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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ed Sims, post: 1977584, member: 59688&quot;]If you were going to be sending the coins to be melted in large quantities then yes you would factor in the value of the copper but, the vast majority of the 90% silver coins are not melted when sent to a smelter. Only the ones which are severely worn, bent, holed or otherwise in a non collectible condition are actually melted. The rest are bagged either by denomination or in mixed bags (Dimes, quarters &amp; halves) and sold wholesale to companies such as APMEX or to investors and speculators.</p><p><br /></p><p>Of course a person would make that adjustment. That is one of the factors in determining how much below melt value of the metal you are buying destined to get melted. You would be paying too much if you paid full melt value and the smelter you send it to is paying you anywhere from 2 to 10 percent under full melt value for your metal depending on the metal you have sent them.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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