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Valued Member
Australia
208 Posts |
A lot of people don't like the name "junk silver"
What name do you like better?
I like just "90 % silver coins"
"Constitutional Silver" is ok, but not my fave.
Curious what other people think
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3486 Posts |
"Junk" Silver and "Common" gold. I like neither of them.
One could use "Bullion" silver and "Numismatic" silver and
"Bullion" gold and "Numismatic" gold to differentiate valuation.
You use of "90% silver coins" is not specific enough because
ALL silver coins, both junk and gem, are 90%.
AHA! Change:
I like just "90 % silver coins" to
I like "Just 90% silver coins" and you just may have a candidate!
Sadly, words of more than one syllable are not understood by many young stackers.
Welcome to the "Family!"
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2543 Posts |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4333 Posts |
Quote:
ALL silver coins, both junk and gem, are 90%. How about the 40% Kennedy's - they are silver. So are War Nickels. When I listen to LED ZEPPELIN...so do my neighbors...
Roll hunting since '77
Dirt fishing since '72
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
10982 Posts |
I usually call it "90% silver". I avoid buying "junk silver" and try to stick with decent quality VG/better material.
"Junk silver" makes me think of culls, damaged, slicks, holed, etc. Stuff I don't want.
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Valued Member
United States
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Pillar of the Community
United States
560 Posts |
stacking silver. or stackers for the monosyllabic  |
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Valued Member
United States
292 Posts |
I agree totally with BH1964. I actually cringe at the name "junk silver" Anything that sells for 23 X face is hardly junk. I like my 90% silver as near uncirculated as possible. I once asked my LCS to replace the Mercury dimes (with Roosevelts)in a roll I was buying because of their bad wear. I don't like Mercuries for that reason. All I do have are really nice. 90% silver is fine with me. Describes it perfectly. As well as 80% Canadian; 40% Kennedy; etc. |
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Valued Member
United States
380 Posts |
Federal Reserve Repellent
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3345 Posts |
Why don't we call it SWC? Silver with character. Pronounced Swic
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3486 Posts |
I realized that 90% was not inclusive, but I figured I'd see
who corrected me.
The most precise word to use is "Intrinsic."
All coins which contain ANY amount of silver have intrinsic value.
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
4411 Posts |
I like calling it junk silver
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Pillar of the Community
Japan
666 Posts |
"low premium piece of metal containing less than 999 of associated metal"
too long?
then let's stay with "junk silver"
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Pillar of the Community
Israel
2420 Posts |
I love the term junk silver. Don't change it :P.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
648 Posts |
Got 90%?
Has worked for me many times without fail.
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Valued Member
 Australia
208 Posts |
Good one, tripncoins. I think I like just "90%" for short :-)
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Posted 02/12/2013 09:30 am
