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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;clembo, post: 373282, member: 8033&quot;]I feel the same way Cloudsweeper. I can use the work but it really is painful to see retired people cashing in coins to pay bills.</p><p><br /></p><p>What is junk silver now was all getting a premium as collectible not that long ago.</p><p>Wnen the owner buys larger quantities we honestly don&#039;t have time to sort them. I do a quick search for Xf or better Mercs, key date coins etc. then it&#039;s into the buckets.</p><p><br /></p><p>If someone has an original roll they DO still get a premium but the amount of BU Roosevelts that gets sent to the refinery is scary. See a lot of AU-BU Franklins going that way as well.</p><p><br /></p><p>When it&#039;s all over I wonder what it will do to the value of some of the more common coins. They are being melted in vast quantities as they were in the 80s.</p><p><br /></p><p>What REALLY gets me is the amounts of world coins being melted. We have a separate bucked for silver from .500 fine to .925. If it doesn&#039;t have a good retail value it goes to the refinery. I&#039;ve tossed in so many proof coins it&#039;s scary. Low mintage stuff too. I can remember tossing in some Jamaican coins with mintages of under 10,000 because the silver is worth more than the book value.</p><p><br /></p><p>I am no expert on World Coins but believe me, I&#039;m getting an education fast. I look the stuff up before it goes into the bucket. If it has some collector value I urge him to sell it on ebay. He usually does. At least I know SOME coins will end up in the hands of collectors.</p><p><br /></p><p>Yes, it is tough to watch at times but business is business I&#039;m afraid.</p><p><br /></p><p>clembo[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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