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MontanaCMR Pillar of the Community United States 606 Posts	Posted 09/17/2014 8:14 pm I have really enjoyed picking up some commemoratives, partly because they seem like such a great deal. As someone new, are prices suppressed right now, or do commemoratives tend to stay reasonably priced. Also, if silver were to go up to say $30 per ounce, do these tend to rise as well? Finally when do you consider the best time (silver at 30 or 20) to buy commemoratives. For instance, do you buy bullion when silver is 20 and commemoratives when silver is 30? Thanks Report this Post to the Staff

CherreePicker Valued Member 440 Posts	Posted 09/17/2014 8:51 pm Early Silver Commems prices have come way down & may be a very good deal now. Like many other things this is speculative. But if you enjoy this series the price sure seems attractive now. Here is an interesting read on this subject: http://www.coinweek.com/coins/comme...-the-dollar/ Report this Post to the Staff
nickelsearcher Moderator United States 15432 Posts	Posted 09/18/2014 8:43 pm to the CCF and the commemorative forum. Agreed that prices on classic silver commemorative in MS state are somewhat lower than normal ... such is the variance in collector interest over time. Appears that you are inquiring about modern silver commemorative. David Take a look at my other hobby ... http://www.jk-dk.art Report this Post to the Staff
welder Pillar of the Community United States 1037 Posts	Posted 09/21/2014 6:46 pm & The price of silver is part of the equation when determining the price of a commemorative coin. You also have to factor in the type of coin (Proof or UNC), the mintage numbers, the popularity of the coin, the condition of the coin, and if the coin is graded or not. Plus you have to like to commem. Good luck. Report this Post to the Staff
commems CCF Master Historian of USA Commemoratives United States 12274 Posts	Posted 09/21/2014 8:33 pm If you are inquiring about modern silver US commemorative coins (1982-present), then "Yes" the market price for many of them is tied to the current spot price for silver. A number of them do command a numismatic premium, but you can likely buy half (or more) of the modern issues for little more than their melt value. I was at a coin show this weekend and saw a dealer selling more than a dozen different designs of the modern silver dollar series for $23 each (capsules only, no box/COA). The selling price of the coins of the classic US series (1892-1954) are not linked to the current spot price of silver - they all carry a numismatic value in which the intrinsic silver bullion value is a very minor component. Regarding whether to purchase bullion or modern commemorative coins, remember that the commemorative silver dollars have about 0.77 troy ounces of silver - they are not a full ounce. Whether silver is at $20 or $30 per ounce, the selling price of bullion coins vs. many of the silver dollar commemorative coins is going to be based on melt value. So, the price point of silver, relatively speaking, does not matter much when comparing the two. Collecting history one coin or medal at a time! (c) commems. All rights reserved. Report this Post to the Staff
BadToTheBone Pillar of the Community United States 1795 Posts	Posted 09/22/2014 2:48 pm Commemoratives are great to collect for various reasons. One being that they are interesting and have history that surrounds them. Second they are unique and are beautiful coins. Third they are much lower mintages than many regular issue coin ipso facto the silver eagle. As far as when to purchase them any time you want them but even more so when Silver is cheaper. I know we are not talking about gold but the 2014 Kennedy 50th year of the Kennedy half dollar is a commemorative and the first half that I know of that is gold. Now I say how much more interesting do you want than that! Report this Post to the Staff
MontanaCMR Pillar of the Community United States 606 Posts	Posted 09/30/2014 12:02 pm $18 for those ellis island commemoratives I was thinking of buying some at this price (our coin shop as a ton of them). Is this a pretty good price. It is just the coin in the plastic (no coa...). My thought is that it makes really cool bullion. Report this Post to the Staff
welder Pillar of the Community United States 1037 Posts	Posted 10/03/2014 11:47 pm The silver dollar commemorates contain the same weight and purity as the Morgan and Peace dollars. Most of them have lower mintage's than said silver dollars too. Edited by welder 10/04/2014 12:00 am Report this Post to the Staff
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