Hey, Im new with CoinTalk and excited to be part of it. Im a serious silver/gold coin collector after my dad passed away 3 years ago. I have some questions and never got any straight answer until I found CoinTalk. 1.) I need to know if its a good to sell 150+ WWII (Jefferson) nickels and 200+ (Roosevelt) dimes and buy some gold coins? Probably not the $20 1oz gold coin. 2.) Buying gold nuggets a good idea since its affordable? 3.) Im going to the coin show in Ft Worth, TX on the 20th of this month, and planning on buying bag of WWII quarters, are all wholesalers negotiable (or cheaper than ebay) at the coin show? I think thats it. Thanks!
Welcome to the forum! You will get difference answers on the first question. I would sell and maybe with the money, could buy a nice common date $5 or $10 liberty depending on what silver and gold does this week. #2 No, some gold nuggets are faked with a lot of copper content to lower the gold %. Even good nuggets are unassayed and usually around 80% at the best. #3 Ask, if they say non-negotiable, move to the next. Best time is usually about the time empty tables appear. Good luck and only my opinion. Jim
Ok, I got the actual numbers: 131 WWII nickels and 282 Roosevelt dimes. How much will that be? Gold nuggets - crap, Ill have to sell them and buy a gold coin
Silver value in the nickels is (today) $2.1633 each. Silver value for the dimes is $2.7814 each. Your total silver value is $1067.7471. source: Coinflation.com
The problem with gold nuggets is, they are usually sold to collectors at a premium to their weight, but it's hard to tell just how much gold they contain, and if a dealer buys them it will usually be at a considerable discount to the weight.
