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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;imrich, post: 1487418, member: 22331&quot;]<b>A Formidable Challenge!!</b></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>Now that you&#039;ve received guidance from others, I&#039;ll share my insights, as I&#039;ve had a similar goal/</b><b>odyssey</b><b> for years.</b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>I initially was able to obtain &quot;mint state&quot; rolls, but found as dealers labeled 90% silver coinage &quot;junk silver&quot;, collectors thought that they could also start accumulating the desirable dollars at times face, similar to other 90% coinage. I found accumulators/collectors to actually be quite irritated when informed that the likelihood of purchasing silver dollars, especially &quot;mint state&quot; for the same ratio as other silver coins, was probably very remote.</b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>I purchased many raw rolls of &quot;mint state&quot; Silver dollars at a reasonable elevated price relative to other 90% Silver coinage, in several venues. Seemingly, eventually collectors realized the value of these treasures relative to moderns, and started bidding appropriately.</b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>With the advent of &quot;quality&quot; counterfeit 90% Silver dollars, I purchased numerous date coins from China to evaluate the quality of their &quot;premium coins&quot;. Upon investigation, I realized that the &quot;premium copies&quot; produced on surplus U.S. minting presses with modern technology processes/equipment could be&nbsp; produced in states of condition which I perceived to be generally virtually undetectable from authentic coins. </b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>Since collectors were paying an appreciable premium for the raw &quot;mint state&quot; Silver dollars, and questionable origin coins were migrating into the marketplace, I investigated alternatives.</b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>I generally found that U.S. buyers seemed to ignore low grade&nbsp; &quot;mint state&quot; TPG certified Silver dollars, wanting raw lower grade, or certified higher grade Silver dollars. I determined that I often could purchase certified &quot;mint state&quot; coins for equal or less than raw coins.</b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>I collected a comparable quantity to that which you desire, of TPG certified coins. I found that buyers have realized the value of lower grade certified Silver dollars.</b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>I occasionally find a bargain in generic Silver dollar coins, but it appears that American coin collectors have come to appreciate the desirability of the U.S. Silver dollar.</b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>I&#039;ve found a ready market for coin sales when I offer &quot;loss leader&quot; Silver dollars along with 90% halves, quarters, dimes, at less than current melt &quot;times face&quot; published values. However, I found replacement pricing far in excess to that often touted in posts on this site, and have offered to purchase all that can be delivered at close to melt. I&#039;ve purchased a few offered at 25&nbsp; times face, but found them to be generally unmarketable, and gave them to customers at 18 times face.</b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b></b><b>Recent/Current? C.D.N. &quot;Grey Sheet&quot; wholesale dealer pricing for&nbsp; common date VG/better condition rolls of U.S. Silver dollars is greater than $30/coin.</b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b></b><b> Just my humble experiences/observations, with an offering of best wishes for finding the elusive Silver dollar competitive treasure trove. </b>:thumb:[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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