90% Versus Bullion

nod2003, you are correct, I too have pulled low grade Seated and Barber coins from melt buckets as well as silver proofs. For now 90% silver coins trade by total face value and not weight, so you really don't lose anything on worn coins unless you are the one sending them to the melter.

Back to Silver Eagles. The premium is higher on these when you buy, yes, but you also get a better premium when you go to sell. I think the older dates with mintages below 10 million will also show a nice price rise as time goes on. ASE's have also become a collector series now that there are albums for them.

I live in USA and prefer only USA bullion coins. I guess if I lived in Canada I would prefer Maples.

Honestly, I am surprised that so many are in favor of the 90% over the bullion. I am glad to here this seeing how I also like to hold history in my hand. There is just something about holding a coin that was once used in the Old West or the Roaring 20s.

This being said, I do like to get coins that grade a bit higher than spot and hold those whenever possible. As for bullion, I may look into some Canadian Maples or the like but I still have my heart in the 90% coins.

Bullion and CDN pre-68 silver coins (80%). They're easier to get than American junk silver at a decent price.

I have not considered Canadian dimes or the like. This noted, I do check my Canadian coinage I find in change
to see if it might be silver.

I am new to metal detecting and hope it will yield some coins soon, but for the moment coin roll searching half dollars is my best source of 40% and 90% coinage.

As for my favorite bullion, I have a personal preference for the Canadian wildlife Maple Leaf coins.