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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;cvicisso, post: 1109186, member: 29382&quot;]Would you buy a 2008-W Silver Eagle w/2007 reverse at 250% of face value?&nbsp; Ok - not face value, but even 250% of melt value (the cost of 1 troy oz of silver)?&nbsp; At today&#039;s price of $34/oz - that&#039;s $85.&nbsp; I would.&nbsp; In fact, I would keep doing it at that price until I couldn&#039;t do it anymore.</p><p><br /></p><p>To give some perspective on just how rare the 2009 nickels are, here are the mintages from the last few years:</p><p>2004&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; P Peace&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 361,440,000&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; </p><p>2004&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; D Peace&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 372,000,000&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; </p><p>2004&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; P Keelboat&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 366,720,000&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; </p><p>2004&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; D Keelboat&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 344,880,000&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; </p><p>2005&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; P Bison&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 448,320,000&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; </p><p>2005&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; D Bison&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 487,680,000&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; </p><p>2005&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; P Ocean&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 394,080,000&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; </p><p>2005&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; D Ocean&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 411,120,000&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; </p><p>2006&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; P&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 693,120,000&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; </p><p>2006&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; D&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 809,280,000&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; </p><p>2007&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; P&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 571,680,000&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; </p><p>2007&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; D&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 626,160,000&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; </p><p>2008&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; P&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 279,840,000&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; </p><p>2008&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; D&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 345,600,000&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; </p><p><b><span style="color: red">2009&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; P&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 39,840,000&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; </span></b></p><p><b><span style="color: red">2009&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; D&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 46,800,000&nbsp; &nbsp; </span></b></p><p><br /></p><p>Notice anything?&nbsp; That&#039;s called a &#039;key date&#039; folks.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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