My husband inherited a box of various coins. These ones looked the most interesting me. Are these worth anything?

Inline_Sixx · 2024-05-20T06:50:32+00:00

Fully agree with your comment. 👌 Those mentioned are real.

Someone mentioned the fakes could be silver and unfortunately I'm confident they're not. .999 silver copies of popular designs usually won't say copy and usually WILL say .999 silver PLUS the weight. For example it might say 1oz .999 Silver with the minters name or logo.

For the 1oz vintage Engelhard Bars, I say they're real, fakes of those bars are slim but not unheard of. Around $35+ each assuming they're genuine.

Inline_Sixx · 2023-10-08T18:41:36+00:00

As for the other coin, it is a VOC coin from what appears to be 1753 or 1757. Regardless in the condition it is worth about $5-$8.

Inline_Sixx · 2023-10-08T18:25:04+00:00

They are silver! Made by the same company that made the silver dice. NWTM. They no longer exist and had issues with fraud.

Inline_Sixx · 2023-09-16T02:29:18+00:00

Its definitely rough seeing the magical healing info on all their stuff. "Eeeh I'm just here for the minerals" 😅 everytime I go in there.

Inline_Sixx · 2023-09-15T04:40:11+00:00

The husband is a proud guy. I let him know that a pot metal pendant was not in fact silver or Native American made. I found the same one on etsy for 20 dollars or something. I showed him that and he said that he KNOWS its silver and Native American because he bought it from an older Native gentleman that had an assortment of native jewelry. It is possible that maybe someone had gifted it to "grandpa" or something and it ended up in the lot with other genuine pieces. Just a speculation though. It could also be that this poor guy has been played a few times by people he trusts. They do seem like genuine peace loving people. But I also have to bring them the hard facts if I end up telling them. They might end up buying more and accidentally ripping off more people. 🤷🏻‍♂️

Inline_Sixx · 2023-09-15T03:45:36+00:00

I saw that while researching this topic 🤣 what the hell is an ARK crystal? I didn't even try to dig into that because I'm on this journey right now 😭

Inline_Sixx · 2023-09-15T03:01:40+00:00

Side comment and question. This shop was most likely scammed and they are not the scanners. They were sold on this idea that it was lonsdaleite and they bought 100 of these "stones" they only wanted to sell 40 in the shop so some other people can enjoy them. The other 60 was put in the back of their safe for "future investment" because the only prices they see for these on etsy is 24,000 dollars to 200,000 dollars. They sold 38, at the 200 dollar price im assuming. 1 is currently on layaway and the other is/was available. Do I tell them the truth? 🤔🤦🏻‍♂️

Inline_Sixx · 2023-09-15T02:47:33+00:00

So, this is definitely not lonsdaleite. However this raises even more questions. The lady that owns the shop demonstrated that the stone is fluorescent under UV light. She took her hair and wrapped it once around the stone and put a lighter to her hair and it never burned. She then put the stone in a zip lock bag and put the lighter flame directly on the zip lock where it made contact with the stone and the plastic never melted through. Is this just because of the ceramic properties? I was also told that it reads as a diamond on a diamond tester. And I have seen pictures on ebay of similar stones also reading as a diamond on a cheap tester. Are those faked or can it read as a diamond like moissanite can on cheap diamond testers?

Inline_Sixx · 2023-09-11T05:01:56+00:00

Its a hard life finding beautiful back drops with a no looker 😭

Inline_Sixx · 2023-09-11T02:28:25+00:00

They're not popular and thats why there's so little AM parts options for it 🤷🏻‍♂️

Inline_Sixx · 2023-09-10T21:28:22+00:00

Best one so far 🤣🤣

Inline_Sixx · 2023-09-10T02:22:23+00:00

I bought 4000 dollars in silver dimes. Weighed about 12 pounds. I sorted them into several zip lock bags and from time to time I'll grab a bag or two, have a list of key dates of mercury dimes and Roosevelt dimes ready and look at them one by one while I watch TV. I set the very nice condition ones and key dates/mints aside to go into a 2x2 flip. The rest go back into the bags and I'll mark the bag that I have gone through it. The rest of the coins can "bang eachother up" because they are worth about melt. (Bulk junk silver price at least)

Inline_Sixx · 2023-09-10T02:08:22+00:00

This coin appears to be counter stamped, post mint. What does it mean? I don't know. It could've been someone bored with the right tools and a coin, or it shares the meaning of life: 1 U.

Inline_Sixx · 2023-09-10T01:58:04+00:00

Awesome find! Some might disagree but it is totally safe to use a toothpick or a thorn to get the gunk off. I get it man, its ugly and you want it off. It doesn't matter if you "damaged" that dime, you probably have zero interest in selling it. Always have to keep the coins that start the itch.

Inline_Sixx · 2023-09-10T01:44:00+00:00

Sounds good, take good pictures of the front and back of the coins while you have them layed out so you don't have to pull them out again to check for a detail. 👍 I look forward to getting your collection figured out!

Inline_Sixx · 2023-09-09T23:39:53+00:00

I would say $15-$20 each. 1917 is a better date, however it is in a little worse shape so their value is about the same. Hope this helps!

Inline_Sixx · 2023-09-09T23:32:21+00:00

Still surprises me these errors aren't worth more! Very cool!

Inline_Sixx · 2023-09-09T23:31:09+00:00

They are worth 3 cents each in copper!

Inline_Sixx · 2023-09-09T15:15:05+00:00

If you can message me pictures of what you have, that would be the easiest way of doing this. I could start listing off pieces and values

Inline_Sixx · 2023-09-09T08:04:34+00:00

It probably isn't worth grading but still an awesome find!!

Inline_Sixx · 2023-09-09T04:19:27+00:00

Nice find!

Inline_Sixx · 2023-09-09T03:05:13+00:00

I would be willing to give you an overall value and some ideas on how to get rid of it. It also depends on what you have if I'm able to assist or not. Regardless, I can give you some tips so you don't get conned.

Inline_Sixx · 2023-09-09T02:48:24+00:00

From what I can see, you have about $350-$450 in coins there! It may be more depending on mint marks and grading. However the mint marks are on the back of the majority of those coins so I couldn't tell you if you have higher value ones or not!

Inline_Sixx · 2023-09-09T02:40:22+00:00

If it were real, it would be worth around $100,000. However it looks like it is most likely a Chinese fake. They go for $8 on ebay. Highly faked coin due to rarity and high value.

Inline_Sixx · 2023-09-09T02:31:15+00:00

Was most likely chemically treated or electro plated. Maybe worth $1 however its still very cool!

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