Time To Euthanize ATB?

Look son, some things you collect. Some things you speculate on. When you get a little older and wiser you'll get it. Obviously you can't afford to speculate. Don't spew your sour grapes attitude on those that can.

 

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If thats the attitude you get when you get old and wise then I hope I never get there. Talk about sour grapes. So if you can't make money flipping it then the mint should stop making it for collectors that like to collect it? Does that include everything that the mint puts out (which is pretty much everything) or just the products that Your Grumpiness determines we should collect?

 

You'd be surprised at what I can do. As far as the wiser part, I'd rather say nothing and be thought a fool than open my mouth, as you have, and eliminate the doubt.

You don't know a thing about me, but you pontificate if you must. My attitude is one of caring less about the money and more about the enjoyment. This being an investment forum, I can understand if you are interested only in the profit, that's your prerogative, but don't for a second think that if someone doesn't that it's because they can't. Sometimes people choose not to do things. Sometimes people see better ways of doing things than what you think is right or profitable. It's called opinion and point of view. Not everyone agrees, but not everyone is wrong, either.

 

I like the Libertad a lot!

 

I like kilo sized silver bullion. The Perthe Mint does a good job. I do not have a ATB Puck. I do not like the strike quality of the quarters in circulation. I have started pulling the Washington quarters out to save.

If I could have afforded the pucks in the beginning I might have. The USMint had too many other products on my wish list that took priority. Personally, I like the change. I think it is good to have something a little different.

Maybe the USMint is trying to take a little marketing inspiration from the US Postal Service.

 

Sonny stay in school, your reading comprehension sucks.

 

Las Vegas liked the Morgan.

Really? I did not realize that at all. Would you estimate that the Presidential dollars might fall in a similar popularity range as the Morgans of their time.?????

That is very interesting to me. I can tell you, that on the farm my husband and family rarely if ever used a silver dollar. He said that about the only place to get one was at the bank by asking or by going to Las Vegas. (1930-1940s era).

My husband said that the half-dollar was much more popular than a silver dollar.

 

Not sure i follow what you are saying, the reason they are selling at premium are because of low mintage not because it is 5 oz.

 

I have to agree the program is stupid and here is my opinion. $0.25 face value representing $161.10 of silver content is nothing less than asinine. It defies the concept of being real money because it doesn't "fit in". The tender value of a 1 dollar ASE representing 32.22$ of silver is more in line with a 50$ Buffalo representing 1700$ of gold. A credible ATB should have had a 10$ face value. I believe the program is only a convenient way to stack silver, nothing more, it's an embarassment. IMO only one quarter can have public recognition which makes the other suspect and therefore unpopular.

 

we haven't had real money in the US since 1964. Some would argue since 1933.

 

I proof read my post a thousand times and kapow, you got me. I agree about "real" money, but the date was 1913 with the inception of the Federal Reserve. For the ATB collectors I hope each year is a new key date.