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Valued Member
United States
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Ive been wondering this for awhile. anyone evr think about how many coins met a fiery end in melting pots? I mean most precious metal probably has been remelted over and over. however I wonder whats the exact number of coins fromevery era has disapeared.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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 More than we will ever know. Edited by oih82w8
09/14/2012 4:12 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Completely impossible to even guess. Coins are being melted every day now. Almost a job for some.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
863 Posts |
Yea we need to save them. one day it wil be realized just how many have been lost and the value may increase :)
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Valued Member
 United States
234 Posts |
i save every silver coin I get there like people uniform in shape and design but the flaws and details characterize us
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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The biggest melter in the room, the US Mint, does indeed keep records. However, those records only reflect denomination with no regard to series, date, or mintmark. For 3CS through dollars, the total number exceeds 1.1 billion coins. The worst of the worst- 50% of 3CS, 40% of dollars, and 30% of 20 all cent pieces have been melted down. http://www.numismaster.com/ta/numis...icleId=18381 |
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United States
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Biokemist6 ty so much for such an interesting link. In answer to your question Stash Treasure that is something that we will never know. We have the Government Figures but coins melted privately are something unobtainable. Hey that sounds like something I heard in AVAITAR. he he
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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the other day I tried to save 500 Walking Liberty half dollars from being melted at my local pawn shop unfortunately I didnt have the money to do so ( I managed to save only 100 of them ) such a shame |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Should I feel guilty for wanting to send my 40% silver off to a metal company?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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40% just isn't the same, as far as I'm concerned. Unless theyre rare varieties, proofs, or BU, 40% halves just aren't special. One day, they might be, especially if a lot are melted.
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United States
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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What about chocolate ones?  Edited by CPC24
09/14/2012 11:31 pm
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United States
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I'm sure that's fine |
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United States
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Today at a flea market I heard someone bragging about buying Morgan silver dollars for $10 each and selling to a jewler for $20. Dates were not important, only something to melt. Happens so often, not possible to ever find out the amount. By me electricians melt piles of reclaimed cable and wire and thrown in piles of Pennies, then add it to metals for a local smelter. Even Nickels are being dumped into the smelter piles. |
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Serbia (Srbija)
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My collection on Numista page: 7500 different coins and counting... https://en.numista.com/echanges/pro...hp?id=129798 |
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Serbia (Srbija)
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i save every silver coin I get there like people uniform in shape and design but the flaws and details characterize us
I also save every silver coin I get, even duplicates... |
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