 15, 2020 2:36PM

is that plastic soft.. a la plasticizers and future pvc damage ?

asheland · October 15, 2020 2:37PM

@MsMorrisine said:
is that plastic soft.. a la plasticizers and future pvc damage ?

From my observation, the Johnson Matthey plastic is safe.

asheland · October 15, 2020 2:41PM

(Engelhard, too)

ricko · October 16, 2020 8:16AM

@Kliao... I stopped wearing cufflinks 22 years ago.... But silver is good when it can be picked up cheap. Cheers, RickO

USMC_6115 · October 16, 2020 8:49AM

Another week and a step closer:

asheland · October 16, 2020 9:14AM

@massscrew nice Indian gold.

Meltdown · October 16, 2020 9:37AM

ricko · October 17, 2020 7:26AM

@Meltdown ... Is that pile heading for the smelter? Or an acquisition waiting to be sorted? Cheers, RickO

Baley · October 17, 2020 1:15PM

Looks like a long-assembled collection, carefully arranged in an attractive dish, for a nice photo.

Meltdown · October 18, 2020 6:05PM

Yep. Ive been accumulating that stuff for years, just spread it out for the photo.

asheland · October 23, 2020 7:27AM

Lets see some new metal from this week!

I got nothing! :'(

Meltdown · October 23, 2020 8:44AM

I bought 4 nice Walkers out of a 90% pile but didn't feel they were photo worthy... just added them to a tube I've been filling.

Meltdown · October 23, 2020 8:45AM

Oh yeah, and this little experiment.

PerryHall · October 23, 2020 8:55AM

Is that an parking lot ASE?

Kliao · October 23, 2020 8:58AM

I got nothin. Unless I can find something interesting from my pile of silver that you would like to see

USMC_6115 · October 23, 2020 9:14AM

Zip this week

asheland · October 23, 2020 11:10AM

@Kliao said:
I got nothin. Unless I can find something interesting from my pile of silver that you would like to see

Sure! Show a cool bar or something. 😄👍

SimpleCollector · October 23, 2020 6:02PM

Nothing cool, but did get
this earlier this week...LCS had it. I’ve done lots of business with him, so when he has surplus bullion and I have surplus cash, he sells at spot... nothing fancy, but after a few months on the sideline, I am adding a little gold to the pile. Still not ready to add silver.

LukeMarshall · October 24, 2020 6:52PM

@asheland said:

@Kliao said:
I got nothin. Unless I can find something interesting from my pile of silver that you would like to see

Sure! Show a cool bar or something. 😄👍

I got a cool bar I made recently from broken jewelry and scrap silver... I posted it in my metal foundry thread, but I’ll post it here too

LukeMarshall · October 24, 2020 7:07PM

Couple other bars, I used to have one and let it go a long time ago... but was able to snag a pair of these this week. Got to be my favorite pressed Johnson Matthey bars... 1/2 kilos

asheland · October 26, 2020 2:19PM

@LukeMarshall said:

@asheland said:

@Kliao said:
I got nothin. Unless I can find something interesting from my pile of silver that you would like to see

Sure! Show a cool bar or something. 😄👍

I got a cool bar I made recently from broken jewelry and scrap silver... I posted it in my metal foundry thread, but I’ll post it here too

Cool bar!

asheland · October 26, 2020 2:19PM

@LukeMarshall said:
Couple other bars, I used to have one and let it go a long time ago... but was able to snag a pair of these this week. Got to be my favorite pressed Johnson Matthey bars... 1/2 kilos

Love those!

philographer · October 26, 2020 4:01PM

@LukeMarshall said:

@asheland said:

@Kliao said:
I got nothin. Unless I can find something interesting from my pile of silver that you would like to see

Sure! Show a cool bar or something. 😄👍

I got a cool bar I made recently from broken jewelry and scrap silver... I posted it in my metal foundry thread, but I’ll post it here too

Did you buy a mold that says sterling?

LukeMarshall · October 26, 2020 5:42PM

@philographer said:
Did you buy a mold that says sterling?

No, I am like a human CNC machine... I just posted the the video on how I did it in my Backyard Foundry thread... check it out and let me know what you think!

TPGS · October 30, 2020 5:51AM

Traded at my LCS my generic Pq PCGS Morgans and Walkers in 63 and 62.
Came home with $161.00 face in Walkers.

Meltdown · October 30, 2020 7:46AM

Newp this week.

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asheland · October 30, 2020 1:37PM

not mine :'(

Kliao · October 30, 2020 2:08PM

Picked these up a couple weeks ago for about 65% of scrap on eBay. Pretty neat pair of cufflinks. the engraving on them looks cool under magnification.

Downtown1974 · October 30, 2020 3:27PM

Arrived this afternoon.

Jinx86 · October 30, 2020 3:39PM

ricko · October 31, 2020 7:20AM

Holey Moley @Jinx86.... Got gold??? Cheers, RickO

LukeMarshall · October 31, 2020 7:59AM

@Jinx86 is that all going to the melter?

Kliao · October 31, 2020 8:48AM

Wait are those $3 gold pieces?!?

Jinx86 · October 31, 2020 2:57PM

@LukeMarshall said:
@Jinx86 is that all going to the melter?

Most of it was destined for the melter. When I get the chance I'll buy some gold at spot or back of spot. Some of them I question why I save. Like the mucked up Chinese Panda.

Did just pick out a nice unused small wedding set. Another Guard member was gonna ask his HS sweetheart the big question and needed a ring. So helped the young guy out with it at melt.

TPGS · November 4, 2020 7:14AM

Baley · November 7, 2020 6:30PM

USMC_6115 · November 12, 2020 10:35PM

One step closer!

Downtown1974 · November 13, 2020 12:54PM

I received this years Congo round for my wife. She loves gorillas, so I started getting her these rounds and a ornament style capsule for Christmas. This year I bought the red ring capsule.

They look great on the tree. Here’s last years with a green ring capsule.

asheland · November 14, 2020 9:24AM

@massscrew said:
One step closer!

Very nice! I’ve grown to really appreciate the incuse Indians. 👍

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