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Canada
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For me it's between Mexican Libertads or Austrian Philharmonics. I like em all, but some more than others.
What do people opine on Mexican Onzas (195?, 1978-1980 sterling (925 fine) troy ounce)? They are great for circulating and they take a beating. Not quite as tough as 90%-ers, but more lustrous - check out the cartwheels on these babies. They just have the appearance that they were meant to be used in commerce. You have a picture of scales on one side, and a coin press on the other - the complete package! And they're hard to lose.
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United States
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But usually I would think some crappy 1964 kennedy, washington, or roosevelt to come over even more ahead (plus have the added value of being small denomination if you need to make change. I agree, Chris. Making change is good and any bullion collector should have some of the smaller denomination silver coins. Those dollars are pretty sweet, though.  Quote:
heck I will buy a melted down silver spoon that looks like a nugget of poop if I know its 92.5% pure hehe. Hey, silver IS silver, right?  |
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Canada
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my folks own a few golden nuggets of poop from the 70s. The jewelers basically gouged chunks off of a bar to suit the appetite of the buyer. Lot more character than uniform bars/wafer i'd say
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United States
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ASE. Everyone understands "1 OZ. FINE SILVER"  |
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United States
297 Posts |
I voted for ASE's. It is a very beutiful coin and is well known around the world. |
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United States
2764 Posts |
One option I saw missing is the 5oz ATB. The premium is around the ASE but a lot of time is below ASE. They are also guaranteed by US Mint. The mintage is lower & the design changed over time. In a way, it's a PM investment that give you great design/art for each coin (each design is unique). In longer term, IF PM investment catch on, I think the 5oz ATB will command a good premium. |
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Australia
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For me it's Aussie pre decimal silver coins. They are either stirling or 50% silver. Most of these are worth well above melt value and they look and feel like money. Especialy the big fat crowns  |
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United States
4008 Posts |
The ATB series is a real oddity, IMO. I mean, it's HUGE yet says "quarter dollar" on the obverse. What's up with that? If it is 5 oz. of fine silver, maybe they should have put Abe Lincoln on the obverse and called it a $5 coin. It IS 5x the silver content of the $1 ASE, after all. |
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United States
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I went with the Morgan dollars. I like to picture an old bank robber or even royalty using them. Back in the day a Morgan was some peoples whole pay check. Could you imagine that?  I'm only 20 I couldn't |
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United States
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Back in the day a Morgan was some peoples whole pay check. When I was younger, minimum wage was $1 per hour and gas was 35 cents per gallon. A Morgan then would buy one hour of work or 3 gallons of gas. Today that same Morgan will buy about 2.5 hours of work or 6 gallons of gas. |
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United States
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Today that same Morgan will buy about 2.5 hours of work or 6 gallons of gas. Sounds to me as if the good guys (that would be us) are winning. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Since I can only vote for one I went with Morgans. A close second is other foreign silver. There are many nice silver crowns out there.
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United States
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Bars.
As an aside, as one old newspaperman said years ago, "Without good bars, there can be no good newspapers."
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United States
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Back in the day a Morgan was some peoples whole pay check. Could you imagine that? Yeah, that is a little hard to believe, isn't it? The other day, I was having some similar thoughts. I had just received my 1st direct deposit from SSA. The amount seemed decent to me, yet when I calculated it in terms of silver dollars at $30 each, it only came to a bit over $54! :-/ |
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