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<p>[QUOTE="lordmarcovan, post: 3533290, member: 10461"]Nothing against that shiny new stuff, but I like bulk World silver lots of <i>older</i> coins, which can often be had at <strike>face</strike> [edit- I meant to say "melt"] and sometimes even slightly below.</p><p><br /></p><p>Sure, it takes extra homework to look up all the different fineness standards and bullion weights, but once these are put in holders with the bullion weight (ASW) marked on them, it's a nice way to stockpile silver. And sometimes you get some numismatic value above and beyond the bullion content.</p><p><br /></p><p>But I guess that's not for everyone. It just seems more interesting to me than modern bullion, is all.</p><p><br /></p><p>Now, that being said, there <i>are</i> a lot of fun bullion issues out there. I'm just not sufficiently up to speed on them.</p><p><br /></p><p>In a similar vein, regarding US stuff, I'd rather stockpile a bunch of circulated Walking Liberty halves and stick 'em in a Whitman folder, than play with the bigger Silver Eagles that recycled that design. Buying "junk" silver in bulk and then trying to fill at least the common dates in a folder or album is a fun way to put away some silver on the cheap.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="lordmarcovan, post: 3533290, member: 10461"]Nothing against that shiny new stuff, but I like bulk World silver lots of [I]older[/I] coins, which can often be had at [S]face[/S] [edit- I meant to say "melt"] and sometimes even slightly below. Sure, it takes extra homework to look up all the different fineness standards and bullion weights, but once these are put in holders with the bullion weight (ASW) marked on them, it's a nice way to stockpile silver. And sometimes you get some numismatic value above and beyond the bullion content. But I guess that's not for everyone. It just seems more interesting to me than modern bullion, is all. Now, that being said, there [I]are[/I] a lot of fun bullion issues out there. I'm just not sufficiently up to speed on them. In a similar vein, regarding US stuff, I'd rather stockpile a bunch of circulated Walking Liberty halves and stick 'em in a Whitman folder, than play with the bigger Silver Eagles that recycled that design. Buying "junk" silver in bulk and then trying to fill at least the common dates in a folder or album is a fun way to put away some silver on the cheap.[/QUOTE]
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