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Hundreds Prepare To Cash In Their Gold and Silver Today At The America’s Best Value Here In Albert Lea! By CHRISTINA BUTLER 45"'' 83*5&3
Spokesperson Corporate for Ohio Valley Gold and Silver Refinery said, “We’re ready to spend the money.� It has become a frenzy for the Ohio Valley Gold and Silver refinery who opened up for Jason business yesterday. Horner, one of the managers, said he would expect to see a lot of broken and unwanted jewelry based on previous weeks’ history in a few hand selected sites at previous, similar events. Horner said, “Dozens of people every day cash in on old jewelry and walk out of their events with hundreds of dollars per transaction.� a McCutcheon, Tish Lancaster, from customer Ohio who we spoke to on the phone, attended a recent event and walked away with $412.87 from a little jewelry dish with unwanted and broken jewelry. “I think this is great. I have had the stuff in my dresser for years and knew not to throw it away, but never knew what to do with it. I think there were two rings, a class ring, a broken herringbone bracelet, and two necklaces that grandma had. I would have thought maybe 50.00 bucks would be great but $412.87 is a whole lot better,� McCutcheon said. calls of Hundreds come into our office for residents wanting to deal directly with the refinery on
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their contracts, but in most cases that is not possible. The local residents this week will be in the unusual situation to do just that. What an unbelievable opportunity for this community. Gold is currently trading at over $1,200.00 per ounce and silver is just under $19.00 per ounce. Anyone can check the current market prices on gold and silver on the Internet. Ohio Valley Refinery also has a live feed with up-to-the-minute market prices displayed at the event. The event is also opened
to local businesses that deal with precious metals. Jewelry stores, pawn shops, dentists, and laboratories, medical some industrial manufacturing plants use or deal with precious metals. If your business deals with precious metals and you would like to discuss doing business direct with Ohio Valley Refinery you should call ahead to make an appointment. They offer several dealer programs and always looking for new long term clients. You can reach Ohio Valley Refinery during open times by calling (507) 373-6471.
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Spokesperson for the event said he expects to spend in excess of $200,000.00 this week for vintage items and precious metals from local residents. At previous events when interviewed these transactions stood out: One person sold an old Gibson guitar that was purchased in the 1960’s for less than $250.00 to a collector at the event for $2175.00 Another person had a pocket watch collection that sold for $4600.00, with one of the watches bringing collection this in $375.00 of the $4600.00 talley. A husband and wife brought in a box of old Jewelry, wristwatches, coins, and two German daggers from WW2 and left $785.00 richer This is cool that something like this would come here to our town. Where else would this stuff ever be sold? The refinery has teamed up with the collectors for a 24 month tour of the United States, both big and small towns to dig up hidden gems.
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By CHRISTINA BUTLER 45"'' 83*5&3
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Items of Interest: Vintage Guitars: Martin, Gibson, Fender, National, Rickenbacker, Gretsch, Mandolins, Banjos and others. Pocket Watches: Hamilton, Illinois, Waltham, Patek Phillipe, Ball, Howard, South Bend, Elgin and others Wrist watches: Omega, Accutron, Longines, Hamilton, Breitling and many more. Old paper money: United States, Confederate States, Blanket Bills, $1000.00 bills and more. Antique Toys: Trains, Tin windups, Mechanical Banks, Robots, Pressed Steel trucks, and many more. War Memorabilia: Swords, Bayonets, Helmets, German, Confederate, Union, USA, and others. Local records reveal to our research department that recent vintage guitar sold for $2400.00 and another for $12,000.00 to a collector that will be tied into the event this week via live database feed.
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