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Pillar of the Community
United States
628 Posts |
I can buy AU to BU 1964 Kennedy half dollars for $5 at 2 coin shops in the area. The same shops offer Good (maybe) Walkers for $6 to 6.50. Both are 90% silver, right? I have been buying them a bit at a time. What gives? |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1151 Posts |
Yes they are both 90% silver.
Do they do mail order?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
749 Posts |
Good question collect4fun..Do they do mail order?  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
974 Posts |
$5 a piece...I'll take a few rolls!
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New Member
United States
40 Posts |
what gives, is that the walkers are much more valuable than the Kennedy's, because I have heard that the 64 Kennedy half was saved by collectors more than any coin in history |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
549 Posts |
It doesn't matter which is more valuable...they are both steals at that price because it's considerably less than melt value. I'd take them in cull condition at that price.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1490 Posts |
So where is this coin shop at?  |
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New Member
United States
40 Posts |
IMO these are reasonable prices, but these are the norm in my area of the world as well, and I didn't think of this as a super buy
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Pillar of the Community
United States
6326 Posts |
WOW ! I've only been in our coin shop a few times........... I'm heading back there soon ! Maybe there's a similar deal there !
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2049 Posts |
I've seen dealers at shows paying $5 each for them because the current intrinsic value is near $6 (this happened about a week and a half ago). I would grab as many as you can if you are into silver coins for the silver value or silver speculation.
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No longer with us
United States
207 Posts |
I would buy all you can for $5 a piece.
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Valued Member
United States
231 Posts |
Buy the Kennedys if you are after the silver. They are both a reasonable deal, but the walkers are worn and you would be surprised at the amount of silver you lose when this happens. If you ever tried to sell your silver in bulk for for melt, most refineries and dealers actually weigh the coins and do not just count all the halves as the same. Buy the Kennedys.
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Valued Member
United States
128 Posts |
I got a quote on some '64 Kennedys from a local pawn shop just yesterday. He wanted $6 a piece. I may even be able to get them for a bit less if I offer to buy all he has. Are they still a good deal at 6$ each? Mind you, these are all circulated and he just has them lying loose in the glass case. He also had some other siver such as Bens, Walkers, Morgan dollars, quarters, etc. It looked to me like he thinks way too much of the Morgans but I might be able to make a decent deal on much of the others. Any advice? -Thanks. |
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Posted 02/01/2008 7:58 pm
