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THE NEWSCASTER-Nature Coast News
PAID ADVERTISEMENT
HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE CASH IN AT THE
LECANTO ROADSHOW YESTERDAY!
By Jason Delong
Gold and silver pour into yesterday’s Roadshow due to highest prices in 40 years.
STAFF WRITER
end up selling one or more items at the event.
Yesterday at the Holiday Inn Express, hundreds
Antiques and collectibles are not the only items
the Roadshow is buying. “Gold and silver markets
lined up to cash in antiques, collectibles, gold and
are soaring,” says Archie Davis, a Roadshow repre-
jewelry at the Treasure Hunters Roadshow. The free
event is in Lecanto all week, buying gold, silver,
sentative. “Broken jewelry and gold and silver coins
add up very quickly. I just finished working with a
antiques and collectibles. One visitor I spoke with
gentleman that had an old class ring, two bracelets
yesterday said, “It’s unbelievable, I brought in some
and a handful of silver dollars. His check was for
old coins that had been in a little cigar box for years
over $650.00. I would say that there were well
and some old herringbone necklaces—in less than
over 100 people in here yesterday that sold their
fifteen minutes I left with a check for $700. That stuff
scrap gold.”
has been in my jewelry box and dresser for at least
The Roadshow continues today starting at 9am.
20 years.” Another gentleman brought in an old
The event is free and no appointment is needed.
Fender guitar his fathar had bought years ago. The
man said, “Dad had less than fifty bucks in that gui-
If you go to the Roadshow, you can cash-in
your items for competitive prices. Roadshow
tar.” The Roadshow expert that assisted him made a
WE BUY SCRAP
representatives will be available to assess and
few phone calls and a veterinarian in Seattle, Wash-
purchase your items at the Holiday Inn Express,
ington bought the guitar for $5,700.00. The seller
GOLD & GOLD
this week through Saturday, in Lecanto.
“IT’S UNBELIEVABLE, I BROUGHT IN SOME
J E W E L RY
OLD COINS THAT HAD BEEN IN A LITTLE
Roadshow commented, “Lots of people have items
that they know are valuable but just don’t know
CIGAR BOX FOR YEARS AND SOME OLD
where to sell them. Old toys, trains, swords, guitars,
HERRINGBONE NECKLACES—IN LESS
pocket watches or just about anything old is valu-
CHECK IT OUT!
THAN FIFTEEN MINUTES I LEFT WITH A
able to collectors. These collectors are willing to pay
big money for those items that they are looking for.”
CHECK FOR $700.”
This week’s Roadshow is the best place to get
continued, “I got another $150.00 for a broken
connected with those collectors. The process is free
WHO TREASURE HUNTERS
necklace and an old class ring. It’s not every day
and anyone can bring items down to the event. If
ROADSHOW
that someone comes to town bringing six thousand
the Roadshow experts find items that their collectors
dollars with your name on it.”
are interested in, offers will be made to purchase
Jeff Parsons, President of the Treasure Hunters
them. About 80% of the guests that attend the show
WHAT OPEN TO THE PUBLIC TO
SELL THEIR ANTIQUES &
WHAT WE BUY
COLLECTIBLES
COINS Any and all coins made before 1964, all conditions wanted!
WHERE HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS
903 E. GULF TO LAKE HWY
GOLD & SILVER PRICES AT 40 YEAR HIGH for platinum, gold and silver: broken jewelry, dental gold, old
LECANTO, FL 34461
coins, pocket watches, Krugerrands, gold bars, Canadian Maple Leafs, etc.
DIRECTIONS: (352) 341-3515
JEWELRY Gold, silver, platinum, diamonds, rubies, sapphires, all types of stones and metals, rings, brace-
lets, necklaces, etc. (including broken jewelry) Early costume jewelry wanted.
WHEN MARCH 1ST - 5TH
WRIST & POCKET WATCHES Rolex, Tiffany, Hublot, Omega, Chopard, Cartier, Philippe, Ebel, Waltham,
Swatch, Elgin, Bunn Special, Railroad, Illinois, Hamilton, all others.
TUESDAY–FRIDAY 9AM–6PM
SATURDAY 9AM–4PM
TOYS, TRAINS, DOLLS All makers and types of toys made before 1965: Hot Wheels, Buddy L, Smith
50
Miller, Nylint, Robots, Battery Toys, Mickey Mouse, train sets—Marklin, Aerican Flyer, Lionel, Hafner, all
other trains, Barbie dolls, GI Joe, Shirley Temple, characters, German.
FOR MORE INFO CALL
MILITARY ITEMS & SWORDS Revolutionary War, Civil War, WWI, WWII, etc: swords, badges, clothes,
217.787.7767
photos, medals, knives, gear, letters. The older the swords, the better.