Does anybody here on my GLP collect & flip coins? (Pun intended)

I've got quite a collection going and the crazy thing is I've always wanted to put all the silver and gold coins into a mason jar just to see how cool it would look.

But I know that I cannot do that. Most are all sleeved, some graded and placed into sealed plastic holders. So all those stories that you hear about jars of old coins found in walls and buried in backyards, you've just got to know that there was no concern or even knowledge about numismatic value say 80-100 years ago, as it was all about the metal value.

Great rule!
That's why I just stick to metals with no numismatic value. I find it funny them referring pre '64 silver coins as junk silver. lol

Does this look like junk to you? It's a few pix so click the right arrow.

[imgur] [link to imgur.com (secure)]

No "junk" there,...absolute great silver! I wish I could find "junk silver" that looked half as good as that!

Thanks my friend!

The 2 big ones in the first pic are one kilo each.

Nice. I hope you've got a good safe (bolted to the floor) to keep all that in.

I gave you 5 stars. Thanks for the great conversation and glad to see that others share in great hobbies such as this. I am hitting the sack, but stay in touch!

Absolutely! You should see the rest. Yup, I am a certified GLP silver tard.

'SPot' (lol) the difference?

https://imgur.com/a/MPIlGcY

Years ago (account was scrubbed) there was a poster 'Punk A$$ets' who made his living on ebay etc. selling coins of merit. He seemingly did very well in his endeavour. At one point in my life (toxicly ill from black mold) my collection of palladium saved me from 'going without' Bought at $176.00 an Oz sold at $700.00. Not bad for a few years work and I lived nicely as my friend took me sailing in the Straight of Georgia for 7 months to 'fill me with sea air'.

I got this for Christmas...

https://imgur.com/a/QmL5W9A

Nice profit my bro!

That's beautiful! Is a 10oz bar?

Only 1. [link to preciousmetals.td.com (secure)]
But it's the thought that counts. But first time a purchase via a bank has been made. The rest of mine was either cash at the shops, or a friend who wanted to go in with me on some First Majestic so through his card. The bank teller took 1/2 an hour to 'find it in the vault'...not sure, at his age, he had ever seen silver before! Thes are still my favs.
[link to store.firstmajestic.com (secure)]

Not sure if it’s worth anything but I have a couple of one dollar silver certificates.

I think they’re from early 1900’s. They’re tucked away in a book somewhere in the house.

Holy crap! TD Bank sells silver in CA? I have yet to see any stateside. Also, thanks for your other link. Their prices seem extremely reasonable!
To add, that's a beautiful gift also!

I have about 10 pounds of silver coins- mostly half dollars.
A big jar full of gold filled scrap, I’m saving up cash for some nitric acid..
And a big bin of silver scrap I’ve been collecting for years.
About half gallon of wheat pennies, a few rolls of Indian head pennies and a roll of steel pennies.
Lots of raw and cut gem stones.

I haven’t weighed my gold lately, but just did a house clean out where the previous owner apparently had 3 million in gold and I found probably close to an ounce of gold there!
Still picking diamonds out of it to weigh.

I view my collection as a thing to enjoy mostly.
But some day it may also be my retirement..

I never buy gold or silver at market value, but I will spend my last dollar buying either at good rates.
I hit up lots of estate sales and thrift stores.
Never sell.

I’ve been looking for some big chunks of PVC pipe to store some of this stuff as a time capsule for safe keeping.

I'm sure they are worth something. I have 5, $2.00 US TReasury Silver Certificates (issued by JFK). I forget which year.

Here is a great YT channel dedicated to refining PM’s!
I love it!
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I love that dude's channel! He's serious about what he does and is very thorough. I learned quite a few tips from him like how to "science" or "demonstrate" the way to melt down my pre '82 pennies! Because melting down pennies and nickels is illegal.

I started a silver coin collection at the beginning of the Shamdemic because I never knew of all the variety in the coin reliefs. I appreciated the artistry & aestheticism so much just started buying every single one that caught my eye. Some of them are actually quite rare and we're quite expensive to aquire but not really in it for the $$$ value anyway... Here's a few photos of the collection from back in Oct '21. Have probably added another 30-40 coins since.

https://imgur.com/a/uE7i1bx

https://imgur.com/a/PvAu9QZ

That's one heck of a collection!

ho much u want for that fine fuck of a walla bear

Have fun with it! It's a great hobby. Sorry to hear some were stolen.

Good advice so far. Don't clean coins. Learn to handle coins on the edges. Also, steel pennies are cool, but not necessarily worth a lot. You find an authentic copper 1943, you're in luck. Collect long enough and occasionally you might see tokens, like civil war tokens or 20th century sales tax tokens. There are other cool things like 3 cent nickels, half dimes and other stuff.

Mostly coins are fun. There are stories. You can learn a lot about a country in a given time by studying its coins. You might be able to make some money selling your old coins, but like anything, it would take skill, practice, experience, some luck. Keep records, mind tax obligations and all that.

A couple of learning resources here:
[link to www.thesprucecrafts.com (secure)]
[link to www.cointalk.com (secure)]

The people over at Cointalk are friendly and can answer questions.

Do you have a local coin shop? If so, stop by and get to know them. Some are high-end and are only interested in big sales. Some are down to earth. Get to know them and see if you can trust them. Do they have any professional coin certification/memberships?

Gainesville Coins is well known. They usually only buy silver/gold.
Mintproducts is a small business that specializes in collectible coins. Highly recommended. They also do auctions.

A coin is only worth what a purchaser will pay for it. Just because something is rare or valuable doesn't mean there's a market for it at the moment.

You can guess at values by checking out different sites. PCGS, NGC, and ANACS are three of the major grading companies that may have coin selling history.

Is it worth getting a coin graded? Depends. Sometimes it's a waste of money. You have to decide whether professional grading and encapsulation will increase the likely selling price enough to justify grading.

If you want to learn more about pennies, here are some guide books to look for: [link to coins.thefuntimesguide.com (secure)]

Good luck!

Also; the house I just cleaned out was full of numismatic paraphernalia.
2 generations of lawyers who were also exceptionally well read and traveled.
I saved what I could but threw out a massive law library and many more excellent books- I donated a few bins of the classics to a cafe that will resell them, but it was a tragedy how much quality litterateur gets wasted.

I got lots of coin containers.
I pulled as many pages out of photo albums as I could with pictures of megalithic sites from around the world!
Incredible pictures of the fine details that are hard to find online.

Then last night I found myself at a pawnshop on the way home, just to check. They had mercury dimes for $4 and ozs for $40.
Gold was ridiculous.

This is definitely the time to hoard up what you can, but be smart about it.
Craigslist jewelry is the ticket.

Every time he says “beaker” I smile a little.

I have a bunch of tokens and medallions too!
My favorite civil war token says ‘liberty’ on one side and ‘if anyone tries to take it down, shoot him on the spot’
Always made me proud to have that one..

I also have several worlds fair medallions.
I think it’s actually a very dark tragedy, the worlds fairs- not exhibitions of progress, but a display of the past before the globalists destroyed it all.
I don’t love those coins, but some are very valuable for a bronze coin..

That's a 2.2 pounder. If I were selling it'd cost a bit.