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<p>[QUOTE="GDJMSP, post: 1648712, member: 112"]Yeah it happened years ago, in the '80s and '90s but not since. It stands to reason that you'd not see that in recent years since the government sold them either at bullion prices plus a small premium, or at Proof prices. You gotta remember that 10 years ago silver was around $5 an ounce. And it's only been within the past 5 years or so that silver has been consistently over $10 an ounce. So of course business strike ASE's have not sold for less than what the gov sold them for.</p><p><br /></p><p>Proof ASE's on the other hand used to sell for twenty some dollars each, then they broke $30, and so on. Today they are over $60. So the answer is no again, not for less than what the gov sold them for.</p><p><br /></p><p>It's really only the 70 coins that you have to worry about. Some people still think them to be "rare", when in reality they are quite common. So a lot of people pay way too much for those coins, still. Because of that the 70 coins still have a lot of room to go down in price in future years.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="GDJMSP, post: 1648712, member: 112"]Yeah it happened years ago, in the '80s and '90s but not since. It stands to reason that you'd not see that in recent years since the government sold them either at bullion prices plus a small premium, or at Proof prices. You gotta remember that 10 years ago silver was around $5 an ounce. And it's only been within the past 5 years or so that silver has been consistently over $10 an ounce. So of course business strike ASE's have not sold for less than what the gov sold them for. Proof ASE's on the other hand used to sell for twenty some dollars each, then they broke $30, and so on. Today they are over $60. So the answer is no again, not for less than what the gov sold them for. It's really only the 70 coins that you have to worry about. Some people still think them to be "rare", when in reality they are quite common. So a lot of people pay way too much for those coins, still. Because of that the 70 coins still have a lot of room to go down in price in future years.[/QUOTE]
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