Who Else Here Buys World Coins For The Silver?

I like that caballito

@commemms

You just have to realise the dealer is usually the one with better knowledge both of the market and the prices of items. However unlike a dealer you don't have overheads so stack what you like there nothing wrong with proper silver :P

Depends on the junk lot, dealer almost never have unsearched bins and then the world coins are going for well above face so usually not much point to search junk lots these days. But I've purchase odd lots and depending on the market, I would say sometimes I can come out ahead.

I used to go for World silver many decades ago, before the Hunt brothers decided to try to corner the silver market.
I copped out when the silver price rose too high, ending up with about 3 kilos of ASW.
I still have them all, and now, they have acquired considerable numismatic value as well.

To complement the silver coins, I also tried for World bronze and copper coins in EF or better, concentrating on pre 1900 issues. I still have all of those as well.

Most of them came from dealers' junk boxes in the $2 to $10 range from LCS's and coin shows. (1970's and 1980's prices)

To accumulate World coins with the above approach is not possible any more. About 700 coins make up this part of my overall collection, but the accumulation phase has long since been dormant.

At times sterling flatware sells for under melt. Unlike coins, I eat with it in style.

Never overlook gold melters. Sometimes you find a shabby Newfie.

Look what came!!!