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<p>[QUOTE="flyers10, post: 154366, member: 4589"]"Such listings seem to ignore the fact that for private mints, "silver"</p><p>doesn't always mean .925 or even .900 silver,let alone .999 silver.</p><p>otherwise you would definitely see "pure , sterling, or coinage" silver</p><p>in the listing. I doubt anyone would list "silver" products without </p><p>having already determined the silver bullion content"</p><p><br /></p><p>Actually you would be surprised how often it happens. As mentioned I won that 12 ounces of silver for 18 bucks shipped. Person did say one coin was 2 ounces but the rest he didn't. Clearly said .999 silver on the other coins so at the time I got over $120 in silver for $18.</p><p><br /></p><p>Recently won another auction where the person had about $55 in 90 percent silver coin bullion value showing and had 5 rolls of dimes and 1 roll of quarters and said all they knew was the coins where collected before 1970 and they were unsearched. I took a chance and won it for $117. Showing was $55 in silver bullion value coins and $35 face value for a total of $90 showing. So for $27 I took a chance that the rolled coins where silver. Well they were. Ended up getting about $345 in silver for $117. Sometimes you just have to take a chance. It might pay off. Hopefully I can find some info on these coins. I should received them in a few days. I will let the board know how it turns out.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="flyers10, post: 154366, member: 4589"]"Such listings seem to ignore the fact that for private mints, "silver" doesn't always mean .925 or even .900 silver,let alone .999 silver. otherwise you would definitely see "pure , sterling, or coinage" silver in the listing. I doubt anyone would list "silver" products without having already determined the silver bullion content" Actually you would be surprised how often it happens. As mentioned I won that 12 ounces of silver for 18 bucks shipped. Person did say one coin was 2 ounces but the rest he didn't. Clearly said .999 silver on the other coins so at the time I got over $120 in silver for $18. Recently won another auction where the person had about $55 in 90 percent silver coin bullion value showing and had 5 rolls of dimes and 1 roll of quarters and said all they knew was the coins where collected before 1970 and they were unsearched. I took a chance and won it for $117. Showing was $55 in silver bullion value coins and $35 face value for a total of $90 showing. So for $27 I took a chance that the rolled coins where silver. Well they were. Ended up getting about $345 in silver for $117. Sometimes you just have to take a chance. It might pay off. Hopefully I can find some info on these coins. I should received them in a few days. I will let the board know how it turns out.[/QUOTE]
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