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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;jolumoga, post: 1836856, member: 41780&quot;]That&#039;s what I consider to be a &quot;good problem.&quot;&nbsp; I think, though you are optimistic in your posts about the U.S. economy, you are as prepared as any doom-and-gloomer, judging by the very nice coins you have posted recently.</p><p><br /></p><p>Again, we have to bear in mind that 1980 was not a full-bore collapse.&nbsp; In a collapse scenario, I think junk silver would also be liquid and useful.&nbsp; I diversified into bullion in case I need to sell to refiners some day in the future, though.&nbsp; You are not the only one who states they paid more for bullion.&nbsp; Given their concerns over purity, this makes sense.</p><p><br /></p><p>Junk silver and semi-numismatic coins are a hedge in a down market, though.&nbsp; When the silver market collapsed in the last couple of years, Morgan and Peace dollars (average circulated and better) retained much of their value.&nbsp; In an up market, premiums are said to drop.</p><p><br /></p><p>In my case, I have hedged by buying both junk silver and bullion, and I have further hedged by investing in numismatic (highly collectible)&nbsp; silver.&nbsp; I am about to move away from silver due to concerns about space, so gold and then paper assets are my next likely investments.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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