Almost every brick and mortar coin dealer has a foreign junk box. Usually 10, 8, 7, or 5 for a dollar, something like that. You know the deal.
Here is how to profit....
SOP:
-Don't tell the dealer you are buying them for the purpose of re-selling for profit, most 'brick n mortar' dealers are weird and would rather lose money than make money but see you make even more money.
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-If there is a coin that obviously shouldn't be in there, like a giant silver coin, do the right thing and tell them and offer to buy it at a higher price - this will go a long way.
-If there are American coins in there, pick them out and give them to the dealer as a courtesy.
-Always get at least 10 coins no matter what or you look like a cherry-picker, which you are, but you're not a jerk.
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Now, the source of profit:
1. Numismatics: obviously this is very broad and compasses hundreds of countries over hundreds of years. You will have to do your own research on this category because no post I make is going to cover even 1% of the possibilities. Old does not always mean rare and rare does not always mean valuable. Trial and error is not very painful when its 10 cents per trial, so have fun.
2. Silver: this is pretty obvious. Lots of old Scandinavian stuff is 40% and doesn't ring much, so it falls through the cracks.
3. .999 Nickel - French, Dutch, Belgian, Canadian, Bahamas, French Polynesia, etc. See the RC post on .999 Ni
4. Cupro-Nickel - Anything equal to or bigger than a Kennedy Half Dollar is worth over 12 cents, as of this post ***UPDATE - THAT WAS IN 2011 - METALS ARE NOW IN THE TANK*****
5. Copper - Old British Pennies and Mexican 20 Centavos come to mind.
6. Most importantly, Face Value coinage. I have an interest in teaching everyone this since I hope you will sell it to me.
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Enjoy the thrill of the hunt !!!!!!!!!!!!
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