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Show PAID ADVERTISEMENT Annual Coin Show Opens to Public NEWS IN BRIEF STAFF REPORT Mary Childs was amazed at the BY DAVID MORGAN dimes dated 1964 and before. Actu- selling them to take advantage of the tion, they can be worth big money. For STAFF WRITER ally, the half dollars can date all the record high prices. During this five instance, a 1792 silver dollar could be value of the coin collection she way to 1970. The government used day event, those who have coins they worth as much as $20,000 if it's the had taken to the local coin collec- This year the annual International silver to make most U.S. coinage until wish to sell will be able to do just that. right one. Compare that to a common tors' show. Mary's uncle had col- Coin Collectors Association will open 1965 when they started using cheaper Unlike selling your coins at a pawn wheat back penny from the 1960's— lected coins throughout his entire it's doors to the general public. The clad. Silver coins made before 1965 shop or one of those traveling "we buy still collectible but only worth a few life. Harry was 12 years old in five day coin show is a unique op- are made with 90 percent silver and anything" sales, this show is operated cents. Old paper currency can be worth 1965 when he took an interest in portunity for anyone that has coins, are worth many times their face value by collectors who pay much higher a lot too. A common silver certificate coin collecting. Going through his whether it's a single coin or an entire because of today's high silver market. prices. is only worth a couple of bucks but an collection. They can meet with and Recently, silver has been trading for This show isn't just for silver coins 1890's $20 bill in excellent condition sell directly to the collector's club. about $32 per oz. Five years ago, sil- either. They are also interested in gold could be worth thousands. This event Admission is free and there is no ob- ver was just over $4 per oz. This dra- coins, paper currency, nickels and is a place you can learn about the coins ligation to sell. The types of coins the matic increase has raised the price of pennies too. The United States gov- and paper currency that you have and collectors are looking for include sil- these silver coins dramatically. There- ernment started minting coins in 1792. a chance to sell directly to collectors. ver dollars, half dollars, quarters and fore, people that have these coins are If those early coins are in good condi- father's pocket change became a daily ritual. That's around the time when the government stopped using silver to make coins and started using the much cheaper clad. Harry was intrigued by the silver coins—they were colder to the touch than the WE WANT TO DO BUSINESS WITH YOU! WE WILL TREAT YOU FAIRLY AND HONESTLY 5 DAY COLLECTOR'S SHOW 15TH • 19i ¿i TUESDAY—FRIDAY 9AM-6PM SATURDAY 9AM-4PM newer clad coins and they sounded different when they clanked together. Harry thought these silver coins would eventually be taken out of circulation and may be worth something more than face value some day. He was right. Through WE BUY ALL ~ OLD AND SILVER IS trfts some...mooksto FAIRFIELD INN the sixties and much of the seven- 1740 HERITAGE PARK BLVD., LAYTON, UT 84041 ties it was not uncommon to find DIRECTIONS 801.444 . 1600 INFORMATION 217. 787. 7767 However, when they made their CASH FOR GOLD! WE BUY WE BUY STERLING SILVER GOLD JEWELRY, TEA SETS, BULLION, FLATWARE, ETC. these silver coins in pocket change. way back to the mint, they would be replaced with the newer clad coins. The silver coins would be melted down and gone forever. Harry accumulated quite a collection over the years. The silver coins he collected were not very rare—in fact, they were mostly GOLD MARKETS ARE OVER $1,600 PER OZ heavily circulated and had common . dates. But in the past 4 years, silver CASH IN NOW! has risen to record high prices. Currently, silver is trading for around Gold Jewelry Gold Coins Gold Bullion $33 per oz. That makes coins dated 1964 and earlier worth many times their face value. WE BUY VINTAGE JEWELRY BRACELETS, NECKLACES, DIAMOND RINGS , Uncle Harry was right—these coins were worth keeping. Harry EARRINGS, WATCHES, ETC. enjoyed collecting these coins throughout his life and now he could do something special for someone close to him. Harry never had children of his own, but was very close to his brother's only child, Mary. Mary had worked hard and was very independent. She took out student loans to get through college and had recently BUYING ALL SILVER AND GOLD COINS WE BUY POCKET WATCHES & WRISTWATCHES MARTIN BRAUN, BREITLING, CARTIER, LECOULTRE, ROLEX, OMEGA, HAMILTON, PATEK PHILIPPE, ELGIN, ILLINOIS, TIFFANY & CO. graduated. She had just landed her first job and was starting to build a life for herself. Harry decided to give his coin collection to Mary and have her sell it to pay down her student loans. At first, Mary didn't accept the offer because she wanted JEFFERSON "WAR" NICKEL MERCURY DIME ROOSEVELT DIME to do things on her own, but Uncle Harry was pretty persistent. After separating the coins by denomination and type, Mary loaded up the coins and headed to our coin show. After a short registra- EVEN BROKEN WATCHES tion, Mary was seated in front of STANDING LIBERTY QUARTER WASHINGTON QUARTER WALKING LIBERTY HALF one of the coin experts. The volume of coins Mary brought in prompted the collector to summon the help of two additional collectors. After counting all the coins and totaling them up, ($2374.75 in face KENNEDY HALF FRANKLIN HALF MORGAN DOLLAR value alone) the offer was made: $37,996.00. Mary had to ask the collector to repeat the offer again. She started crying tears of joy and said "SOLD!" Neither she nor her uncle had any idea that his collection was worth that much. The PEACE DOLLAR WE BUY DIAMONDS SI; $20 LIBERTY HEAD DOUBLE EAGLE PAPER CURRENCY WANTED fi41 4 4:1" 4 111/.16kN' $20 ST. GAUDENS DOUBLE EAGLE ..........—...... ....—......" fr A• ril:;; '6 0 -examilesubs. 4 74 'Ilk* -*Pt '41 student loans would be paid in full, with money left over. It was a good day for Mary...a very good day! WE WANT ANY & ALL COSTUME JEWELRY 46ar 14 4411SNE0113114 . Hi, my name is Eddie and I buy vintage guitars for collectors. I specialize in Gibson, Martin, National, Rickenbacker, Fender, Gretsch and Guild from the 1 880's to the 1960's. If you hove a vintage guitar, I want to see it. I pay fair prices. Please come see me during this event. I also buy saxophones, violins, flutes and all other musical instruments. f. |