April 5, 2011 shop online at www.broadcasteronline.com Page 7 PAID ADVERTISEMENT ROADSHOW PAYING CASH FOR GOLD, SILVER COINS,AND ANTIQUES TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY! By Jason Delong STAFF WRITER Roll up your sleeves and get ready to start your spring cleaning early this year. The Treasure Hunters Roadshow opens today in Yankton and is looking for anything old. Remember those matchbox cars you played with as a kid? You know, the ones that have been stored away in the attic for the past 30 years. Well it’s time to dig ‘em out, along with any other forgotten treasures. You might be sitting on a small fortune and not even know it. Roadshow representative, Archie Davis, explains what the event is all about. “It’s a chance to sell just about anything that’s old, and get a fair price. We host over 1,000 shows ever y SINCE 2001, TREASURE HUNTERS ROADSHOW HAS BEEN IN OVER 600 CITIES. CHECK IT OUT! TREASURE HUNTERS ROADSHOW WHAT OPEN TO THE PUBLIC TO SELL THEIR ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES WHERE HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS 2607 BROADWAY AVENUE YANKTON, SD 57078 DIRECTIONS:(605) 665-3177 WHEN APRIL 5TH - 9TH TUESDAY–FRIDAY 9AM–6PM SATURDAY 9AM–4PM FOR MORE INFO CALL 217.787.7767 GOLD J EW ELRY D JEWELRY EWEL RY GOLD COINS SILVER COINS POCKET WATCHES STERLING SILVER say?” commented Davis. The gentleman received over $31,243 for his gold fillings. He told Davis that over the years he would keep the extracted teeth when the owners didn’t want them. He would throw them in a jar and over the years it added up to over 5 lbs. of gold. Now, not everyone has a jar of gold teeth lying around, but according to Davis, more than you might think have some sort of gold they can cash in. Above—The Treasure Hunters Roadshow event Davis says, “The Roadshow rer uns today through Saturday this week in ceives a fair amount of gold Yankton. each day of the 5 day event.” Broken jewelry, gold coins and dental gold are all valuable items with today’s high gold prices. Archie Davis commented, “Other top categories at the Roadshow would have to be C O INS CO IN S COINS Any and all coins made before 1964: silver dollars and other coins, pocket watches l d ld d ll h lf d ll silver and gold coins, dollars, half dollars, quarters, dimes, nickels and pennies. All condiand my personal favorite, old toys.” Davis told tions wanted! me a story about a visitor at a recent Roadshow GOLD & SILVER PRICES AT 40 YEAR HIGH for in Iowa. “This elderly gentleman walked into platinum, gold and silver during this event. Broken the show and asked if we were interested in jewelry, dental gold, old coins, pocket watches, old toys. The fellow must have been in his late Krugerrands, gold bars, Canadian Maple Leafs, etc. seventies or early eighties. He explained that he had kept all of the toys from his childhood JEWELRY Gold, silver, platinum, diamonds, rubies, sapphires, all types of stones and metals, and that they were outside in his pickup. I rings, bracelets, necklaces, etc. (including broken walked outside, and to my surprise his pickup jewelry) Early costume jewelry wanted. was full of the coolest old toys I had ever seen: WRIST & POCKET WATCHES Rolex, Tiffany, big old metals trucks, pedal cars, train sets, Hublot, Omega, Chopard, Cartier, Philippe, Ebel, cast iron toys, he had it all. We spent the next Waltham, Swatch, Elgin, Bunn Special, Railroad, Illinois, Hamilton, all others. 3 hours going through his childhood. It was fun to listen to the stories he told about growing up. TOYS, TRAINS, DOLLS All makers and types of He said one time he decided to play farmer in toys made before 1965: Hot Wheels, Tonka, Buddy L, Smith Miller, Nylint, Robots, Battery the garden and ended up digging up and ruinToys, Mickey Mouse, train sets—Marklin, Ameriing a fair number of vegetable plants. His folks can Flyer, Lionel, Hafner, all other trains (all gauges, accessories, individual cars), Barbie were really mad and he said it was the longest dolls, GI Joe, Shirley Temple characters, German. summer of his life—working off the damage he had done. Back then, the garden was a staple MILITARY ITEMS & SWORDS Revolutionary War, Civil War, WWI, WWII, etc: swords, badges, to ever y family. His mom would can, jar and clothes, photos, medals, knives, gear, letters. The pickle the harvest to eat all winter. The vegetaolder the swords, the better. ble plants were replaced and all ended well. I ADVERTISING ITEMS Metal and porcelain signs: even think I saw him wipe a tear toward the gas companies, beer and liquor makers, automoend of that stor y. At the end of that day, he bile, implements, etc. ended up walking away with over $7,000 for his old toys. His last comment to me was, ‘Well, I guess it’s time to let ‘em go.’” Whether you have 5 lbs. of gold or a single gold tooth, a pickup full of old toys or a single Barbie doll, you should visit the Roadshow this week. It’s free, it’s fun and it could put some money in your pocket, maybe a lot of money! WHAT WE BUY year throughout the U.S. and Canada. Toys, dolls, trains, pocket watches, old advertising signs, gold jewelry, coins and just about anything can be sold at the Roadshow. This event is popular because it puts money in people’s pockets. At a typical show, we will see hundreds of people during the five day event. We will see a few unusual items, but mostly we will see a lot of old coins, gold jewelry, and a wide variety of antiques and collectibles. Last week at a show in Missouri, a retired dentist walked in with over 5 lbs. of dental gold fillings. “I wouldn t would say that is pretty unusual, wouldn’t you WHO It’s a modern day goldrush as precious metal prices soar due to the unstable economy—it’s a seller’s market”, says Archie Davis, Roadshow Representative. RECENT FINDS HO HOW IT WORKS Alber t H. Potter & Co. MINUTE REPEATING SILVER CASE POCKET WATCH, CIRCA 1880S PAID $8,365.00 27 Count Elizabeth II Gold Proofs Collection 1979–1987 1907 $20 High Relief St. Gaudens PAID $34,505.75 WE BUY SCRAP GOLD & GOLD JEWELRY AGW OF 11.6523 OUNCES PAID $16,100.00 TREASUREHUNTERSROADSHOW.COM