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why don't you sell it here? You could get melt or slightly below melt.
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It seems that on this distorted information I have provided, perhaps you should keep your silver coins, as has happened many times in past history. At least, you don't have to think how you can sell them. Its my Grandpa's (R.I.P) recently discovered silver hoard which I actually almost threw away. I dont want to sell just for the cash but rather sell and buy more collectible Silver coins. @ Fred Would I just do a Google search for a refinery in my area(Los Angeles)? Ive never actually sold stuff on craigslist, only bought and always paid below market value. In my add what would I write to avoid getting tens of calls from silver traders that only would offer less than $6 to begin with? Quote:
why don't you sell it here? You could get melt or slightly below melt. Is "melt" the price of silver in the coins or the amount a refinery will actually pay me? If possible I would rather sell directly in person and avoid paypal/shipping hassles. What would be great is if I could do straight trades for more "collectible" silver coins but it will be some time before I have enough posts. In theory at least, if I traded or sold 4 or even 5 silver quarters for a nicely circulated Morgan dollar that I actually like then I'm not losing too much in the transaction. What do you guys think? -Nick |
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Proof of Gresham's Law: Quote:
What cost $25 in 1964 would cost $171.08 in 2009. Melt value of one hundred 90% silver 1964 Quarters ($25.00 face value) at $35.00 per troy oz. = $632.97  Even when silver was at $10.50 an oz. on Jan 15, 2009, the one hundred 1964 Quarters had a melt value of $189.89, keeping their purchasing power (in terms of metal value) on par with their worth in 1964. Edited by DNA
03/20/2011 11:23 pm
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That's great that you are using some of the coins to get other silver, but I would also recommend keeping some of the quarters as well. Sometimes its good to have those fractionals around.
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That's great that you are using some of the coins to get other silver, but I would also recommend keeping some of the quarters as well. Sometimes its good to have those fractionals around. Ive set aside 40 rolls that I will try my hardest to forget about for a few years. by the time my 14 days is up and I can start buying and trading on this forum it will be interesting to see if that rule has made me money, since if I could, I would probably already have been trading. Maybe by then I will have lost my excitement and just hold (probably better for me in the long run!) |
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Quote:In theory at least, if I traded or sold 4 or even 5 silver quarters for a nicely circulated Morgan dollar that I actually like then I'm not losing too much in the transaction. What do you guys think? $1 in dimes, quarters or halves is about .715 ounces $1 Morgan or Peace is .7734, ASE is 1.000 ounce You'd need 1.08 in 90% to be equal silver content to a dollar, and that doesn't count the fact that dollars trade for a premium over metal value. Quote:
Would I just do a Google search for a refinery in my area(Los Angeles)? Good an idea as any. I recall a California Crown Mint from 1980 that were one of the first to put out struck proof 100 oz silver bars. They were beautiful. I see where one of their extruded 5 oz brought $225 on ebay, and it just looks like a shiny bar of butter. They are apparently out of biz, tho. |
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Well, coin dealers have to make a living too. I am a small dealer so I have less overhead. I would buy your stuff but I am in Florida :) Try your local coin club. Members like me have less overhead and tend to work from home. You can get a better price there than a dealer will pay you. There should be monthly meetings... bring your stuff and have fun! There is aways the Miami Coin Show April 10, and the Second Sunday of every month https://www.miamicoinshows.com ... We will have over 50 buyers competing if you want to come. |
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If that's too high a percentage to give to e-bay, then just wait until after silver goes up a bit from where you started buying. That's really all it is, is buy low sell high. It sounds cliche but do it.
So my question would be, when did you start buying and when do you want to unload it? More parties means more cuts (more people to pay, especially when involving big corportations). You have e-bay, paypal, fed-ex, all these intermediaries that you have to pay in order to complete your transaction. Keep that in mind. Gasoline and banks.
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just go to (124) Not Allowed - Auto-Removed .com and take a look.
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To answer the original poster, do a search for bullion shops in your area. They're not always the same as coin shops, but they do usually overlap. Some are more fair than others. Around here, there's one that will buy for $2 back of spot, another that will buy for 50 cents back. I just sold some to the latter outfit the other day and got somewhat over $26 per dollar face, which would translate to just over $6.50 per quarter.
I understand that the local "more fair" shop offers a better deal than most bullion dealers, but you should be able to find a place near you (assuming you're in/near a big city) that will do $1 back.
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mkman123: just go to (forbidden site) and take a look.I find the US Silver Coin Value Calculator (by our own markn) more useful than the forbidden site, mainly because you can check the value of more than one denomination of coin at once. That's why I've had it linked it in my signature.  Example: To check the bullion value of a " State Quarters" (or 2010-11) Silver Proof Set, enter one 90% JFK Half-Dollar, five Washington quarters, and one Roosevelt dime. A traditional Silver Proof Set (pre-1965, 1992-98) is one 90% Half-Dollar, one Quarter and one Dime.
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I hoard every silver coin I can get my hands. The only thing I am activly buying are Silver Eagles. I pick up anything else I can at a good price. My dealer is currently paying 26 times face and selling for about 30 on junk silver or low grade coins.
I think you should hold them. Silver coins are becoming scarce and more rare everyday because people are melting them. I don't know when, but someday the collector value will exceed spot.
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Using the inflation calculator link, I have just done a reverse calculation.
I entered the date 1962 and the exit date 2009, which was the latest allowed.
The reason the 1962 date was selected is that 1964 was the latest date that 90% silver was issued. It is now 2011, so I backdated to the 1962 start date.
With these date selections, the reverse calculation showed up the inflation rate over the 47 years as:
4.25%
I used a reiterative process, with the index function on a calculator.
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