STIHLHEAD, message well recieved. Some things never change, and that is a good thing.

At the risk of being booted off this neat site, picked up some 1964 quarters at 4x's face at a country auction last Saturday. Couldn't touch the dimes as they went for 6x's. Halves sold for 8x's. Asked the "successfull" bidders if they wanted more as I have a large inventory of both dimes and halves and I will happily sell at a discount to that they just paid. No takers, unfortunately. The new owners actually looked a little dumbfounded.

Best purchase of the day was buying $38.50 face of bicentenial quarters and halves for $33.00. Apparently, I was the only one who actually took the time to count the damn things. I wonder how the auctioneer is going to explain that sale to his client. $5 paid for my gas.

Well, I am off-topic now, might as well insure getting the"boot". This is important. The auction I attended was in S.W. Michigan. The owner was a small time machine shop. By the time clock on the wall I am sure he was a small time employer. No bids on the lathes and drill-presses. Auctioneer refused to accept ridiculously low bids. Personally,knowing the auctioneer for many years, I ask what is the deal on the machinery. He tells me they have a buyer of last resort. Further inquiry reveals "the buyer of last resort" resides in China. Doesn't surprise me.

To keep this post on topic, I don't have a clue why silvers can be so hard to catch. All I know is that I will continue to try. I love to fish and some of my most memorable occasions have not resulted in killing a fish. Standing in a river, up to my knees, hoping to hook a fish, purges my demented mind of all the noise going on in the world today. Best decisions are made with an uncluttered mind, made a few recently.

Thank you for the reply, STIHLHEAD.