If so you need to check the antique stores more often. We were out visiting Cindys sister in DC and took a sidetrip to Fredericksburg. While they were touring the city I was touring the antique stores. At one store I found 5 foreign chips including one from Swaziland and one from Iran. Those two alone were probably worth what I paid. At one jewelry store/ pawn shop they said they didn't have anything casino related - they had just sold it all. Then one guy says "We do have these 3 tokens". They are Trump Plaza $40 tokens. He wanted $45 each so I offered $100 for all 3. His boss got involved and he told her that they each have one oz. of silver in them. She does a quick calculation and demands at least $110. SOLD! I couldn't remember exactly how much silver was in each one (1.54 troy oz) but I was confident that it was more than one ounce. So I got them at a 30% discount to the real value. And the best part is I need two of the three for my collection.
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