Old Silver Coins, Melt Value Or Worth Keeping

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Caddis Valued Member United States 258 Posts	Posted 02/07/2022 7:10 pm What's a common sense rule when dealing with silver coins. For instance, I have several US Half Dimes that are in tough shape. But they are old. Do you melt them or do you find someone who needs a date, no matter the condition? Report this Post to the Staff

T-BOP Rest in Peace United States 18456 Posts	Posted 02/07/2022 8:02 pm You'll get some answers if you post full coin photos of them , obverse and reverse . Off hand I would say don't sell for melt .You won't get hardly anything for Half Dimes . Report this Post to the Staff
Caddis Valued Member United States 258 Posts	Posted 02/07/2022 8:10 pm Thanks. I need to figure this photo thing out. Sure it would help. Report this Post to the Staff
mrwhatisit Pillar of the Community United States 2953 Posts	Posted 02/07/2022 9:35 pm Even what we would consider junk silver coins might be desired by some other collector who might need that date, so no, melting them is probably not a good idea. quite well with T-bop. Since I love seated Liberty anything (as do other collectors), that is even more of not a good idea. There are even cull coins that have the potential to have significant value such as a key date or better date, or in your case, contains silver. Report this Post to the Staff
jpsned Pillar of the Community United States 2200 Posts	Posted 02/08/2022 3:36 pm If I had some Half Dimes, no matter what shape they were in I would keep them. They make great conversation pieces (and they're cool)! Report this Post to the Staff
TimNH Valued Member United States 416 Posts	Posted 02/08/2022 5:58 pm Unless they are completely unrecognizable, put them on ebay and they will surely get more than melt. Which I believe is under a buck each (!) Report this Post to the Staff
just carl Bedrock of the Community United States 20753 Posts	Posted 02/08/2022 10:13 pm IO agree to put them on ebay. Ask for a few thousand dollars each and accept anything. Report this Post to the Staff
jimbucks Pillar of the Community United States 4691 Posts	Posted 02/08/2022 11:10 pm Carl, what are you talking about? Report this Post to the Staff
sel_69l Bedrock of the Community Australia 21786 Posts	Posted 02/09/2022 12:38 am As a denomination, Half Dimes are waaaay too scarce to have any of them melted, irrespective of how poor the condition may be. There will always be a collector out there who is looking for this denomination. If you have a few of them, ebay them as bulk lot, with a 'buy it now' reserve of at least 2x bullion value. I suspect that you will easily get a lot more than the minimum price. If you are an enthusiastic coin collector, you should really keep all of them. Edited by sel_69l 02/09/2022 01:45 am Report this Post to the Staff
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