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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;NorthKorea, post: 1979417, member: 29643&quot;]You don&#039;t understand communism, if you think this is communist:</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>As the person in possession of the item, I can dictate how I would go about distributing it. Since I find four of the five outcomes unfavorable, I don&#039;t recirculate rare and semi-rare coinage. As the owner/possessor of the coin, it&#039;s my prerogative on what to do with it. I have no control over what happens once the rolled coins are returned to the bank, so I opt for distribution methods that help young collectors, rather than hurts them. Recently, as my way of giving back, I sold 10 AU/BU Morgans for $330 or so. Half ended up in the hands of (I&#039;m guessing) collectors and the other half ended up with (I&#039;m guessing again) dealers. I don&#039;t mind that I got a bit less than fair value, as I really was viewing the sale as a way to give back to the coin collecting community. Also, by pricing my coins above melt value, it ensured the coins wouldn&#039;t be melted.</p><p><br /></p><p>To my comment on silver stackers, I stand by it. The point behind stacking silver is a perceived hedge against undesirable levels of inflation. (Yes, a little inflation is always desirable.) If silver prices double over the course of a few months, some may decide to &quot;cash in&quot; by either melting the silver or selling it to someone who will eventually melt it. I can&#039;t assume the numismatic intent of individual silver stackers, but I can assume the intent of the most extreme ones. I&#039;ve seen some melt coins (which isn&#039;t illegal, except for pennies and nickels, since they cost more for the Mint to make than their face values) into ingots or even bullets, and others I&#039;ve seen spoon/hammer coins into jewelry or solder them into art.</p><p><br /></p><p>Yes, I can never know the final intent of purchasers of coins, either, but I do think my method (donating coins, as opposed to depositing them into banks) serves as close to the purpose I desire, as I can get.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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