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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;fatima, post: 1076386, member: 22143&quot;]Your analogy is a strawman.&nbsp;&nbsp; Without stating the reason you are purchasing the fruit, then there is no opportunity cost.&nbsp;&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>My point is that anyone selling Mercury dimes a pure melt value is losing money.&nbsp; These coins will always be worth more than that if for anything else the legal tender value adds to it.&nbsp; While on a single dime this is a moot point, if you get into the business of melting down coins to produce silver bullion on this scale it become a very real part of doing business.&nbsp; Given that the end product can&#039;t be sold to cover the production cost + the loss of face value, it makes absolutely no economic sense to do so.&nbsp;&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>People like to make statements that silver coins are being melted down and hence their rarity goes up.&nbsp; I guess it gives them some comfort, but there is not economic basis for it.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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