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9 · Thursday, November 17, 2011 OAKVILLE BEAVER · www.insideHALTON.com PAID ADVERTISEMENT ROADSHOW PAYING CASH ON THE SPOT FOR GOLD, SILVER, GUITARS, COINS AND MORE! By Jason Delong STAFF WRITER Clean out your attics, closets and lock boxes, because the Treasure Hunters Roadshow is coming to Oakville. Roadshow specialists are in town examining gold and silver jewellery, old coins and more. While the Roadshow will accept anything that's old and valuable, they will be focusing on: gold and silver coins made before 1968, U.S. coins made before l970, military items, fine art, musical instruments, pocket and wrist watches. Scrap gold is expected to be a popular category this week due to soaring gold prices. Buyers for the Roadshow have noticed a tremendous increase in the amount of gold coming to the shows, and for good reason. Record gold prices have Roadshow guests cashing in on broken or outdated jewellery with our fair and honest purchase offers. The Roadshow encourages anyone planning a visit to take a minute and examine their jewellery box or their lock box at the bank and gather anything that is gold. If a guest is not sure if something is gold, bring it anyway and the Roadshow staff will test it for free. Other gold Got gold? This week, visitors can cash in on scrap gold, fine jewellery, silver and other precious metals. items of interest include gold coins, gold ounces, gold proof sets and dental gold. Other types of items Roadshow specialists hope to see include vintage guitars. Ryan Krushas, one of the Roadshow's instrument specialists, spoke about some of the top guitars getting great offers. "Old Gibsons and Fenders are in big demand right now," said Krushas, "COINS MADE BEFORE 1968 ARE THE MOST SOUGHT AFTER BY COLLECTORS. U.S. COINS MADE BEFORE 1965 ARE 90% SILVER. COINS CAN BE VALUABLE BECAUSE OF EITHER THE SILVER CONTENT OR EVEN MORE VALUABLE IF ONE HAPPENS TO BE A RARE DATE." WE BUY ALL GOLD & SILVER JEWELLERY joyed most about working at the Roadshow, he was quick to answer, "Old coins and paper currency -- for as long as I can remember, I have been fascinated with collecting coins. I would go through the change in my parents' grocery store, looking for rare dates and errors. Once, I found a silver quarter that I sold for $300. Not bad for an 8 year old." Fuller went on to explain that coins made before 1968 are the most sought after by collectors. U.S. coins made before 1965 are 90% silver. Coins can be valuable because of either the silver content or even more valuable if one happens to be a rare date. Fuller explained, "We help people sort through their coins for unique dates. We buy all types of coins at the Roadshow -- from wheat pennies to buffalo nickels, and from single coins to entire truckloads. See you at the Roadshow." GOLD & SILVER E x p r e s s E x p r e s s "EXPRESS PASS" NO WAITING IN LINE Above--Roadshow specialist, Mike Delong, sits s with a gentleman who is eagerly anticipating the assessment of his collectibles. IS S T R A DIN N G AT A L L TIME E H IG GHS N O W IS T H E T IM M E T O CA A S H IN N! Bring this pass and beat the lines Don't miss your chance of cashing in at these Record High Gold & Silver Prices ALL JEWELRY ACCEPTED "vintage amps too. We also buy violins, mandolins, woodwinds ­ if it plays it pays!" Timepiece specialist Jeff Ford adds, "Watches are hot! We recently paid over $2,500 for an old Hamilton pocket watch. And we are buying all types of high-end wrist watches too. Brands like Rolex, Tiffany and Chopard are very desirable to collectors. And the finest Swiss timepiece in the world, Patek Philippe, just earned a happy seller $42,000." When specialist Tom Fuller was asked what he en- CHECK IT OUT! WHO TREASURE HUNTERS ROADSHOW WHAT OPEN TO THE PUBLIC TO SELL THEIR ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES WHERE MONTE CARLO INNS 374 S SERVICE RD. EAST OAKVILLE, ON L6J 2X6 WHEN NOVEMBER 19TH - 22ND SAT­MON 9AM­6PM TUESDAY 9AM­4PM P a s s P a s s WHAT WE BUY COINS A ny and d all ll coins i made d b before f 1968, 1968 all ll conditions diti wanted! t d! GOLD & SILVER PRICES AT 40 YEAR HIGH for platinum, gold and silver: broken jewellery, dental gold, old coins, pocket watches, Krugerrands, gold bars, etc. JEWELLERY Gold, silver, platinum, diamonds, rubies, sapphires, all types of stones and metals, rings, bracelets, necklaces, early costume jewellery, broken jewellery, etc. WRIST & POCKET WATCHES Rolex, Tiffany, Hublot, Omega, Cartier, Philippe, Ebel, Waltham, Swatch, Elgin, Bunn Special, Railroad, Illinois, Hamilton, all others. MILITARY ITEMS & SWORDS Revolutionary GUITARS & OTHER INSTRUMENTS War, Civil War, WWI, WWII, etc: swords, badges, clothes, photos, medals, knives, gear, letters. The older the swords, the better. DIRECTIONS 905.849.9500 INFORMATION 217.787.7767 Fender, Gibson, Martin, Rickenbacker, Gretsch, new and vintage amps, saxophones, wood winds, mandolins and all others.