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Pillar of the Community
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Here is a chart using the common date 1881 S Morgan MS65 against silver showing it follows the price of silver. Silver took a bump up in 2008 the 1881 S MS 65 went up in 2008, and in 2011 silver peaked at $52.94 and you can see the price of the 1881 S MS65 went up. The red line is silver and the green line is the 1881 S MS 65. On common date MS65 Morgans the price of silver has more impact on the price of the coin than the populations totals.  |
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Hm. That jump was not recorded in any of my Red Books. I guess it was very short-lived.
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Rest in Peace
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I'm a financial zombie, fellas. What caused silver to spike so high over 2011 into 2012? Apparently I started stacking at the right time in late 2013 after it dropped. Any indications to watch for a future increase? Please no long answers, I'm too old and eyes glaze over if more than 150 words...  |
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In 2011 the confidence in the economy was still at a low and investors were looking at other ways to make money outside of the stock market. The historical gold to silver price had been 16 to 1, but gold had surged and this ratio was was put of balance. Investors started buying up silver because it was cheap compared to gold. The heavy buying created a shortage in the high purity bars and a false shortage of silver.
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So it was just a fluke, not something to expect in the near future...? At least until prior to next election cycle...  |
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Mike, why do you say that about gold? The gold to silver ratio has been out of whack from historical norms for a very long time. I don't believe it is sustainable. My thinking is gold will drop like it did in the eighties and nineties. A long slow painful downtrend. Commodity boom and bust cycles normally take decades. Oil futures are in a similar downtrend. The author of this post was looking for American coins for $500 that wouldn't lose value. That's why I said that. Here's a recent article. But feel free to google 'gold to silver ratio' to learn more. https://www.fool.com/investing/2017...e-are-3.aspx |
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Id buy myself a nice piece of gold...probable a nice $5 gold Commemorative graded at either MS or PR70!
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Bedrock of the Community
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I'd do the opposite of what most would do. I would simply buy or try to buy $500 worth of Mercury dimes and try to make a new Album. |
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I'm a gold guy so I'd get a nice $5 Indian for $500.
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Pillar of the Community
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I'd invest in a semi-key date coin such as a 21-D Merc, 09-S Indian, or 14-D Lincoln (as examples.) Either that or a CC coin.
Those coins will hold value.
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I was also thinking of a slabbed low grade key date, perhaps a 1916-D Mercury, or higher grade 1909-S Lincoln perhaps. Probably won't appreciate much, but don't think you would ever lose money and it's a neat thing to have considering its scarcity.
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