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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;RonSanderson, post: 3373539, member: 77413&quot;]I do not think they were cleaned. I think they were sold with an &quot;antiqued&quot; finish that gives a bit of darker coloring around the devices.</p><p><br /></p><p>Unfortunately, many of these nostalgic items were sold to unsophisticated purchasers with the thought that they would be valuable collectibles that could be passed down through the generations.</p><p><br /></p><p>My parents, for example, bought a folding jackknife that was supposed to be a very elegantly produced item. It was shipped straight to me. When I opened it, it had plastic wood-grained sides that were already falling off. It went straight to the trash.</p><p><br /></p><p>Now, years later, these private mint products have reached their natural level. Almost none of them had any intrinsic value to start with, regardless of their slick marketing and high cost, and now there is almost no value at all.</p><p><br /></p><p>If these are really .999 silver there is a value to the silver only. A dealer will only pay a bit more than bullion value for recent commemoratives, but not for any private coin or medal issues.</p><p><br /></p><p>Edit: I meant to say an ASE will get you more than a generic silver round, but neither will get the straight silver price. 85% sounds right. One has a market to coin collectors but the other can only be sold to bullion hoarders or melted.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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