Thread: Silver Hoarders Question

If you like to hoard silver (like me), which do you prefer:
junk silver
silver bars
Silver eagles/maple leafs, et al

My preference is for US junk silver half dollars.

I like a little bit of everything but I dont consider myself a hoarder I think I just have a bad habit.

real hoarders can''t choose, they have to have everything!

I like US junk quarters and any junk Canadian especially Canadian dollars. For some reason I find the silver Canadian coins more visually appealing than US silver, especially the dollars.

Mainly Junk Silver in the form of Mercury Dimes, Franklin/Walking Liberty Halves and Morgan/Peace Dollars. Washington Quarters and Kennedy Halves do nothing for me.

I can't seem to resist ASEs if I can get them for no more that $3 over spot. I have a couple Maple Leafs/Canadian Cougar but I don't seem to run into Canadian Bullion too often. Won't pay more than $3 over for Canadian though.

All of the above. For 90%I think the best are 64 Kennedys. They are the latest, they made gobs of them, they are highly recognizable, they circulated the least. So you are getting a full weight coin instead of heavily worn stuff like everything else.

Junk silver. But i am just starting out and have not made any 90% purchases yet. I made a fancy Excel spreadsheet last night to calculate exactly how much silver I have lying around (coins from my childhood, and silver content of my Kennedy proof collection, and roll finds.) I was thinking I had maybe 10 troy oz, but I had 22 oz! Woot, woot.

I think when I start to make actual 90% purchases, it will be Dimes.

I like 999 silver coins then bars - I stay away from junk....

Originally Posted by 9roswell

real hoarders can''t choose, they have to have everything!

Guess I am a hoarder lol.

I have US silver, Canadian, British, Australian, Mexican, Cuban, and some others which I forget lol.

Then I also have some silver eagles, johnson mattheys, not to mention a few pounds of 925 spoons

Originally Posted by Vess1

All of the above. For 90%I think the best are 64 Kennedys. They are the latest, they made gobs of them, they are highly recognizable, they circulated the least. So you are getting a full weight coin instead of heavily worn stuff like everything else.

The best way to buy junk silver is get it by weight not by face value.

I like US silver, if it is junk I sell when I can make some money.If it is good stuff I keep for personal enjoyment.

I enjoy cherrypicking through junk silver bins for good dates and condition rarities. No bars or silver rounds for me.

Originally Posted by TheCoinGeezer

My preference is for US junk silver half dollars.

I'll second that one, but dimes and quarters will do as well.

I don't like junk that much, just the requisite amount (a couple rolls of BU, a little over spot). I can see the benefit of cherrypicking through junk, tho. ASEs have a better (smaller) buy-sell spread, in my very limited experience. I also like proof sets close to spot. No bars/rounds.

I buy junk US silver to hoard but go thru what I buy to check for better date/condition coins etc.
I've put together a couple of sets of Franklin halves in decent condition over the years and a sizable collection of Walkers.
Also a couple of sets of Roosies and an incomplete set of Mercs.
Maybe I'll start getting quarters and see if I can't put together a decent set of Washingtons.