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“I’m glad I came in! I really need the money.”CLAUDIA MCDONALD says, who received $825 for a gold coin minted in 1986.

The first days of the 5 dayreclamation drive in Port Clinton willbeahitwiththoselookingtoselltheirgoldandsilver.Representativesareonhandthisweekpurchasingalltypesofunwantedandbrokenjewelry.Anestimated55peoplelefttheeventwithover$200dollarsfromoldclassrings, wedding bands, herringbones,andgoldteeth.Coinsdated1964andearlier were bringing big premiumsas well. Silver dollars, halves andquarters arrived in large quantities.Lotsofgoldcoinswerealsobroughtin. Rebecca Hughes walked awaywith over $1200.00 after selling anoriginal$20goldpiecefrom1888.

Ontheothersideoftheroomwererepresentatives from the AntiqueAssociation. They were purchasingall types of guitars, large currencybills dated before 1923, militaryitems and pocket watches. Onewatchwas purchased by a collectorinMontana for$835dollars. Therewere piles of sterling silver itemslikeoldsilverwaresetsandteapots.Onegentlemanrolledacartinwith3boxes full of silver coins.Companyofficials reported spending over$80,000 the first day of the event,alone.BrianEadeswithOhioValleysaid,“Wehavehadanoverwhelmingturnout this first day andwe expectto get busier every day this week.”The event continues today and runsthrough Saturday. The event is freeandthepubliciswelcome.

Dozens cash in yesterday with jewelry, railroad watches and guitars. An estimated $200,000 in Port Clinton!By DAVID MORGANSTAFF WRITER

Items we will accept include:

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Sterling SilverwareSterling Silver Tea Sets

Silver DollarsAll Coins Dated 1964 & Earlier

Industrial ScrapAll forms of Platinum

Local residents in amazement yesterday as Collectors provide a stimulus package to Port Clinton!

By DAVID MORGANSTAFF WRITER

They are paying out right on the spot for my stuff. Unbelievable!!

Spokesperson for the eventsaid he expects to spend inexcessof$200,000.00thisweekfor vintage items and preciousmetals from local residents.Here are some examples ofwhat is going on in the eventthat started Tuesday in theHoliday Inn Express: OnepersonsoldanoldGibsonguitar thatwaspurchased in the1960’s for less than $250.00to a collector at the event for$2175.00 Anotherpersonhadapocketwatch collection that sold for

$4600.00,withoneofthewatchesinthiscollectionbringing$375.00ofthe$4600.00talley. A husband and wife broughtin a box of old Jewelry,wristwatches, coins, and twoGermandaggersfromWW2andleft$785.00richer. This is cool that somethinglikethiswouldcomeheretoourtown.Whereelsewouldthisstuffever be sold? The refinery hasteamedupwiththecollectorsfora 24 month tour of the UnitedStates,bothbigandsmalltownstodiguphiddengems.

Refinery representatives will be on hand through Saturday to purchase all gold, silver and platinum items, as well as coins. Public welcome!

Items we will accept include:

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Silver DollarsAll Coins Dated 1964 & Earlier

Industrial ScrapAll forms of Platinum

Got Coin? It might be just thetime to cash in. This week, startingTuesday and continuing throughSaturday,theInternationalCollectorsAssociation, in conjunctionwith theOhioValleyGold&SilverRefinery,willbepurchasingalltypesofsilverandgoldcoinsdirectfromthepublic.Alltypesarewelcomeandtheeventisfree. Collectors will be on hand toidentifyandsortyourcoins.Thenthequalityorgradewillbedetermined.AccordingtocollectorsItalkedwith,the better the grade the more theyare worth. With the current silverandgoldmarkets,pricesareup foroldercoinstoo.Anycoinsmintedin1964andbeforeintheU.S.are90%silver,exceptnickelsandpennies. The coins worth is determinedbytherarityandthegrade.Oldsilverdollars are worth a great premiumrightnow.Evenwellwornandheavycirculated ones are bringing goodpremiums. Franklin and Kennedyhalves, Washington quarters andMercuryandRooseveltdimesareallworth many times their face value.WhileoldertypeslikeSeatedLiberty,StandingLiberties,andBarbercoinsareworthevenmore. Gold coins are really worth alot right now according to BrianEadesoftheInternationalCollectorsAssociation. “This country didn’tstartmintingcoinsuntil1792,”saysEades. “Before that people wouldtrade goods using gold dust andnuggets.Someshopkeeperswouldtakemoregold thanneeded topayforitemspurchased. Therewasnouniformsystemofmakingchange.”

The government opened thefirst mints and began distributingthecoinsin1792.Bythebeginningofthe19thcentury,coinsandpapercurrencywerewidespreadandourmonetarysystemwasheretostay.In1933,Rooseveltrequiredallbankinginstitutionstoturninallgoldcoins. Once all banks turned in thisgold, the president raised the goldstandard from $20.00 per ounce to$33.00perounce.Thiswashiswayof stimulating the economy duringthe great depression.However, goldcoins were never redistributed afterthe recall. Not all gold coins wereturned in. Many folks during thattime didn’t completely trust thegovernment and chose to keep theirgold. Thesegoldcoinsaresoughtafterby collectors today and bringmanytimesthefacevalue.Anygoldcoinswith themintmarksofCC,DorOwillbringnicepremiums.Collectorsattheeventwillbegladtoshowyouwheretolook. Othertypesofcoinswill also be purchase including:foreigncoins,Indianheadcents,twocent pieces, half dimes, three centpiecesandbuffalonickelstonameafew. Collectors warn people againsttrying to clean their coins assignificant damage can be done andthecoinsvaluelessened.

Silver and Gold Coin Prices Up During Poor Economy.Collectors and Enthusiasts in Port Clinton with$200,000 toPurchase Yours!

Hundreds of phone callsfrom local residents this week tothe corporate office of the OhioValley Gold and Silver Refinerypour in inquiring about items tobepurchasedall thisweekby theteam of antique buyers that is onsitewithOVGSR. Theteamofbuyers thisweekare purchasing a vast array ofvintageitems(seeleft)alongwithcoins, gold jewelry, and sterlingsilver items the refinery deals in.It is a Local shot in the arm forour economy. The spokespersonfor the event expects to spend inexcessof$200,000.00thisweekatthe Holiday Inn Express payinglocal residents on the spot. Thespokesperson for the companyexplainedthat thesecollectorsarepaying collector price for vintageitems.It’sagreatwayforpeopletogetagreatvaluefortheiritems.

International antique buyers in town this week and ready to stimulate economy!

Local Residents are ready to cash in!

By DAVID MORGANSTAFF WRITER

Items of Interest: Vintage Guitars: Martin,Gibson,Fender,National,Rickenbacker,Gretsch,Mandolins,Banjosandothers Pocket Watches: Hamilton,Illinois,Waltham,PatekPhillipe,Ball,Howard,SouthBend,Elginandothers Wrist watches:Omega,Accutron,Longines,Hamilton,Breitlingandmanymore Old paper money:UnitedStates,ConfederateStates,BlanketBills,$1000.00billsandmore Antique Toys:Trains,Tinwind-ups,MechanicalBanks,Robots,PressedSteeltrucks,andmanymore War Memorabilia:Swords,Bayonets,Helmets,German,Confederate,Union,USA,andothers Local records reveal toour research department thatrecent vintage guitar soldfor $2400.00 and another for$12,000.00 to a collector thatwillbetiedintotheeventthisweekvialivedatabasefeed.

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