| Tokens, collectibles, jewelry and thousands of | | | | meetings also present a great opportunity to barter. |
| non-metal items I have located metal detecting have | | | | Relic hunters in the membership pool will gladly trade |
| aided significantly to building my coin collections. Nothing | | | | coins for treasured items that they collect. Best find |
| is as exciting as finding valuable coins with a metal | | | | time in club meetings is always exciting and I rarely |
| detector, but the wealth of other finds can be traded in | | | | miss an opportunity to barter. I traded a beautiful |
| a fun adventure called bartering. | | | | military sharpshooters pin for an 1868 semi-key Indian |
| Many years ago bartering was a major part of our | | | | Head cent valued at $75.00 in extra-fine condition. I |
| economic world in America. It is almost a lost art today. | | | | traded about 200 antique marbles of all sizes for 12 |
| A cash of bank tokens was traded to a Florida | | | | different SL Quarters. This started a new collection for |
| specialist in tokens for high grade coins including 1828 | | | | me in the 1970's era. I have added to this collection by |
| & 1832 half cents, 1852 silver three cent piece, | | | | detecting and bartering that I only need two coins to |
| several large cents, a couple seated halves and a | | | | complete it (1919 D, 1923 S) and will gladly barter with |
| beautiful New Jersey coin minted in 1786. We both left | | | | any reader. |
| that bartering process very happy. He had 40 BU 1918 | | | | The real key to being successful in bartering is to |
| bank tokens (I kept 5) from the Tarpon Springs | | | | know the value of the relic or collectible that you are |
| Commerce Bank that crashed in the stock market | | | | trading. I utilize antique magazines and books to get the |
| collapse of 1929 and I had some coins to add to my | | | | values of collectibles and have presented items (by |
| early type collection as well as starting 2 new | | | | pictures and or rubbings) to metal detector magazines |
| collections. I am not sure who got the best deal but I | | | | as well. When you have the value of a find be willing |
| am more than pleased. | | | | to trade at 70 to 80 precent of the that value. I |
| I have done numerous trades in this swapping arena | | | | needed a 1908 S Indian Cent and had a nice 14K |
| and have never been disappointed in the process. | | | | man's ring with a gold trade value of $45.00 and the |
| Antique marbles, buttons, thimbles, toys, keys, locks, | | | | coin I wanted was worth between $30 to $35.00 in |
| bottles, dog tags, silverware, military pins, clay pipes, | | | | VG condition. I bartered with the club member who |
| buckles, and all types of jewelry have played a role in | | | | presented it for best find that month. He took the ring |
| my bartering for coins. On several occasions I did not | | | | to a pawn shop and got $42.00 cash and I had the |
| even get the item home to show off to family or | | | | coin I needed. Another win-win situation for both parties |
| friends because fellow detector users would trade | | | | and my trade down at 70 to 80 percent of value |
| coins for nice collectibles. Treasure hunting club | | | | ($31.50 - $36.00) was perfect for that coins value. |