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<p>[QUOTE="doug444, post: 2619275, member: 38849"]First you must decide if you are a numismatist or a stacker. If a crunch really comes, you will lose all the premium you paid (over spot) for the fancy material, plus no one will know how to "make change" for a purchase. EVERYBODY understands common 90% dimes, quarters, and halves, and they've seen them for decades. How do you propose to get rid of a 100-ounce bar?</p><p><br /></p><p>I am currently selling or trading off everything except 90% dimes, etc., including silver dollars (which sell at a significant premium to spot), ASEs, Maples, and foreign proofs. I have been moderately successful in getting 20% over spot, then buying more 90% locally to avoid shipping costs. </p><p><br /></p><p>The closet numismatist lives on, in the form of Indians and Lincolns, and 3 Type Sets.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="doug444, post: 2619275, member: 38849"]First you must decide if you are a numismatist or a stacker. If a crunch really comes, you will lose all the premium you paid (over spot) for the fancy material, plus no one will know how to "make change" for a purchase. EVERYBODY understands common 90% dimes, quarters, and halves, and they've seen them for decades. How do you propose to get rid of a 100-ounce bar? I am currently selling or trading off everything except 90% dimes, etc., including silver dollars (which sell at a significant premium to spot), ASEs, Maples, and foreign proofs. I have been moderately successful in getting 20% over spot, then buying more 90% locally to avoid shipping costs. The closet numismatist lives on, in the form of Indians and Lincolns, and 3 Type Sets.[/QUOTE]
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