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rmpsrpms Pillar of the Community United States 3998 Posts	Posted 09/25/2025 10:48 pm Quote: Guess it is a good thing that I loaded up when an ounce of silver was four bucks and change! Yeah, most of what I have was <$3. I have OBW rolls of Franklin halves marked "2.5x". Those were the days. Contact me for photographic equipment or visit my home page at: http://macrocoins.com Report this Post to the Staff
Earle42 Pillar of the Community United States 9897 Posts	Posted 09/26/2025 11:23 am Good for you! Just a note people keep forgetting. Silver is nowhere near the 50.00 high it hit in 1980 b/c of dollar devaluation over time. In 1980 it was 50.00 an ounce form the Hunt brothers influence. From: https://www.usinflationcalculator.com You can calculate that would be just under 170.00 an ounce in 2025 money! Doing it in reverse, $45.00 in 2025 dollars is only $11.45 in 1980 dollars. How much squash could a Sasquatch squash if a Sasquatch would squash squash? Download and read: Grading the graders Costly TPG ineptitude and No FG Kennedy halves https://ln5.sync.com/dl/7ca91bdd0/w...i3b-rbj9fir2 Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 171009 Posts	Posted 09/26/2025 11:57 am Quote: Just a note people keep forgetting. Silver is nowhere near the 50.00 high it hit in 1980 b/c of dollar devaluation over time. Yup, a chart was posted here... https://goccf.com/t/479061#4360664 Coin Collector Since 1978 My Avatar My Old Avatar My 7070 My Eisenhower Dollars CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
barryg Pillar of the Community United States 5340 Posts	Posted 09/26/2025 12:50 pm All right, it looks like silver just hit $46, so whatever happens from here on out is not my fault... Expanded Digital U.S. Type Set Album \| Dansco 8100 (Lincon Cents) Album \| Digital Proof Type Set \| Digital U.S. Currency Type Set \| Foreign Bullion Coins Report this Post to the Staff
barryg Pillar of the Community United States 5340 Posts	Posted 09/26/2025 12:58 pm Quote: Just a note people keep forgetting. Silver is nowhere near the 50.00 high it hit in 1980 b/c of dollar devaluation over time. I don't think this is something people keep forgetting, Earle. Instead, I think people just remember that it was due to market manipulation (as you pointed out) and didn't last for very long at all. As a result, it's not really comparable to the current situation which appears to be more organic and has the potential to keep going higher instead of just suddenly spiking and then dropping back down. Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 171009 Posts	Posted 09/26/2025 1:50 pm Quote: All right, it looks like silver just hit $46, so whatever happens from here on out is not my fault... Coin Collector Since 1978 My Avatar My Old Avatar My 7070 My Eisenhower Dollars CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
barryg Pillar of the Community United States 5340 Posts	Posted 09/27/2025 3:14 pm Well, the coins were just delivered (a few days earlier than expected) and they are absolutely beautiful! Each one is truly Brilliant Uncirculated with lots of cartwheel luster. At some point I will carefully go through them to see if there are any interesting dates and/or mint marks. I'd check for VAMs, except I really don't know anything about them and wouldn't know what to look for, sorry... As I mentioned in my original post, I have no idea why I was able to pick these up for $55 per coin at APMEX by buying 100 of them individually when they are selling rolls of 20 (identical to the rolls I received) for $1400 and rolls of 10 for $700. As far as I can tell, they really are the exact same -- random dates (1878-1904) in BU condition. Not that I'm complaining, mind you... Oh, right -- pictures! And just one representative close up: Expanded Digital U.S. Type Set Album \| Dansco 8100 (Lincon Cents) Album \| Digital Proof Type Set \| Digital U.S. Currency Type Set \| Foreign Bullion Coins Report this Post to the Staff
-makecents- Pillar of the Community United States 7529 Posts	Posted 09/27/2025 6:21 pm Thanks for the pics! Nice looking coins and don't mean to be a Debbie Downer, but definitely not uncirculated if the close up coin is any indication of what you have received. -makecents- Report this Post to the Staff
barryg Pillar of the Community United States 5340 Posts	Posted 09/27/2025 6:25 pm Trust me, they look much better in hand. Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 171009 Posts	Posted 09/29/2025 09:48 am Outstanding! Coin Collector Since 1978 My Avatar My Old Avatar My 7070 My Eisenhower Dollars CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
MrPink2018 Pillar of the Community United States 1910 Posts	Posted 09/29/2025 4:36 pm my kind of pile... Report this Post to the Staff
barryg Pillar of the Community United States 5340 Posts	Posted 09/29/2025 6:25 pm And in other news, I think I finally figured out why the pre-packaged tubes of 10 and 20 random year BU Morgans were on sale for significantly more than the ones I purchased "in bulk." It turns out that the pre-packaged tubes are not actually "random" years but are instead "10 different dates" and "20 different dates," respectively. Which means, I guess, that you won't get any duplicate dates despite the fact that you also aren't likely to get any particularly rare or valuable dates/mint marks. I suppose that's important if you are working on an album and want as many different dates as possible, but I wouldn't pay extra for that, personally. Expanded Digital U.S. Type Set Album \| Dansco 8100 (Lincon Cents) Album \| Digital Proof Type Set \| Digital U.S. Currency Type Set \| Foreign Bullion Coins Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 171009 Posts	Posted 09/30/2025 08:40 am Interesting. Thank you for sharing that revelation. Coin Collector Since 1978 My Avatar My Old Avatar My 7070 My Eisenhower Dollars CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
barryg Pillar of the Community United States 5340 Posts	Posted 09/30/2025 09:37 am My pleasure, jbuck! Report this Post to the Staff
Silverskunk Pillar of the Community United States 632 Posts	Posted 10/01/2025 01:41 am Lovely coins. Congrats. Report this Post to the Staff
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