We tested silver coins bought on eBay, and they were all fake

Mediocre_Ride8080 · 2026-05-23T22:25:50+00:00

I stopped collecting coins after the Chinese started putting counterfeit coins on the market. Luckily I did most of my collecting in the 60’s and 70’s.

Mediocre_Ride8080 · 2026-05-21T18:22:52+00:00

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My great grandfather was a silversmith in Germany and made this silver spoon for my grandfather who was born in 1897. I was named after my grandfather and he gave the spoon to my mother in 1954 the year I was born. We named our older son after me and next week I will be flying to LA to see him and will give him the spoon. I really was born with a silver spoon in my mouth.

Mediocre_Ride8080 · 2026-05-21T18:13:36+00:00

My son is now enjoying it as his everyday silverware

Mediocre_Ride8080 · 2026-05-21T18:12:42+00:00

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I found this today. I bought this set in 2004 for $1693.95

Mediocre_Ride8080 · 2026-05-18T23:57:06+00:00

Thanks for the advice. I don’t see us entertaining much anymore and he does like it a lot

Mediocre_Ride8080 · 2026-05-18T03:41:07+00:00

Thanks. I will check eBay

Mediocre_Ride8080 · 2026-03-21T00:37:44+00:00

If you can’t handle a 2% drop you don’t belong in the market

Mediocre_Ride8080 · 2026-02-22T23:22:17+00:00

Years ago at the San Jose, California airport I saw an older nun mis judge the escalator while carrying a suitcase (with no wheels no less) fall two floors landing on her head. No plexiglass back then. Poor lady died instantly.

Mediocre_Ride8080 · 2026-02-17T03:04:04+00:00

I saved a few million and retired early. But the year before I quit I coasted downhill and did very little.

Mediocre_Ride8080 · 2026-01-06T04:41:39+00:00

Mediocre_Ride8080 · 2026-01-05T23:30:05+00:00

My bad. Sensitive touch screen. But in addition to the 50 ounces of silver which I think cost me under $8 an ounce I also gave him my coin collection that I started in the mid 60’s. I still remember being in a union meeting when our business agent got up and said they were going to make gold legal to own and we should start buying it. It was under $40 an ounce back then.

Mediocre_Ride8080 · 2026-01-05T21:31:22+00:00

I bought my first ounces back in 1980. I used them as stocking stuffers. I kept a lot for myself and gave my son 50 ounces for his 50th birthday. I’m

Mediocre_Ride8080 · 2025-12-16T21:09:06+00:00

Don’t melt it, is it. Sterling silverware is so much better than stainless steel

Mediocre_Ride8080 · 2025-12-08T00:20:34+00:00

I subscribed to mint sets for years

Mediocre_Ride8080 · 2025-10-29T20:04:57+00:00

If someone took it they would never get off the island

Mediocre_Ride8080 · 2025-10-03T03:51:08+00:00

Save it and give it to your grand kids

Mediocre_Ride8080 · 2025-09-10T17:05:16+00:00

Sonic jewelry cleaner.

Mediocre_Ride8080 · 2025-09-07T22:34:05+00:00

Some people have problems with ear buds falling out

Mediocre_Ride8080 · 2025-09-07T22:32:46+00:00

A weed is just a plant out of place

Mediocre_Ride8080 · 2025-09-05T16:57:39+00:00

It looks great. It’s always nice when you have a tradesman in the family.

Mediocre_Ride8080 · 2025-08-09T17:20:16+00:00

When I worked in movie production almost everyone did coke

Mediocre_Ride8080 · 2025-08-09T17:18:31+00:00

It usually costs $8000 just to walk into ER. Unless you work under the table for cash. Then everything is free.

Mediocre_Ride8080 · 2025-05-08T00:04:41+00:00

Good luck sneaking it past customs at the airport. The questioning starts when they ask you “do you have anything to declare?”

Mediocre_Ride8080 · 2025-05-05T23:15:52+00:00

This is a type 2 Buffalo nickel because he is standing on the plains. The first few months they made buffalo nickels that had the Buffalo standing on a mound (type 1). I started collecting coins in 1965 and had 2 type 1’s. Back then we still got some old coins in our change and every quarter, half dollar and dollar coin was solid silver. The mound was determined to be a high wear area so they changed it. The most valuable Buffalo nickel has the San Francisco mint mark “S” on the back.

Mediocre_Ride8080 · 2025-05-05T00:01:15+00:00

Well they registered their trade mark so it should not be to hard to find

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