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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I have some 250 Kennedy half dollars from 1965 through 1980, all of them XF and up. Should I just sit on them? I have them in a box but I don't really collect Kennedy halves...my mom's been keeping them for years. |
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United States
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Your 65-70 are all 40% silver and are worth more than face value. The rest I would maybe pick out a couple really nice specimins and either try to sell the rest on ebay or just dump. You probably won't get much if anything on ebay for them but then again you never know with ebay LOL |
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United States
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Thanks! You're right, you never know with ebay! |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Another vote for HOARD! LOL
I'm also sitting my silver until I retire. The predictions for silver are crazy high and, if it does happen, I want to have a nice stash to cash in.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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"Copy, Paste, Repeat" lol ... I Hoard... for now.
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did somebody say HOARD?!?!
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I used to hoard but I couldn't buy any more coins cause my money was all tied up
The only silver I have is in my world collection and a 7070. Anything else that I get whether it be from the bank or auctions, I trade with other members for stuff I really want
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OK, I have a silly question. Can you fill me in a little more on the 7070 collection? I hear people talking about those and I am guessing they are for collecting a sample of each variety of coin struck in history? Do you look for the best specimens to fill each category?
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United States
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That's all I primarily collect. Scrap silver. I have been buying it up a lot lately and a fair amount was from collectors that have no need for a handful of worn out mercurys or roosevelts.
Mike
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One thing people may need to think about a bit if you are hoarding. If silver does go crazy, you will not get the same price for AG/Cull coins as XF and above. I think most of us have seen those Barber and Mercury dimes that are worn down to thin wafers. If silver goes crazy, buyers are not going to blindly give you 20xface or 40xface. It's going to depend on condition. So if you're buying to hoard, remember that if cull/AG coins are cheaper now, they'll also get you less in the future - perhaps much less. I would guess that if the prices get real high, buyers will throw out "20 x face" or whatever and use a weighing scale instead. Edited by Kabiye_Lady
07/03/2008 5:46 pm
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United States
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We actually traded some of our silver towards a 1998 S Matte Kennedy. There was some other stuff involved in the trade as well, but that's what we mainly use the silver we find for, trading material for other coins we need.
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United States
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I am financing my coin purchases with the 40%ers I find. I'm trying to hoard the 90%ers but I know that I'll end up dumping some of them when I get ready to add the Mercury 16d to the collection. This will probably be my next major purch ASE |
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United States
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Hoard? At some point it will be barter material, maybe. Long term savings, let's say. And I go for purty, Walking Liberties, Washington quarters, Commemorative halves, Mercury dimes. Don't tell the wife about the $50 I just spent on a Monroe Doctrine half. |
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Your secret is safe with us Parlane64...lol
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Posted 07/03/2008 10:36 am
