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<p>[QUOTE="Prime Mover, post: 1524651, member: 38783"]Depends on what your goal is.</p><p><br /></p><p>If you just want fractional silver for bullion purposes, I'd go with the suggestions for general 90% junk silver coins. They are very abundant, although if they are very worn, you aren't exactly guaranteed the full silver value, as it's not all there (not a huge deal, but it is something to understand). The coins can be put into the plastic tube roll holders, and they stack very well in a box, SDB or safe, and by quick look you know exactly how many and of what type you have. You can find a lot of junk silver at very low over spot ratios especially if you buy in bulk, which is your best bet financially.</p><p><br /></p><p>If you want nice, pretty shiny silver things that stack well and are guaranteed fresh and complete with silver content, then go for the bars. You will absolutely pay more per ozt for the smaller bars than you would junk coin silver, so it's the least bang for the buck. Stay away from the 1 gram bars, they're pretty much useless aside from looking neat IMHO.</p><p><br /></p><p>Personally, when I started going through the collection to see what I had, I got rid of a lot of the junk silver coins and traded them in for new rounds and bars since I am a little OCD and liked the nice, neat, clean stackability of them (rounds in mint tubes and the 5oz and 10oz bars interlock for safe stacking). However now as I'm learning more, my opinion has changed and I've started to rebuild my junk silver collection since I've seen the value in them, as well as the much lower premiums associated with them.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Prime Mover, post: 1524651, member: 38783"]Depends on what your goal is. If you just want fractional silver for bullion purposes, I'd go with the suggestions for general 90% junk silver coins. They are very abundant, although if they are very worn, you aren't exactly guaranteed the full silver value, as it's not all there (not a huge deal, but it is something to understand). The coins can be put into the plastic tube roll holders, and they stack very well in a box, SDB or safe, and by quick look you know exactly how many and of what type you have. You can find a lot of junk silver at very low over spot ratios especially if you buy in bulk, which is your best bet financially. If you want nice, pretty shiny silver things that stack well and are guaranteed fresh and complete with silver content, then go for the bars. You will absolutely pay more per ozt for the smaller bars than you would junk coin silver, so it's the least bang for the buck. Stay away from the 1 gram bars, they're pretty much useless aside from looking neat IMHO. Personally, when I started going through the collection to see what I had, I got rid of a lot of the junk silver coins and traded them in for new rounds and bars since I am a little OCD and liked the nice, neat, clean stackability of them (rounds in mint tubes and the 5oz and 10oz bars interlock for safe stacking). However now as I'm learning more, my opinion has changed and I've started to rebuild my junk silver collection since I've seen the value in them, as well as the much lower premiums associated with them.[/QUOTE]
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