Buying Silver Question

I don't know bills prior to 1995, but star notes depending on conditions should have some premium.

It would be better to get to know the series you're familiar with before you pursue it, that way you will know to check for quality, varieties and scarcity.

Last, the cost is more likely based on bullion value for bulk silver, speculators/investors are holding it and watching the market.

I know about most of the series, it's just I don't like buying coins for my sets I like to find them. Since finding mercs in rolls of dimes isn't very fast I wanted a jump start that in the end might get close to an even wash for me after I pulled what I wanted. I was thinking for more of the older sets I might be able to jump start them a bit with this method while investing my money into something valuable like silver. I have been collecting for a while so I know to look out for certain things and in all honesty don't really care too much about quality of the coins, as long as they are natural and uncleaned. Since I collect from roll searching I get the best examples I can find. Something about slightly worn and lower graded coins just appeals to me. I like the history of the coins so maybe the worn coins make me think they have more history then uncirculated ones

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Look on craigslist for coins at melt , you should find quite a few. I found more than a few guys selling boatloads of SLQs, Barbers and Mercs @ melt.

I second local dealers. My coin dealer is also a BIG silver dealer and his premium is almost nothing on junk silver. Go there first, second would be a bullion dealer, last would be E-bay, I haven't found a whole lot of deals on e-bay.

Where are all these Craigslist deals for silver at melt? I've been looking locally for 2 years and it's always overpriced and over melt. It's also hard to find ebay deals for silver at melt/combining shipping. I got tired of waiting, the deals are rare.

Get to 100 posts here and then that opens up your rights to buy here. Silver can be had at melt especially 90% silver US coins. When you meet the requirements contact me I have a lot of silver for sale at or close to melt.

You can try posting an ad on Craigslist wnating to buy coins. I did this a few times and had some success. Firt time I did it I got contactedby a lady who said she had a couple of old coins her grandfathre had left her. She agreed to meet me in a public place and then drew out about 8 Morgans and Peace dollars, some early Washington 1/4's, some Merc dimes and some indianhead pennies. Most of them were not anything special so I baought all the silver for a little under melt. She did have one 1888S morgan in about xf condition. I handed that one back to her because I didn' have enough to pay her what it was worth. She asked me why I didn't want that one and I told her the truth that it was worht more than I could afford at the time. She had no idea as to their worth and was grateful that I dind't try to cheat her out of it.
As it turned out about 1 year later I saw an ad on Craigslist for a 1888s Morgen for $150.00. When I inquired about it I found out it was the same lady. I contactedher and she remembered me. I told her I had the money now and was interested. She wsa still so gratefullI didn't cheat her that she let me have it for $100.00. It pays to be honest.