This past friday, 12/14/18, when I went to the bank they had some silver half dollars. This was a slight dilemma as I normally only collect certain foreign coins. One reason is that I've found US coins to be too expensive. So the question is should I break with tradition and buy these at face? It is quite unusual for me to find Franklins at the bank so maybe it's a sign from somewhere that I should consider collecting US again? Okay, to be fair there was only 1 Franklin: but there were 2 other silver halves: a really nice 1966 and a 1965. I guess the 40% silvers are common finds still?
I try to stay well rounded just for profitability. I don't coin roll hunt but I always check my change. I would buy them for face just for the profit that is easy to make.
At face? Absolutely! Rather like bending over to pick up a dollar bill off the street the way I see it. That Franklin is near ten bucks in silver value alone.
Buy them for face and then resell them at melt and buy foreign coins if you like. Seems like a no brainer...
Anytime you can buy silver for face value it's a bargain, regardless of what you collect. Buy all the bank has and ask if any other tellers have some.
Why would you ever not buy silver halves at face? Someone is offering me $5 bills for 50 cents a piece... should I do it?
OP can get silver coins for face value but is asking us if he should do it? I mean, thats like asking us, I see a $100 bill on the ground, should I pick it up?
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