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Old August 21st 07, 05:15 PM posted to rec.collecting.coins
Jon Purkey
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Default Unopened Bundesbank bags of pre-Euro coins

On Tue, 21 Aug 2007 10:32:15 -0400, "Phil"
wrote:

Anyone know where I could pick up a few of the 10kg or larger bags that have
truly never been opened and searched? I see lots of them on eBay but they
are very rarely sealed bags. Most have been opened and, I'm sure, at least
scanned for any better coins. I've bought some the opened ones and the
"sewn" ones and really found nothing unusual in them. I'd like to try some
that have been untouched since Bundesbank sealed them. I have Googled it and
searched European websites to no avail but someone is selling them because
eBay sellers tell me that they are expecting new shipments.


They are out of stock now, but you can buy them here if you are
willing to pay the price:
http://bestworldcoins.com/?item=21lbwc
Though being unsearched may or may not be a good thing. You could end
up with far more duplicates that way. And I'm skeptical that the banks
don't quickly go through them for gold and silver. It might even be
possible to mechanically search for precious metals?

Anyway, I bought a 5 pound mix from the same seller on eBay for $40.
Not the best price for a mix, but it was a pretty good mix even though
the coins were rather dirty and lower grades.

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